| Limited Edition | Frankfurt Motor Show | Lamborghini Reventon |
Once you've finished dribbling over the sheer aggressive beauty of the Lamborghini Reventon, you'll want to know more about it. Shedding light on the F22 Raptor fighter jet-inspired supercar, Lamborghini told us it will share the same basic powerplant as the Murcielago LP640, but the 6.5-litre V12 will have 10bhp more, taking it to a massive 641bhp produced at 8,000rpm. Not one to ever slow a car down, Lamborghini has made the car completely out of carbon fibre except the roof and doors, so expect electric straight-line performance helped by Lambo's unaltered e-gear paddle shift transmission.
Outright performance though, was never at the top of the agenda. Lamborghini has used the Reventon to test a production process that sees a car go from sketch to showroom much quicker by cutting out the road-testing of full-scale models, relying instead on CAD and small-scale mock-ups for use in the wind tunnel. This will see the Italian company capable of producing new cars on a much more regular basis, with a source claiming that it will display something interesting at every major motorshow from now on.
The Reventon, although based on the Murcielago, features all-new body panels and aeronautical-inspired front intakes that aid brake cooling, whilst a new gaping rear diffuser helps to generate downforce. Excessive styling has gone into the cabin too, featuring a special TFT screen in place of the traditional tachometer, which projects either analogue readouts or a full-on jet fighter-style speed and rev readout.
Priced at £675,000 pre-tax, you would have to be truly lucky to own one of the 20 Reventons being made, and luckier still since only 'friends and collectors' are considered as potential buyers. If you've not had the call, then it's too late, as all 20 cars are already sold, with one even destined for the UK.
Kyle Molyneux - 15 Sep 2007