Lamborghini Reventón
| Lamborghini Reventón | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Lamborghini |
| Production | 2007-2009 21 produced (1 for museum) |
| Assembly | Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy |
| Body and chassis | |
| Body style | 2-door coupé |
| Layout | Mid-engine, all wheel drive |
| Related | Murciélago LP640 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 6.5 L (400 cu in) V12 |
| Transmission | 6-speed e-gear 6-speed manual transmission |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,665 mm (104.9 in) |
| Length | 4,700 mm (190 in) |
| Width | 2,058 mm (81.0 in) |
| Height | 1,135 mm (44.7 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,665 kg (3,671 lb) |
The Lamborghini Reventón (Spanish pronunciation: [reβenˈton]) is a mid-engine sports car that debuted at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show. It was the most expensive Lamborghini road car until the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento was launched, costing two million dollars (~$1.5 million, or ~£840,000). Its top speed was recorded in UAE at 221 miles per hour (355.7 km/h). The official press release stated that only 20 vehicles would be sold to the public, with one additional car (marked as 00/20) produced for the Lamborghini museum. Although early rumors indicated the total number would actually be 100, each Reventón is stamped with its number in the sequence of 20 between the driver's and passenger's seats.
Despite the exterior being new, almost all the mechanical elements (including the engine) are sourced directly from the Murciélago LP640. According to the official press release, the Reventón's exterior styling was inspired by "the fastest airplanes".
The Reventón is the name of a fighting bull, in line with Lamborghini tradition. The bull, raised by Don Heriberto Rodríguez, was best known for killing famed Mexican bullfighter Felix Guzmán in 1943.Reventón means "small explosion" or "burst" in Spanish, when used as a noun. In the vernacular, it is also used to define a very large party or a night in town. In automotive terms, it means "blowout or flat tire" when used as a noun. 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". Or, in the case of a flower (a carnation, un clavel reventón) in its maximum point, of luxuriance or a mouth (una boca reventona), for its beauty and fullness.
The instrument panel in the Reventón consists of 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.
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