No, not theft. We're simply going to run this flat-grey example for a while longer to uncover precisely how inconvenient, fabulous, stupid, thrilling or otherwise the reality is when it comes to deploying Lamborghini's Vengined and most attainable supercar on a daily basis.
Andrew Frankel did. Last year, he ran a lovely McLaren S. Between smash-and-grab trips to Geneva, laps of Silverstone circuit and shadowing Eurofighter Typhoons on the Mach Loop, it demonstrated just how rounded and usable some supercars have become despite their performance figures having gone irreversibly stratospheric. We shall see, and the equipment list is as good a place to start as any. Slide aboard for the first time and the outside world compresses into widescreen aspect, and your dark surroundings appear to have been penned by Erno Goldfinger.
No sooner has the door thudded shut than will your eyes settle on the ridiculous red trigger guard protecting the start button for the naturally aspirated 5. This bit of kit needs no intro, of course. Whether its appeal is undermined by less lavable elements of the package, we'll soon discover.
And not only because of the forecourt Tetris that provides full-time employment for an iron-nerved Bulgarian called Todor. Sounds fun, doesn't it? Business, it seems, is good.
The place is overflowing with almost-but-not-quite-classic machinery from Rolls, Maserati , Bentley and Lamborghini. Frankly, I'm not sure a better metaphor exists for the explosion in London's number of ultra-wealthy individuals than the daily grind on School Lane. The place is also an impressively busy Bugatti hub, although to witness the mesmerising polished suspension arms and micron-perfect carbonfibre bodies of the Chiron and Veyron , you need to leave Todor's controlled chaos and head into the workshop.
And it does, in short. The V10 has always fired on the button — at one point even after almost three weeks of forced hibernation — and the only issue to speak of is the ugly bubbling on the protection film for the almost horizontally reclined windscreen.
There have been no dashboard warnings or worrying noises or flat batteries. In broader terms, Lamborghini has also recently made things more predictable. It's now clear that Lambo built too many Performantes, and prices reflect this. So far, this RWD has been issue-free and superb company. The steering is light. The Audi infotainment controls are simple. There's even a power rear window to seal the passenger compartment from the V's gulping air intakes and cacophonous valves.
I'm not saying you should buy a Lambo as your daily commuter. I'm saying you could. This is the most expensive and second most-powerful road car I've ever driven. The Ferrari Spider and the updated is my favorite exotic, as its smaller size, nimbler response, and genteel manners make it more roadworthy and less stressful. Yet piloting an Aventador for seven full days was a life-changing experience. Not because the car is a chick magnet a Lamborghini myth if ever there was one but for the excessive lifestyle it encourages.
Centuries later, when the last gasoline drop evaporates from earth, will anyone but conspiracy theorists believe such a thing existed? Even now, I'm still shocked it ever happened. Type keyword s to search. Today's Top Stories. Cliff Atiyeh. The V Generates the Best Noise Around For something with horsepower, the Aventador's first puffs of premium gasoline are remarkably tempered, even at a cold start.
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Italy's Automobili Lamborghini sold a record 3, of them in A majority, 1,, were sold in the U. I always wanted to own one. It was one of my dreams," said Aharon. Getting in and out of most cars does not usually require any great agility on the part of the driver or passenger, however in a Lamborghini Aventador the time and tested method is bum in first, then you swing your legs in, all of which is guaranteed to make you look like a real plonker.
Exiting is perhaps more complicated as you are desperately trying not to whack your head on the magnificent scissor doors. And if you are a woman I recommend you do not wear a dress while getting into or out of a Lamborghini. The interior is very much like the cockpit of a fighter plane, lots of buttons and knobs some of which make sense, others are seemingly only for decoration. To drive away you simply pull the right side paddle to engage 1st gear which puts the car in automatic.
Once on the road you are immediately aware of how wide your attention grabbing supercar is, after which you discover that the visibility out of the car is less than ideal. Driving into direct sun I advise wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses, as the cool image is spoiled when driving with one hand in front of your eyes.
The first few times I drove the car I was excited and petrified all at the same time. The fear is heavily reduced by the fact that this car is easy to maneuver thanks to its hydraulic power steering.
This is in complete contrast to the 6spd manual Lamborghini Murcielago, one of the most physically demanding and exhausting cars I have ever driven. But curiously one has tons of room as a passenger. The car is at its best when you remove the two carbon fibre roof panels and store them in the specially designed slots in the bonnet.
This is a vast improvement over the tent building exercise in the Lamborghini Murcielago roadster.
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