ROAD STAR CAR: 2012 Lamborghini Aventador J

2012 Lamborghini Aventador J

The Lamborghini Aventador J is a radically open automobile – exterior and interior meld into each other. The designers and engineers in Sant’Agata Bolognese have not only dispensed entirely with the roof, but also with the front windshield. Drivers must have the right equipment for driving at top speeds higher than 300 km/h.

The unique expertise of Automobili Lamborghini in the field of carbon fiber reinforced polymers is evident not only in the hi-tech monocoque, but also in the research into further innovative solutions. Unlike traditional seats, the Aventador J seats are made of Forged COMPOSITE, with inserts of flexible carbon fiber fabrics: a result of an innovative Lamborghini patent.

At the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, Automobili Lamborghini is presenting the most uncompromising open super sports car of its entire history. The Lamborghini Aventador J is a force of nature on wheels - supremely powerful and supremely open. The Aventador J offers its pilot and co-pilot an utterly indescribable experience of power and dynamics. At the same time, the 515 kW / 700 hp two-seater is a first class technology showcase, combining innovative solutions and brand new materials and demonstrating Automobili Lamborghini's enormous expertise in carbon fiber technology.

The Lamborghini Aventador J is a radically open automobile - exterior and interior meld into each other. "With the Lamborghini Aventador J, we have molded our brand DNA into its most definitive form to date. This automobile is as extreme and as uncompromising as only a Lamborghini can be," says Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini. "The new Lamborghini Aventador J is the most radical open supersports car of Lamborghini's history. The Aventador J is the proof that, despite the rules, Lamborghini will always make people dream, even in the future."

With the Aventador J, technically based on the Aventador, Automobili Lamborghini is carrying on its glorious brand tradition. The Lamborghini Aventador J is a super sports car of positively dramatic single-mindedness and openness. It combines the overwhelming performance of the Lamborghini Aventador with the most intense experience of power and dynamics imaginable in an automobile.

The technical basis for the Aventador J is the Aventador LP 700-4, Lamborghini's new twelve-cylinder model. The Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4's technology package is unique - its structure is based on an innovative monocoque made from carbon fiber reinforced polymers that combines systematic lightweight design with optimum stiffness and safety. Naturally, the Aventador J benefits enormously from this unique technology package. Yet the Aventador J has a significantly different interpretation to the Aventador coupé. With a dry weight of 1575 kilograms, the series production Aventador LP 700-4 is already extremely light for its performance class thanks to its carbon fiber construction.

Unlike traditional seats, in the Aventador J seats are made of Forged COMPOSITE, with inserts of flexible carbon fiber fabrics: a result of an innovative Lamborghini patent.

The specialists at Lamborghini have developed an even more amazing version of carbon fiber material for the Aventador J. In its first automotive application, this carbon fiber fabric called "Carbonskin" is made of woven carbon fibers soaked with a very special epoxy resin that stabilizes the fiber structure and keeps the material soft. Like a hi-tech fabric, the carbon fiber mats fit perfectly to every shape. In the Aventador J, the complete cockpit and parts of the seats are clad in this material and shimmer in matt carbon fiber black. An extreme Aventador obviously needs an equally single-minded design, which goes without saying at the Centro Stile Lamborghini. This function is very clearly defined for the Aventador J - explosive dynamics, extreme driving fun, a unique experience. The car's dimensions are extreme: the overall length is 4890 mm, the overall width (excluding mirrors) is 2030 mm while the height is 1110 mm.

The front of the Aventador J is somewhat narrower than that of the Aventador. The front end is dominated by a highly distinctive carbon fiber air scoop, with central fixing braces and upward tilting winglets on the outer edges. Viewed from the side, the front end of the Aventador J looks like a Formula 1 racing car.

The black of the carbon fiber parts is visibly evident throughout the car - the significantly wider sill elements and the mighty rear diffuser form a perfect contrast to the rich red body paintwork. The wheels, of course, were also developed specifically for this car, with 20-inch rims at the front and 21-inch at the rear. Naturally, the doors on the Aventador J also open upward. It consists in principle of just three elements - the carbon-fiber rear diffuser, the four huge tail pipes and the rear lights with their typical Lamborghini light signature in the form of a Y. In comparison with the Aventador LP 700-4, the exclusive Aventador J has special front and rear bumpers. The Aventador J's exterior and interior forms flow seamlessly into each other.

Specifications Lamborghini Aventador J

Engine

The Aventador LP 700-4 uses Lamborghini's new 515kW 700 hp(metric) - 690 hp(mechanical) and 317kW 432 hp(metric) - 426 hp(mechanical) per tonne with the 6.5 liter 60° V12 engine. Known internally as the L539, the new engine is Lamborghini's fourth in-house engine and second V12. It is the first all-new V12 since the 3.5 litre powerplant found in the Miura.

Displacement	6,498 cc (396.5 cu in)
Max. power	700 hp(metric) @ 8,250 rpm
Max. torque	690 N·m (510 lb·ft) @ 5,500 rpm
CO₂ emissions	398 g/km
Combined fuel consumption	17.2 L/100 km (16.4 mpg_-imp; 13.7 mpg_-US)

Performance

0-60 mph: 2.8 sec
1/4 mile: 10.6 sec @ 133 mph (214 km/h)
Top speed: 217 mph (349 km/h)
60-0: 100 ft.

Its transmission, a single-clutch 7-speed semi-automatic, is built by Graziano Trasmissioni. Although being single-clutch, gear-shifts are accomplished in 50 milliseconds.

The brand new, electronically controlled, four-wheel drive system is developed and supplied by the Swedish company Haldex Traction, offering superb traction and handling capabilities based on their 4th generation technology.

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