Tag: Aventador

The week before a major auto show is always a tornado of preparation for manufacturers. Press releases, videos, images, social media posts are all being readied for the full blitz of a new car release.

On April 28 of this year, Ferruccio Lamborghini would have turned 100 years old. He passed away back in 1993, but that doesn’t mean Lamborghini is going to let the day pass unnoticed. Quite the contrary, actually.

It seems a valet in the South Beach area of Miami was enjoying his time behind the wheel of a Lamborghini Aventador a little too much.

Driving on Germany’s famed Autobahn is perhaps one of my lifelong dreams. Not just because I can go ludicrously fast, but also because unlike the roads throughout the U.S., Germany’s Autobahn is perhaps the most pristine pieces of asphalt in the entire world.

The Lamborghini Aventador is a brilliant way of setting your pants on fire. Its 700 plus horsepower naturally aspirated V12 engine wails as you press your foot deeper and deeper into the floor.

Since the acquisition of Lamborghini by Volkswagen and Audi, one consistent criticism levied against the raging bulls from Sant’Agata is that the cars have lost their wild and ridiculous characters that once inspired lust from the posters on every bedroom wall.

Ferrari and Lamborghini have been trading punches for years. It is actually the basis of Lamborghini’s existence and was the impetus for the company to begin building supercars.