Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 “spied” in the swirly en route to Geneva

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Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 spy shot

Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 “spy shot” – Click above for high-res image

Typically, when an automaker is preparing to unveil a new car, we get a look at the styling and then the technical details. But Lamborghini is used to doing things backwards. It was, after all, one of the first automakers to build a mid-engine sportscar, and was also the one that got its start reverse-engineering Ferraris with tractor parts. And the backwards tradition continues with the highly anticipated Murciélago successor.

Though Sant’Agata has been gradually releasing details of the supercar’s mechanicals – including the pushrod suspension, 6.5-liter V12 and ISR transmission – glimpses at the car’s design have been few and far between. This swirly job “spy shot”, ostensibly leaked from the factory, has been circulating the internet like a viral video, and gives us one of our best looks yet at the car’s shape.

Though the camouflage does a good job of breaking up the body’s lines, you can still discern a healthy dose of Reventón-like fighter jet-inspired design cues in the beast expected to be called the Aventador LP700-4. With less than a month to go before it makes its debut at the Geneva Motor Show, there’ll undoubtedly be more to come soon, so watch this space.

[Source: Lamborghini]

Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 “spied” in the swirly en route to Geneva originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 08 Feb 2011 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Lamborghini Aventador spied… on Facebook? *Update

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Lamborghini Aventador spy shot

‘Tis the dawn of a new digital age, friends. A new spy shot of what is very likely to be called the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 has been spotted on the world’s most ubiquitous social networking site: Facebook. It seems the pic was snapped and uploaded to the web by a member of the Lamborghini Club of Los Angeles.

Although mostly obscured by what looks to be some sort of electrical tape (or vinyl wrap, or something…), we still get a clear look at the basic wedge-like shape of Lambo’s next supercar. The family resemblance to the Miura, Countach, Diablo and Murcielago is clear, with more than a little Reventon-esque flair thrown in for good measure. Not a bad history to draw from, eh?

With its new clean-sheet 6.5-liter V12 expected to punch out 700 horsepower and 509 pound-feet of torque, the Aventador ought to have plenty of brawn to match the racy looks of its carbon fiber shell. We look forward to finding out for sure…

*Update: Turns out this isn’t really a spy shot at all, but a picture taken while the car was being given the initial once-over by some our our journalist friends.

[Source: Facebook via Car and Driver]

Lamborghini Aventador spied… on Facebook? *Update originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 14 Dec 2010 18:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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