Lamborghini ends Aventador production, for good
Lamborghini is paying its last respects to the Aventador supercar as the last variant rolls off the production line in Sant’Agata Bolognese in Italy.
The Italian supercar maker first ceased production of the Aventador in 2021; however, it later resumed production earlier this year when 15 units of the LP 780-4 Ultimae units were part of the 4,000 VW Group cars that sank with the Felicity Ace cargo ship.
So, Lamborghini had to restart production to replace the lost cars. Finished in a special light blue Ad Personam hue, the LP 780-4 Ultimae is headed to the Swiss market.
The end of the Aventador’s production also marks the end of the free-breathing V12 powerplant before electrification takes its course. When the Aventador was introduced in 2011, it brought with it a new V12 engine developed entirely in-house with 515 kW of power and 690 Nm of torque channelled to all four wheels.
To date, over eight model derivatives of the Aventador have been made and 11,465 units have found homes across the world.
Speaking of the limited-edition LP 780-4 Ultimae, it’s available in coupe and roadster configurations and only 350 and 250 units of each have been produced respectively. Wielding a 6.5-litre V12 naturally-aspirated engine, the Ultimae sends 574 kW and 720 Nm to both axles while shifting through a 7-speed automatic transmission.
It hurtles from a standstill to 100 km/h in 2.8 seconds en route to a top speed of 355 km/h.
At this stage, Lamborghini is reportedly hard at work readying the Aventador’s successor, which could house a hybridised V12 engine and if the rumours are to go by, it could begin production in 2023.
