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"  On-Sale Date: Summer 2011 (but sold out for first 18 months) Price: $387,000 Competitors: Ferrari FF, McLaren MP4, Porsche 911 Turbo S Powertrain: 6.5-liter V12, 691 hp, 509 lb-ft; 7-speed, automated manual, 4WD EPA Fuel Economy (city/hwy): 10/15 (estimated) What&amp;#039;s New: Lamborghini&amp;#039;s first all-new car in eight years, the Aventador replaces the Murci\u00E9lago as the brand&amp;#039;s top supercar. The Aventador is Lamborghini&amp;#039;s first production car with a full carbon-fiber monocoque. The roof and tub are created separately, then cured together to create a light and super-rigid shell around the driver\u2014Lamborghini claims that the structure is 30 percent lighter and 150 percent stiffer than the aluminum chassis of the Murci\u00E9lago. Also new is an F1-style pushrod suspension that moves the springs and dampers inboard of the suspension, reducing unsprung mass. Finally, the Aventador uses a &amp;quot;roboticized&amp;quot; gearbox that gives the near-instant 50-millisecond shift times of a dual-clutch transmission without the extra weight.  &amp;amp;gt;  Tech Tidbit: We asked Lambo engineers what happens if an Aventador sustains damage to part of the carbon-fiber frame in an accident. Would they have to replace the whole monocoque? &amp;quot;We have a flying doctor,&amp;quot; we were told. The &amp;quot;doctor&amp;quot; analyzes the frame with a portable ultrasound machine, cuts out the damage and then reconstructs the section of carbon fiber and cures it together with the rest of the monocoque. The engineers claim that it becomes as strong as the original.  Driving Character: Lamborghini set us loose on the Vallelunga circuit, 20 miles north of Rome: a 2-mile course with two semi-straightaways and two nasty hairpin turns that seemed custom-created to show off this car&amp;#039;s aggressive acceleration and confident cornering. Lamborghini&amp;#039;s efforts to shave the Aventador&amp;#039;s weight make it drive like a much smaller vehicle than it really is\u2014even light blips on the throttle make it skip forward like a flat stone skimming glassy water. When cornering, the car&amp;#039;s body tilts barely a degree off axis. This, combined with the Aventador&amp;#039;s 4WD system, encourages you to accelerate through tight curves at speeds that even a cursory understanding of physics would suggest are inadvisable.  Favorite Detail: The optional Pirelli P-Zero Rosso tires are made from a rubber compound that must involve a jar or two of pure glue, since they hold onto the track like tiger claws. Driver&amp;#039;s Grievance: The window rakes at such a dramatic angle that the driver is afforded a mere slit of a view of the outside world. There is so little real estate available that the rearview mirror can end up obscuring part of your front view\u2014not cool when you&amp;#039;re coming fast around a bend. The Bottom Line: It&amp;#039;s difficult to sum up the feeling of driving the Aventador in a family publication\u2014it is an experience best described with expletives. Everything about this vehicle screams at you, from its recession-blind price tag to the outrageous angular sharpness of its design to the revved-up engine howl it gives when you push the start button (which is hidden, ICBM-style, beneath a red, flip-up protective cover). Yet, perhaps surprising for a vehicle with this much outward braggadocio, it actually delivers on the promise of its looks. And, unlike the Murci\u00E9lago before it, the Aventador is not just a pure acceleration machine. It is a far more disciplined sports car, allowing the driver to push to the limits of his ability (and, frankly, a bit beyond) while still maintaining control when the road gets difficult. To be sure, with all of the dialed-in electromechanical precision of a car like the Aventador, there is a bit of fun lost from the days when too much acceleration brought with it a fishtailing experiment in steering correction. But complaining about that shares all the pointlessness of a fighter pilot yearning for the days of propellers. The technology has moved on, and so has the car. &amp;amp;gt; 2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Gallery &amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt;  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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