WARNING!, McLaren and Bugatti
and all the other big names out there: the gauntlet has been thrown.
On Monday,The Italian carmaker
Lamborghini introduced its Veneno supercar, a 750-horsepower beast whose $3.9
million price tag immediately makes it one of the most expensive cars ever
produced, putting the $2.4 million Bugatti Veyron and the McLaren F1 (a mere $1
million, although they’re tough to find) in the shade.The car is a one-off,
produced in honor of Lamborghini’s 50th anniversary. Like all Lamborghinis, its
name derives from bullfighting; Veneno was apparently a particularly speedy
animal from the early 1900s. According to CEO Stephan Winkelmann, the new car
is the “fastest, most powerful road Lamborghini we’ve ever built,”
The extraordinary cost of the car comes
from its carbon fiber monocoque construction. While the vehicle is based on
Lamborghini’s $400,000 Aventador chassis, all its body panels — including the
various splitters, air ducts and diffusers and the massive rear spoiler —
are custom-designed to maximize downforce and keep the car close to the road,
The Veneno comes with a
6.5-liter, naturally aspirated V-12 engine, seven-speed automated manual
transmission and permanent all-wheel drive, all of which help it accelerate
from zero to 60 in 2.8 seconds and hit a top speed approaching 220 miles an
hour.
The model Winkelmann introduced
in Geneva
Source:TIME
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