New Aventador vs Classic Lambo Perspective

If I am not mistaken - one of the British Top Gear hosts suggested in was the best Hypercar on the market!?
These cars speak to us all differently and some people will find fault in anything, rather than trying to understand/accept what Lamborghini's interpretation of a Hypercar is in this present day.
I have always said - we love our children, for different reasons and these cars are no different.
Let them speak to you in their language vs making them try to speak yours.
I have been invited to drive a new Aventador on a 12 hour journey and can't wait!

 

no ferrari sounds like this on start up .
Lambo mastered the art of Drama on thisone for certain.

Gary
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hi Guru, i appreciate very much your writing. I just moved the Aventador in a big car park, but the emotion i felt was the same i had the first time i drove my Countach.

That's never happened to me before on any Ferrari, Lamborghini, or Porsche i drove: Countach was miles ahead.

But this LP700 ties the Countach brutal seduction: it's really a masterpiece.

Top Gear is just a show, they often tell some stupid things just to make the show and entertain the share.

Other forum moderators (i think you mean Allan) have their opinion about LP700, but i do not share that opinion and nor is shared by most of supercar enthusiasts.

I think this car is a big hit and a masterpiece almost like Countach was: it has the same savage line, the same intimidating power if compared to our time levels.
Demand is still very high and Lamborghini production cannot satisfy it despite the big efforts they are doing to reduce LP700 production time of assembly.

This car outscores Murcielago and 599 too: this is the best Lamborghini since Countach, imho.

I hope to live enough to buy a vintage LP700 one day, to put aside my CT.

ciao

Alberto

 

The Aventador is fantastic in every way and an absolute bargain.

 

I agree with the opinions about the Aventador expressed on this thread. I drove the car at my local dealer and I was privilged to see the car in a private showing about 4 months before its Geneva introduction. I sometimes think that the audience that grew up with the Countach or Miura want to minimize the achievement of the Aventador design largely for understandable and nostalgic reasons. I believe that the Aventador design will be an enduring one and that it will evoke a large following (as a classic) similar to the V12 pre-cursors to this car Lamborghini built.

Now, anyone heard anything about the Roadster version of this car? Will it be shown in the upcoming Paris Salon?

 

Unfortunately, no manual box.



At the least, they should have offered a manual, as an extra cost option.

 

The A is a total win for the only company with the balls to put a mid-engined 12 into the marketplace on a continuing basis.

 

Wow, I did not know that because I only look at pictures! But I'm not surprised.

Paddles are useless, boring, and inconvenient unless you are racing it.....imo.

I have a feeling in years down the road, a manual WILL make a comeback.....you guys just watch, when we're all old and crusty, still playing cars on this message board, I will remind you of this.

 

Highly unlikely because that would be going against the grain of progress. Of course progress is indeed a relative word. The problem is that our youth has been bottle fed on Granturismo and forza video games with paddles and buttons that most wouldnt even consider a manual anymore. They are the ones that will be inheriting the earth and manuals sadly will not be in their equation.

Great to hope manual makes a comeback and we can always hope. But the sad truth is it is going away just like roll up windows and paperback maps

 

Agreed 100%

 

The manual is not coming back.

What is the average age, for new buyers ?





Guess what ? With the automatic, the wife can also drive the car.

 

Paddles (dousche levers) are ghey
They are for tool that can't drive like actors, athletes, posers, ect but want to show off and look cool and impress people
You are not micheal schumacher and shaving 3 seconds off your daily commute to work is NOT important to anyone.
Throw in thrust and launch controls and driving modern cars is like a video game, only less inspiring. I was litterly bored after 5 mins test driving a supperleggera. How sad is it that you get bored test driving a lamborghini!!!

Ill keep my diablo 6.0 and cgt till I die and row the gates happily.
Some day ill add a f40 and MANUAL lp640

Cars are a passion,

driving is a passion,

Paddles are dull and uninspiring. Ill gladly be a few ticks slower with a big smile on my face as opposed to these over price computer games known as exotics.

This all from an "old fogy" under 30 :-(

 

Sadly thats how most men can get the purchase ok frm the wife (who let's someone else tell them how they can spend thier own money anyways!?!?)
When he brings up lambo, ferrari, porsche she thinks young slutty flosies and cheating. Once he point out he paddles and auto "A" button suddenly she thinks how jealous all her gfs will be and how hot she will look driving it

Sigh

 

I WISH for this to be true. I, however, think it will prove incorrect, sadly.

The pic of the legs sticking out of the door just makes me chuckle.

 

Dcx,i just share a bit of what you wrote, not all.
May be in the USA, where 99% cars have a full auto transmission, a manual gearbox with open grid is sexy and for "machos". But here in Europe we all grew up on s h y tty small cars with manual gearbox trasmissions: paddles have a race heritage that a manual shift does not have anymore. And the "machine gun" action of a dual clutch transmission is very impressive. I like manual transmission, but they are perfect just on vintage cars like my Countach.

ciao

 

E-gear is a hell of a lot of fun. I have a manual in my Murci and seriously don't know which transmission I prefer more. E-gear is so violent, it goes with the car so well.

Nick

 

I believe my Gallardo is a cleaner design all the way around than the Aventador. I simply love the Gallardo shape and think it will stand the test of time. And I like that all of its vents/scoops are functional. (Unlike the Audi R8 whose center grill is there for decoration only- not to mention so many other cars with fake vents/scoops).

The Aventador has a LOT going on it its design. Too many angles, etc. It is not the world's most beautiful car, but it sure as hell looks aggressive. That being said, I wouldn't kick one out of my garage.

And I love the one-off red Aventador roadster.

Speaking of design, Ferrari did a great job with the new Italia Spider. But I digress...