Lamborghini Reventon

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

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Lamborghini Revent0n is a mid-engined sports car that debuted at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show. It ranks as the most powerful and expensive Lamborghini road car to date, costing 1.0 million euros (US$1.5 million, or £858,000). The official press release stated that only 20 vehicles would be released to the public, with one additional car (marked as 0/20) produced for the Lamborghini Museum. Although early rumours indicated the total number would actually be 100, each Reventon is clearly stamped with its number in the sequence of 20 between the driver's and passenger's seats.

Despite the exterior being new, almost all the mechanical elements are taken directly from the Murcielago LP640. According to the official press release, the Reventon exterior styling was inspired by the "the fastest airplanes". To emphasize this, Lamborghini staged a race between a Reventon and a Panavia Tornado fighter plane.

Performance

Lamborghini Reventon's engine was a slightly tuned version of the Murcielago LP640's 6.5 L V-12, rated at 640 hp (480 kW). According to the official release, the Reventon accelerates to 100 km/h (62 mph) in the same time as the Murcielago LP640 (3.4 seconds), and is capable of reaching a maximum speed of over 340 km/h. Using the internal speedometer, the recorded top speed was displayed as 356 km/h .

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