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Lamborghini Aventador

-is a mid-engined sports car produced by the Italian manufacturer Lamborghini.

-Launched on 28 February 2011 at the Geneva Motor Show, five months after its initial unveiling in Sant'Agata Bolognese, the vehicle, internally codenamed LB834, was designed to replace the then-decade-old Murciélago as the new flagship model.

-Soon after the Aventador unveiling, Lamborghini announced that it had already sold over 12 of the production vehicles, with deliveries starting in the second half of 2011.  By March 2016, Lamborghini had already built 5,000 Aventadors, taking five years to achieve this milestone.

-The Aventador is named after a fighting bull. Aventador was a bull that fought particularly valiantly in the bull ring of Zaragoza, Spain in 1993. The bull which the Aventador is named after earned the Trofeo de la Peña La Madroñera for its courage in the arena.

-With its signature scissors doors up, production of the Aventador was planned to be limited to 4,000 vehicles however, in 2016, it achieved the 5,000 unit milestone. The molds used to make the carbon-fibre monocoque are expected to last 500 molds each and only 8 have been made. The base price of the Aventador is US$393,695.

-The car's shape borrows heavily from Lamborghini's limited-edition Reventón and their Estoque concept car.

-The new, electronically controlled, all-wheel drive system is developed and supplied by the Swedish company Haldex Traction, offering traction and handling capabilities based on their 4th generation technology.

-The Lamborghini Aventador starred in Transformers: Age of Extinction as Lockdown, the film's main antagonist.

Amazing things to know about the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4:

-The Lamborghini Aventador replaces the Murcielago in the company’s lineup.

-Power comes from a 6.5L V12 engine making 690-hp and 509 lb-ft of torque.

-The engine is mated to a ISR (Independent Shifting Rod) 7-speed transmission (an automated manual gearbox that minimizes shift times by almost 50 percent than with a dual-clutch transmission).

-0 to 60 mph comes in 2.9 seconds with a top speed of 217 mph.

-It has Lamborghini’s new Haldex 4-wheel drive system.

-Lamborghini says that the Aventador is two generations ahead of anything else on sale, using Formula One-style suspension and a lightweight carbon fibre monocoque.

The engine needs 3.4 gallons of oil to keep it running smoothly and 6.6 gallons of coolant to keep it… well, cool – and that’s about 5 times more than a normal car you see on the road.

Prices start at $387,000