The very rare Lamborghini Reventon supercar, specifically the only one believed to exist in the UK, is going on sale at an auction where it is expected to sell for over £1 million.

First revealed at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Lamborghini Aventador sold all pre-orders way before it hit production in 2009.

Just 20 units of the Reventon were sold to the public, only one of which is believed to have reached a lucky customer in the UK. Another seven models have also been created for museum display only.

The Reventon is based on the Lamborghini Muricelago, the company's flaghship model prior to the launch of the Aventador last year.

It immediately turned heads with its highly aggressive body styling which took inspiration from the F-22 Raptor jet fighter. Each model was even finished in a stealth matt grey paint job to tie in with the whole aircraft theme.

Other highlights of the Reventon's radical styling include the anthracite alloy wheels and the LED rear lights shaped in an arrow formation.

The bodyshell is made of carbon fibre, and inside it is a 650bhp 6.5-litre V12 engine which allows the Reventon to cover the 0-62mph sprint in just 3.4 seconds and reach a top speed of 211mph.

A convertible roadster version of the Reventon was also made, which is sold out and even rarer than the original hard-top coupe.

Now though the original UK-based Reventon will be offered for private sale at an auction held during London's Motorexpo, at Canary Wharf between 11 and 17 June 2012.

The Reventon will feature as part of a sale collection provided by H&H Classics, who predict that it will fetch more than £1 million at the auction event.

Even if attendees can't afford to fork out the required sum to own this supercar, it still at least represents a unique opportunity to see an ultra-rare and highly desirable Lamborghini.

A Lamborghini Aventador worth $376,000 caught fire during a test drive by a potential buyer on California's Route 73 South.



Venture capitalist Jason Schultz took the car for a test drive Sunday, and as the car was running along San Joanquin Hills, Calif., Schultz noticed that the engine began to smoke. Schultz pulled over and escaped to safety before the sports car burst into flames. Schultz was not hurt.


The Aventador is one of the most elite cars in the luxury sports car market. According to the Italy-based company, the Aventador is able to accelerate from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour in 2.9 seconds and has a top speed of 217 mph.

Car and Driver is reporting that Lamborghini has trademarked the name "Deimos." One would naturally assume that the Italian supercar manufacturer plans to use the name for an upcoming vehicle, and the next one in line is the SUV concept that will debut at the Beijing Motor Show in just two weeks. Aside from that, the Gallardo has a replacement in the pipeline as well. Being Lamborghini, though, the name could be given to some unknown concept or one-off that's sprung on us unsuspecting enthusiasts at an upcoming auto show.

What – or more appropriate, Who – is Deimos? In Greek mythology, Deimos was the son of Ares and Aphrodite and the personification of terror, which certainly has us wondering what sort of Lamborghini his name will be attached to. One of the moons around Mars was also given the name. And Lamborghini could even be referencing the video game God of War that features a character named Deimos (above), though that one's a long shot.



The curious thing is that the magazine could find no connection between "Deimos" and bullfighting, the traditional sport of Spain that Lamborghini most often references with its vehicle names. That doesn't mean there isn't a connection, but it could be so obscure that no one figures it out before the name debuts on the back end of the next Lamborghini.

For his 27th birthday, Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo got himself the best present a man could want, the brand new Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 in matte black. This might be one the most expensive new cars out there right now, and he must have payed a bit of a premium, but the Real Madrid striker can afford it, since he became the most expensive expensive player in football history after moving from Manchester United to Real Madrid in a transfer deal worth £80 million (€95 million). He also reportedly makes €12 million a year, not to mention his advertising deals.



Ronaldo turned 27 this weekend, on Saturday, February 5th. The acquisition of the mighty Aventador was a secret, and it was only revealed when he was spotted in Madrid behind the wheel of the supercar. Thanks to BMW FAQ forum, we can also show you the ultra-cool Lambo. Given that if he had been on the waiting list, this information would have been revealed sooner, we believe he payed a premium to a dealer who had placed a previous order.



For those who are not familiar with the Lamborghini Aventador, we’ll tell you this is the brand new flagship of the Italian house. Everything on this car is uniquely designed for it, from the new V12 engine, to the carbon fiber chassis.



Ronaldo’s car is finished in Nero Nemesis, a matte black finish provided by Lamborghini themselves. It goes perfectly with the stealth fighter looks the supercar has. The footballer also used to own a Ferrari 599 which he crashed and then replaced with a black GTO, and is frequently seen in an Audi R8 Spyder V10 given to him by the carmaker.

The Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 makes a groundpounding 691 horsepower and 510lb-ft of torque from its 6.5L V12 engine, sending that power to all four wheels to help make the Aventador one of the fastest cars in the world. When introduced, Lamborghini stated that the LP700-4 would hit a top speed of 217 miles per hour but during a recent test session while in the hands of the European automotive gurus at Sport Auto, the Aventador reached a top speed of 370 kilometres per hour – or 230 miles per hour for our American readers. That is 13 miles per hour faster than the stated top speed of the newest Lamborghini supercar and with a top speed in the range of 230, the Aventador ranks among the fastest production cars in the history of the automobile.

Sport Auto hit a top speed with their Lamborghini Aventador test subject of 370kmh/230mph, which places the Aventador 6th among production cars, trailing the McLaren F1 (231mph), the Koenigsegg CCR (241mph), the Bugatti Veyron (253.81mph), the SSC Ultimate Aero TT (256.18mph) and the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport (267.856mph). The key fact here is that the Aventador can hang with those models – all of which are far more expensive and most of which are no longer available. On that list of the top five fastest cars in the world, only the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport and the Ultimate Aero TT are still available, with the Veyron SS costing $2.3 million while the Ultimate Aero TT will set you back around $650k…both of which are far more expensive than the 2012 Lamborghini Aventador that costs “only” around $379,000. In addition to being less expensive than those other 225+ mph supercars (most of which are now dubbed hypercars), we can expect to see far more Aventadors on the road than we do any of those other high performance cars on the fastest production cars list.

In addition to offering video of the new Lamborghini Aventador speedometer and tachometer as the V12 helps the supercar climb to 370kmh, Sport Auve us a look at the Aventador tearing around the Hockenheimring race course in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. This lap, which was conducted by Sport Auto, brought about a lap time of 1:08.575 which makes it faster around the German race course than the Porsche 911 GT2 RS and putting it within a half second of the Porsche Carrera GT and the McLaren MP4-12C.

Check out the video below of the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 roaring around the Hockenheimring, beginning with a lap around the track with the camera attached to the right rear corner of the car and followed by an in-car camera focused on the tachometer/speedometer as the car easily eclipses the 217mph top speed claimed by Lamborghini.

La Lamborghini Aventador, lussuosa supercar che ha fatto il suo debutto al Salone di Ginevra 2011 per poi fare incetta di premi e riconoscimenti, è stata scelta, come riportato nei mesi scorsi dal sito Luxury4Play.com, per il nuovo film Batman: The Dark Night Rises.

Il celebre protagonista, Bruce Wayne, dopo avere avuto a che fare in passato con la Lamborghini Murcielago, avrà modo di testare le doti della sportiva estrema le cui ordinazioni hanno superato anche le più rosee aspettative. 

Le immagini della Aventador utilizzata per le riprese del film la ritraggono con la targa Gotham City, il che, unitamente alle nuove immagini rubate che ci arrivano, fa presupporre non solo un utilizzo statico (diciamo di contorno) della vettura, ma anche la sua presenza in scene dinamiche e presumibilmente adrenaliniche.



Quello che è certo è che avendo un po' di pazienza (per la precisione un anno esatto), potremmo vedere la pellicola nei nostri cinema, visto che il suo arrivo è previsto per l'estate 2012.

In occasione della prova in pista della Lamborghini Aventador abbiamo incontrato Filippo Perini, il responsabile del design della Casa del Toro che ai microfoni di OmniAuto.it ha raccontato cosa c'è dietro lo stile mozzafiato di questa V12 emiliana. Ciò che ci ha colpiti è il fervore, la passione, con cui Perini descrive il proprio lavoro, quello di “una persona fortunata” che opera con un team di quattro colleghi, motivati e talentuosi. Foglio bianco e matita alla mano il direttore dello stile Lamborghini ci ha disegnato e quindi svelato alcuni particolari meno noti che stanno dietro alla nascita di una vettura così “iconica” e importante com’è l'Aventador.

