All good things come to an end. After building 11,465 units, Lamborghini finished assembling the Aventador. The final car is an Ultimae Roadster with a special shade of blue from the brand’s Ad Personam customization division. It goes to a buyer in Switzerland.
Technically, this is the second time that Lamborghini has ended production of the Aventador. Fifteen examples of the Ultimae were among the 4,000 Volkswagen Group vehicles that sank on the freighter Felicity Ace. The brand has restarted the assembly of the model to replace the lost units.
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The Aventador turned out to be a huge success for Lamborghini. The company delivered more than all of its previous V12 models combined. In fact, the model overtook the Murcielago after just five years in production. Eighty-five percent of customers took advantage of Ad Personam customization, resulting in more than 200 unique colors and trims on the road.
Lamborghini introduced the Aventador as the LP 700-4 coupé at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show. It featured an in-house developed 6.5-liter V12 engine with a 60-degree angle between the rows of cylinders. The initial version made 690 horsepower (515 kilowatts) and 509 pound-feet (690 Newton-meters). The powertrain accelerated the car to 62 miles per hour (100 kilometers per hour) in 2.9 seconds and a top speed of 218 mph (350 km/h).
During the Aventador’s model run, Lamborghini made a few variations of it and used the model as the basis for several small-series models. They included SVJ which set a Nurburgring Nordschleife record for the era with a lap of six minutes and 44.97 seconds. There were also the Veneno, Centenario, Sian FKP 37 and Countach LPI 800-4.
Recent spy photos offer a glimpse of the Aventador’s successor. It looks like the current model. The headlights seem smaller. The rear fenders have revised inlets with horizontal strakes.
The high voltage warning sticker on the rear fender confirms reports that the new model is hybrid-assisted. The combustion powertrain would still be a V12.
With production of the Aventador over, look for the successor to begin production in 2023.
