Behind the wheel of the world's second fastest car
The 2017 Lamborghini Aventador S isn't the fastest car in the world, but FoxNews.com Automotive Editor Gary Gastelu isn't complaining
The Lamborghini Aventador is going out with a bang. Twelve of them.
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Lamborghini has unveiled the most-powerful naturally-aspirated car it will ever make before it transitions to becoming an all-plug-in-hybrid brand by 2024.
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The Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae combines a 769 hp 6.5-liter V12 with elements from the street smart Aventador S and track-focused Aventador SVJ models to create a street-smart supercar that can accelerate to 60 mph in 2.8 seconds and hit a top speed of 221 mph.
The Ultimae features an all-wheel-drive system with four-wheel-steering that both aids low speed maneuverability and high speed stability and a retractable rear wing in favor of the SVJ's giant fixed unit.
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Lamborghini will offer the model in both coupe and convertible versions, but will only build 350 and 250, of each, respectively. A palette of 318 color choices is available to help make many of them unique.
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Pricing hasn't been announced, but will likely be above the Aventador SVJ's starting price of $526,643. Lamborghini has sold over 10,000 Aventadors since the model was first introduced in 2011.
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Lamborghini first entered the hybrid segment with the 2019 introduction of the limited edition Sian, which isn't a plug-in model, but features an 819 hp hybridized V12 that uses supercapacitors instead of traditional batteries.