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New Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 V12 Revealed Full Gallery 81st Geneva Motor show Live 720p Song: Porsche Carrera GT Exhaust Roar Acceleration Engine V8 V10 V12 Euro Amazing MUST HEAR! Best Sound Cars In The World Enjoy & Comment! After nearly a decade of running amok in the land of hypercars, Lamborghini’s Murcielago is being retired. In its place will be the Aventador, a 700-hp devil providing a whole new generation with automotive wall art and high-speed screams. The Aventador LP 700-4, Lambo’s newest top dog, hopes to build on the glorious excess of its predecessor. Fusing design cues found in the Reventón and Sesto Elemento, the Lamborghini Aventador has much in common with past Lamborghini flagships: it is named after a famous bull, packs a V12 warp drive, allows entry through a pair of scissor doors, and makes no sense as a daily driver. It has also picked up the Murcielago’s electronic air intakes due to their functionality and downright awesomeness. Broad details, however, are where the similarities stop. Settled within the freshly developed carbon fiber monocoque are an all-new 6.5-liter V12 (700 hp / 515 kW @ 8200 RPM ; 509 lb-ft / 690 Nm @ 5500 RPM) and an Independent Shifting Rod (ISR) transmission. Taking Lotus-like weight loss cues from the Sesto Elemento concept, the ISR transmission is lighter, faster (just 50 milliseconds to shift), and “more emotional” than a traditional double-clutch setup while being more compact that a traditional manual gearbox …

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