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Lamborghini Reventón
Overview
ManufacturerLamborghini
Production2008-2009
20 Produced
AssemblySant'Agata Bolognese, Italy
Body and chassis
Body style2-door coupé
LayoutMid-engine, four-wheel drive
RelatedMurciélago LP640
Powertrain
Engine6.5 L (400 cu in) V12
Transmission6-speed e-gear
6-speed manual transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,665 mm (104.9 in)
Length4,700 mm (190 in)
Width2,058 mm (81.0 in)
Height1,135 mm (44.7 in)

The Lamborghini Reventón (Spanish pronunciation: [reβenˈton]) is a mid-engine sports car that debuted at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show. It is the most expensive Lamborghini road car to date, costing one million euros (~US$1.31 million, or ~£840,000).[1] Its top recorded speed was recorded in Los Angeles, California at 340 kilometres per hour (211.3 mph). The official press release stated that only 20 vehicles would be sold to the public,[2] with one additional car (marked as 0/20) produced for the Lamborghini Museum.[3] Although early rumors indicated the total number would actually be 100,[2][4][5] each Reventón is clearly stamped with its number in the sequence of 20 between the driver's and passenger's seats.

Despite the exterior being new,[2] almost all the mechanical elements (including the engine) are sourced directly from the Murciélago LP640.[6] According to the official press release, the Reventón exterior styling was inspired by "the fastest airplanes".[7] To emphasize this, Lamborghini staged a race between a Reventón and a Panavia Tornado fighter plane on a 3 km long runway. The Reventón was in the lead for most of the race, but the Tornado caught up "in the last few feet" of the race.[8]

Name

The Reventón is named for a fighting bull, in line with Lamborghini tradition. The bull, raised by the Don Heriberto Rodríguez family, was best known for killing famed Mexican bullfighter Félix Guzmán in 1943.[9][10] Reventón means "explosion" or "burst" in Spanish, when used as a noun.[11][12] In the vernacular, it is also used to define a very large party or a night in town. In automotive terms, it means "blowout, flat tire" when used as a noun.[13] When it was used as the name of a bull, however, it was intended to be interpreted as an adjective, a quality or property of that bull in particular. In this last sense, Reventón means "he who seems to be about to burst".[14]

Overview

Rear view of the Lamborghini Reventón.

Interior

The instrument panel in the Reventón comprises three TFT liquid crystal displays (LCDs) with two different display modes. The instruments are housed in a structure milled from a solid aluminium block, protected by a carbon fiber casing. The car's instrumentation includes a "G-Force-Meter" which displays the magnitude and direction of the g-forces acting upon the car. The seats of the Reventón are black leather and brown Alcantara.[15]

Exterior

The Reventón features an all-new carbon fiber exterior. All Reventóns have the same exterior color, described as "mid opaque grey without the usual shine."

Lamborghini has also picked up some of parent company Audi's design language. It is the first Lamborghini to incorporate daylight running lights into the headlamps. Seven light-emitting diodes (LEDs) at each headlamp flank the bi-Xenon main beam and stay lit whenever the car is in movement. Due to the high temperatures in the rear lower part of the car, special heatproof LEDs are used for the indicator and hazard lights, stoplights and rear lights with a triple arrow optical effect.[15]

Production

The first car went to Lamborghini of Las Vegas in Nevada.[16]

On November 20, 2008, Lamborghini announced the delivery of the last Lamborghini Reventón to a British customer of the official Midlands dealer, Lamborghini Birmingham.[17] However, CarsUK's later report disputed the official claim, and revealed that the car #20 was delivered to Lamborghini Houston, as were two other cars.[18]

Reventón Roadster

The Reventón Roadster

A roadster version of the vehicle was unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. The car would use the engine from the Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce.[19] Autocar has since published a report, in July 2009, saying that potential buyers have been shown the car - although a Lamborghini spokesman told the publication that reports of the car were "just speculation".[20] Production was set for a run of 15 units, with a MSRP of €1,100,000.[21] The Reventon Roadster has a slightly lower top speed than the Reventon, its top speed is 205 mph and it takes just 3.3s to reach 62 mph.

References

  1. ^ "2007 Frankfurt Auto Show: Lamborghini Reventon". Edmunds (blog). Retrieved 2007-09-12.[unreliable source?]
  2. ^ a b c "Lamborghini Reventon: Outrageous, But One Million Euros Outrageous?". Motive Magazine. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
  3. ^ "First Drive: 2008 Lamborghini Reventon". Edmunds.com. 2007-11-05. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  4. ^ “”. "Lamborghini Reventon Mazda RX-9 - Fast Lane Daily - 02Jan08". YouTube. Retrieved 2010-11-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "$1 Million Dollar Lamborghini Reventon - Dieselstation Exotic Car Pictures and Wallpapers - Fuel For Your Desktop". Dieselstation.com. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  6. ^ "Lamborghini Reventón". sybarites. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
  7. ^ "Reventon". Lambocars.com. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  8. ^ "Lamborghini Reventon vs Tornado Jet Fighter". Dieselstation.com. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  9. ^ "Lamborghini Reventon Information". LamborghiniReventon.net. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
  10. ^ "Honored/Notorious Bulls". Mundo-taurino.org. 1977-01-27. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  11. ^ "reventón - Spanish-English Translation and Pronunciation - Yahoo! Education". Yahoo! / Houghton Mifflin. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  12. ^ "Definition of word Reventón(Spanish)". Real Academia Española(Official Spanish language academy). Retrieved 2007-10-26.
  13. ^ Harper-Collins Spanish Dictionary, 3rd ed., p. 640
  14. ^ "Reventon difinition". Real Academia Española. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  15. ^ a b "2008 Lamborghini Reventon". Serious Wheels. 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-23.
  16. ^ Nunez, Alex (2008-05-11). "Lamborghini '''Reventon''' #01/20 arrives at Vegas dealership". Autoblog.com. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  17. ^ Joseph, Noah (2008-11-20). "Lamborghini delivers final Reventon to British customer". Autoblog.com. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  18. ^ Posted: 8:37 am November 27, 2008 (2008-11-27). "UK gets the last Reventon - actually, it doesn't!". Carsuk.net. Retrieved 2010-11-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  19. ^ Ramsey, Jonathon (2009-03-26). "Is Lamborghini preparing a '''Reventon''' Roadster?". Autoblog.com. Retrieved 2010-11-17.
  20. ^ Friday, July 31, 2009 (2009-07-31). "The £1m open Lambo Reventon". Autocar. Retrieved 2010-11-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ Abuelsamid, Sam (2009-09-14). "Officially Official: Lamborghini reveals Reventon Roadster". Autoblog.com. Retrieved 2010-11-17.

A roadster version of the vehicle was unveiled at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show. The car would use the engine from the Murciélago LP 670-4 SuperVeloce.[19] Autocar has since published a report, in July 2009, saying that potential buyers have been shown the car - although a Lamborghini spokesman told the publication that reports of the car were "just speculation".[20] Production was set for a run of 15 units, with a MSRP of €1,100,000.[21] The Reventon Roadster has a slightly lower top speed than the Reventon, its top speed is 205 mph and it takes just 3.3s to reach 100 mph.

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