Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Is this the First Official Photo of the New Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4?

Only a few hours after Lamborghini published some new photos its Murcielago replacement showing off the supercar's carbon fiber chassis and other components, and a scanned image allegedly from an upcoming issue of the Croatian edition of EVO Magazine fell into the hands of Worldcarfans. The picture of the red-colored Aventador LP700-4 appears to be real, though one can never be sure with these things.

In any case, it won't be long before we get a full disclosure on Sant'Agata's new raging bull model, which is scheduled to receive its first public outing at the upcoming Geneva Salon.

The basic numbers you need to know is that the LP700-4 will be a whopping 230kg (507 lbs) lighter than a Murcielago LP640-4 coupe at 1.575 kg (3.472 lbs) and have 60 more ponies from its brand new 6.5-liter V12 engine that delivers 700HP at 8,250 rpm and a maximum torque of 690 Nm (479.4 lb-ft) at 5,500 rpm for a 0-100 km/h (62 mph) sprint time of 2.9 seconds and a top speed of 350 km/h (217 mph).

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