UNA SQUADRA DI TALENTI
Partendo dalla tradizione del Toro con architettura meccanica a motore “Longitudinale Posteriore” il team composto fra gli altri da Alessandro Serra e Alessandro Salvagnin ha sviluppato il concetto dell’astronave su strada che prende spunto dal mondo dell’aeronautica, delle navicelle spaziali e della fantascienza. In collaborazione con l’ufficio tecnico, gli omologatori, i motoristi, il centro stile è arrivato a definire lo stile della Aventador, prima vettura di serie del Gruppo Volkswagen a utilizzare solo strumenti di realtà virtuale e modellazione computerizzata.

LO STILE HA FATTO UN “SALTO QUANTICO”
Nel corso dell'intervista, Perini ci ha anche spiegato come il centro stile lavori in piena autonomia e che, pur dovendo presentare il lavoro finito a Walter De’ Silva e ai vertici del gruppo tedesco, i componenti della squadra hanno facoltà di sperimentare e trovare nuovi spunti estetici. Quella che lo stesso De’ Silva guerra” è un gruppo di disegnatori che sono arrivati allo stile della nuova V12 attraverso l’evoluzione che passa per Murcielago LP640, Gallardo LP560-4, Reventón, Estoque e Sesto Elemento. A dimostrazione di quanto la Aventador rappresenti un “salto quantico” nella storia stilistica delle supercar Lamborghini c’è un curioso episodio raccontatoci da Perini: posto di fronte ad una Murcielago e ad una Aventador in grigio metallizzato, De’ Silva ha stentato a credere che fossero verniciate con la stessa tinta, tanto erano diversi i riflessi e l’apparenza delle superfici. Era la conferma che con Aventador la Lamborghini ha inaugurato un nuovo linguaggio stilistico.

Nvidia Corp. this week announced that Audi AG, Tesla and Lamborghini have selected the Nvidia Tegra 3 platform to power in-vehicle infotainment systems as well as new digital instrument clusters that replace traditional dashboard gauges. Audi will use Tegra 3 chips across all its vehicles staring from 2013, Tesla will utilize two SoCs inside model S sedan and Lamborghini will utilize Tegra inside its flagship Aventador model.

"Audi and Nvidia are radically narrowing the gap that has existed between consumer electronics and automotive electronics. By leveraging technology from the very latest smart phones and tablets, Audi is leading the market with innovations that enhance safety and make driving more enjoyable," said Dan Vivoli, senior vice president at Nvidia.

Both of the next-gen Audi's infotainment and the instrument-cluster systems will utilize "Visual Computing Modules" (VCMs) powered by Tegra 3. VCMs are computer subsystems equipped with Tegra processors, memory and IO controllers, designed specifically for automotive applications.

By utilizing VCMs, Audi can quickly and easily incorporate the newest Tegra visual computing technologies into its vehicles, enabling it to offer the most cutting-edge visual computing capabilities in the marketplace, which is expected to enable safer, more intuitive driving by providing critical information that can be easily understood with a quick glance.

"Audi has long been at the forefront of automotive design, integrating state-of-the-art technology into our vehicles. Our deep relationship with Nvidia demonstrates how we have consistently stayed ahead of the competition," said Ricky Hudi, chief executive engineer of electrics/electronics at Audi.

The Tesla Model S boasts advanced infotainment and instrument cluster systems, based on two Tegra processors. One powers the digital instrument cluster, while the other processor handles the 17-inch touchscreen infotainment system. The infotainment system includes a full web browser and car controls, such as for the panoramic sunroof and door locks.

Lamborghini Aventador, powered by 6.5L V12 engine that lifts if off it from 0 to 60mph (100km/h) in 2.9 seconds, uses Nvidia Tegra processors in its multimedia and navigation system, which displays real-time Google Maps data.

Nvidia Tegra 3 "Kal-El" system-on-chip (SoC) is based on four high-performance Cortex-A9 general-purpose cores with Neon accelerators (1.4GHz single-core or 1.30GHz quad-core mode) and one power-optimized Cortex-A9 core (up to 500MHz), features a GeForce graphics processing unit with twelve stream processors and will have a new display and video engines capable of supporting Blu-ray disc video playback and stereo-3D graphics output. The new device integrates single-channel DDR3L-1500/LPDDR2-1066 memory controller, e.MMC 4.41, SD 3.0, SATA II, 7.1-channel audio controller, faster image signal processor and so on. According to Nvidia's own performance benchmarks, Tegra 3 is 50% - 200%+ faster than Tegra 2 in various applications.