There is a newish Italian exotic in town, its the Lamborghini Aventador S. The new iteration of the flagship, distinguished by an ‘S’ suffix, receives a new design for maximizing aerodynamics and/or accenting visual appeal, which includes lines of rear wheel arches reminiscent of the original Countach, redeveloped suspension, increased power and new driving dynamics.
The Lamborghini Aventador S is redeveloped around a ‘total control concept’. It gets a more aggressive nose, longer front splitter and two air ducts in the side of the front bumper for better aerodynamics and improved engine and radiator cooling. The rear gets a black diffuser with multiple vertical fins, available also in carbon fiber, to reduce drag through pressure recovery and generate downforce. Three single exhaust outlets exit through the rear bumper. The active rear wing can be adjusted in three positions depending on speed and drive select mode. Front downforce has been improved by more than 130% and when the wing is in its optimum position the overall efficiency at high speed, downforce is improved by over 50%, and in low drag by more than 400% compared to the previous model.
The Aventador S chassis retains the rigid lightweight carbon fiber monocoque with aluminum frames resulting in a dry weight of just 1,575 kg.
Lamborghini Dynamic Steering (LDS) has been tuned and specially adapted to integrate with the active Lamborghini Rear-wheel Steering (LRS) on the rear axle which improves lateral control. LRS allows the front wheels to face the opposite direction to the steering angle, at low speeds, thereby virtually reducing the wheelbase. Conversely at higher speeds both front and rear wheels share the same steering angle, increasing stability and optimizing responsiveness. Lamborghini’s updated pushrod and Lamborghini Magneto-rheological Suspension (LMS) has revised kinematics and a new real-time variable damping system optimizes wheel and body control. New rear springs also enhance the car’s balance. The Aventador S’ has improved ESC strategy for a faster and more precise traction control and vehicle dynamics; which has been extensively tested on snow and ice. The permanent four-wheel drive has been calibrated for the stabilizing effect of the new Lamborghini Rear-wheel Steering, allowing more torque to the rear axle: when powering off the throttle, less torque is shifted to the front axle to allow over-steer behavior and a sporty, but safe drive.
The smart Lamborghini Dinamica Veicolo Attiva (LDVA) control unit to manage these systems in the car receives real time and precise information on body motion via input from all sensors of the car.
The Aventador S allows the driver to select between four different driving modes: STRADA, SPORT, CORSA and the new EGO mode, which influence the behavior of traction (engine, gearbox, 4WD), steering (LRS, LDS, Servotronic) and suspension (LMS).
In STRADA – meant for street driving – torque is split 60/40 rear to front.. In SPORT mode, the stabilizing effect of the Lamborghini Rear-wheel Steering allows up to 90% torque to the rear wheels. In CORSA, drivers experience less intrusive dynamic and traction control intervention while maintaining driving precision and traction. High levels of damping force maximize driver feeling and feedback from driver inputs including steering, braking and throttle with a torque split of 80/20 split.The Lamborghini Aventador’s naturally aspirated 6.5L V12 engine puts out an additional 40 hp over its predecessor, to a maximum 740 hp, with a 690 Nm of torque at 5,500 rpm using optimised VVT (Variable Valve Timing) and VIS (Variable Intake System). Additionally, the maximum engine revs have been increased from 8,350 to 8,500 rpm.
A dry weight of just 1,575 kg provides a weight-to-power ratio of just 2.13 kg/hp. Acceleration from 0-100 km/h is reached in 2.9 seconds – a drop from the standard coupe’s 3.0 seconds – with a top speed of 350 km/h. Transmission is provided by Lamborghini’s lightweight Independent Shifting Rod (ISR) 7-speed shifting system, providing robotized gear shifts in up to 50 milliseconds. As with its predecessor, the Aventador S is equipped with a stop-and-start system and cylinder deactivation – capable of temporarily deactivating one cylinder bank i.e. six of the twelve cylinders under partial load – improves fuel economy.
The new exhaust system is more than 20% lighter and helps enhance sound and resonance from the already inimitable V12 aspirated engine, with the three single pipe outlets at the rear.
The Lamborghini Aventador S rides on a new, specially developed set of Pirelli P Zero tires and distinctive 20-inch and 21-inch DIONE silver forged aluminum multi-spoke alloy rims, at the front and rear, respectively. Carbon ceramic brakes are standard equipment for the Aventador S. The ventilated and perforated carbon ceramic discs (Ø 400 x 38 mm – Ø 380 x 38 mm) enhance braking performance from 100 km/h to standstill in 30m or 98 ft.
The cockpit of the Aventador S is equipped with a new TFT digital dashboard can be customized according to the driver’s preferences, with different kombi screens for STRADA, SPORT and CORSA in conjunction with the EGO mode. AppleCarPlay comes as a standard, but the Lamborghini telemetry system is an optional extra which is designed for recording lap times and track performance as well as trip data. And ofcourse, the interior specification of the Aventador S is virtually limitless through Lamborghini’s Ad Personam customization program.
The lucky first customers will take delivery of the new Lamborghini Aventador S in Spring 2017 at suggested retail prices as follows:
UAE: AED 1,550,000; Europe: EUR 281.555,000; USA: USD 421.350,00 (suggested retail price – GGT included)
