After a teaser campaign, Lamborghini's new Aventador Superveloce Jota was revealed on social media ahead of its official unveiling at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
The Instagram post, made by British luxury car dealer H.R.Owen, shows the front-end design of the flagship Lambo. Additional bonnet vents can be seen, as can a distinctive new rear wing shape.
No details accompany the image, but recently revealed onboard video footage showed the SVJ becoming the fastest production car to lap the Nürburgring Nordschleife circuit.
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The successful record attempt, set by Lamborghini factory driver Marco Mapelli, shows the SVJ completing the lap in a time of 6min 44:97sec - making the range-topping Lambo 2.27sec faster around the fearsome track than Porsche’s 690bhp 911 GT2 RS. It’s also just under 15sec faster than the Aventador SV.
A report leaked ahead of official confirmation of the lap time claimed the SVJ produces 759bhp from its 6.5-litre V12 - 69bhp more than the GT2 RS and 20bhp more than the current Lamborghini flagship, the Aventador SV.
The Italian supercar maker officially revealed the Aventador SVJ at the Monterey Car Week, after an ever-increasing number of teaser videos being posted online. The videos have boasted about the car having “the best aerodynamic efficiency” and claims of class-leading power-to-weight ratios have also been made.
At the front, there’s a significantly larger front splitter than that fitted to the McLaren Senna, and a new rear wing is held in place by two curved arms and a centre arm.
The car also sports a new dual-pipe exhaust system that blows engine waste gases out through the middle of the back end, rather than in the centre of the diffuser like the SV. This new technique, also used by the Huracán Performante, enhances the diffuser’s effectiveness by removing exhaust gases from an aerodynamically sensitive area.
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Peter Cavellini
I like it...in this camo!
Wild, as a Lamborghini should be.....
jason_recliner
Proof VAG can make really cool cars
johnfaganwilliams
Does anyone know why
the Spanish use the word "jota" for extreme performance versions? I remember watching a Laverda Jota racing at the TT in the 70s - poor old sod that I am!
beechie
Triple
It's believed that the three-cylindered Laverda Jota was thus named because of the Spanish Jota dance music, which is in 3/4 or 6/8 time. I remember LJK Setright enthusing about the Jota. He would, though, as it was a bit of a left-field choice and he always was a bit of a clever-dick.
macaroni
J for Jota
I believe it was originally used to make a Muira comply with FIA Appendix J regulations.
sbagnall
Dont think many will buy with
jason_recliner
GT2?
Ubberfrancis44
jason_recliner wrote:
The NIO is not a production car, yet! So its opponent is the 919 Evo and it was largely beaten by it.
275not599
All well and good but you can
All well and good but you can add anything from 30 to 120 seconds, depending on the buyer. I'd be very proud if I can get within a minute, maybe less with lots of coaching.
eseaton
This should be a glorious
It is totally contrary to the spirit of the car and company.
I will think much the worse of it if it sets out to achieve this vacuous pointless quest.
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