Lamborghini ends production of Aventador, closes chapter of pure V-12 era
Production of the Lamborghini Aventador ended last week, marking a new milestone for Lamborghini in many ways.
The final example is the Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae Roadster, finished in a custom light blue color chosen by the Swiss buyer.
The Ultimae version of Aventador announced in 2021 as the final variant of the Aventador. Production, limited to 350 coupes and 250 roadsters, was scheduled to end sooner but the timeline was extended due to several models lost in the sinking of the Felicity Ace freighter in February.
Unveiled at the 2011 Geneva motor show, the Aventador is Lamborghini’s most popular V-12 model to date, with eight variants, not to mention exceptionally low numbers, and sales of 11,465 units globally. This is more than the combined sales figures of all previous V-12 models.
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Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Lamborghini, said in a statement: βThe Lamborghini Aventador was a game changer at launch and has been Lamborghini’s flagship model for 11 years in production.
One successor of Aventador has been spotted testing ahead of its expected launch early next year, and although it will be tied to a V-12, the car’s engine will feature electrification, which is expected to be a new configuration. plug-in hybrid model. The engine will also be a newly developed V-12, only the third engine in Lamborghini history.
Lamborghini has confirmed that there won’t be any more V-12 models that aren’t electrified, at least for road use, making the Ultimae a very special car in the eyes of collectors, no Undoubtedly. The Ultimae has a 6.5-liter V-12 that produces 769 hp and 531 lb-ft of torque, the highest of any Aventador variant.
Every Lamborghini will have some form of electrification as early as 2024, and the automaker is planning to produce electric vehicles as a fourth line of vehicles. Expected to be a major traveller, the EV is expected to launch in the second half of the decade.