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First unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March, the successor to the hugely successful Murcielago, redefines super sports car parameters. The Aventador boasts brutal power, outstanding lightweight engineering, and phenomenal handling precision to deliver an unparalleled driving experience. Named after a particularly courageous Spanish Bull, this beast boasts a 6.5-litre V12 engine and produces a phenomenal 515kW of power and 690Nm of torque. The spectacular looking coupe, complete with the Lamborghini scissor doors, has been described as an avant-garde work of art with its extreme razor sharp lines and taut surfaces. Inspiration from modern aeronautics is evident from the front spoiler to the rear diffuser on the exterior while the interior boasts a next generation TFT-LCD instrument display. The carbon fibre monocoque chassis ensures extreme rigidity and outstanding driving precision and safety. The exceptional lightweight engineering of the monocoque ensures that the kerb weight is kept to just 1575kg resulting in some mind blowing performance figures. Through its permanent four wheel drive system the 7-speed Aventador accelerates at 0-100km/h in 2.9 seconds and has a top speed of 350km/h. “The Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 is two generations ahead in terms of design and technology.” Andrew Smith, managing director of Lamborghini Melbourne said after driving the car recently on the Vallelunga circuit near Rome. “The Aventador is a truly exceptional package of design, style and technical perfection. Its performance is simply astonishing and is unrivalled in the super sports car arena.” Mr Smith said. “The Aventador looks amazing in photographs, but this is nothing to seeing it in person. I’m sure the visitors to the Australian International Motor Show are going to love it.” Australian International Motor Show event director Russ Tyrie says that the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 is the sort of vehicle that motor shows are traditionally about. “There is no greater drawcard for a motor show than a spectacular, brand new, never-seen-in-Australia super sports car” Mr Tyrie said. “To have such an important and impressive supercar unveiled locally so soon after its global unveiling is very exciting for the Australian International Motor Show.” The Australian International Motor Show opens at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre at 6pm on Friday 1 July, and runs until Sunday 10 July.

The replacement for the Gallardo has been spotted several times and now speculation in Europe is shifting to the name. Jota - a name from the past - is widely tipped but Lamborghini is always looking to the future these days, so the car could easily wear different badges once the camouflage in this Carparazzi picture is stripped away.

Ford and Holden battle for first place in the top ten classic cars

The Lamborghini Aventador will fight for top billing at the Geneva Motor Show next week against the Ferrari FF and a wild bunch of other concept cars.But the Carparazzi crew has already tracked the successor to the V12-powered Murcielago to northern Scandinavia, where the car is undergoing the usual cold-weather test work.The new Lamborghini has traded its previous stealth fighter-style, flat black camouflage for a swirly black-and-white pattern isn't much of an improvement.However, the shape of the LP700-4 is now obvious and it seems to get Reventon-inspired lines, particularly at the front end, with the stealthy trapezoidal shapes and crease lines. The Aventador - if the name is the right one for showrooms - will be equipped with an upgraded 6.5-litre V12 engine putting out 515 kiloWatts and 690 Newton-metres of torque to be fed through a Graziano seven-speed automatic, with a single clutch and dual sychronizers.Top speed is expected to be 350km/h with a 0-100km/h sprint time of 2.9 seconds.

The first international auto exhibition in Sydney since 2008 is the most expensive the city has seen, based on the value of the cars assembled and the millions it has cost certain of the 30 exhibitors to ship and assemble their showcases, some of which are themselves worth in the region on $1 million.Organisers expect in excess of 200,000 patrons to see the show which runs until next Sunday. Organisers said the 44 new models revealed at AIMS is an "absolute record" for any Australian auto show.Ford's stand is part of a globally travelling display based in Paris bought to Sydney for the launch of the Ranger ute. Mercedes-Benz commissioned a one-off car specifically for the show.Andrew McKellar, chief executive of the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries which runs AIMS, said $50 million was a "conservative estimate"."I think it'll be the best show we've had for a good number years and one of the best in the world this year," he said.  "It's important that we bring this sort of event to Sydney. People have missed it, but it's a good agreement to have it here every other year."While some are calling it the "Sydney ute muster" due to the dominance of work and lifestyle vehicles, it's the "car porn" the supercars and performance rockets that will get the punters through the doors.At $700,000 the first Lexus supercar, the LFA, is among the most expensive on show. Eight have been allocated to Australia, all have been pre-sold. So too have all seven of Porsche's brutal 911 GT2 RS, which is the most powerful ever of its kind and, at $560,000, the most expensive new Porsche sold here.You'll likely never see a Hulme CamAm again in the metal. Only 20 of the manic road going race track car, hand built by a New Zealand company for performance connoisseurs, will be made. Those in search of an exotic bargain should veer over to the Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 at a mere $399,000 it's the cheapest way to get into a brand favoured by the conspicuously wealthy including Ibrahim.

It's 15kg lighter than a Porsche Boxster and, at a mind-altering 419kW, is almost twice as powerful into the bargain.  The weight? It’s just 1343kg – about the same as a Mercedes-Benz B Class. And four times the power. It’s the kind of car that puts nearly all other cars – even the desirable ones – nicely in perspective, don’t you think?  Superleggera is Italian for ‘super lightweight’ which, in concert with the staggering performance from the familiar – albeit tweaked – 5.2-litre V10 engine, gives the newest, lightest and baddest Lambo in the shed absolutely unassailable performance credentials. That makes it 90kg lighter than the previous jaw-droppingly impressive LP560-4 Superleggera. And 28kW more powerful.  Most of the lost weight is attributable to an even greater investment in carbon fibre, although some has been trimmed by making the aluminium wheels even lighter. A real highlight with this car is the massive-worked front air intakes, obviously inspired by another incomprehensibly dramatic Lambo – the fighter jet-inspired Reventon.  If that’s not enough to ensure standing room only around the Lamborghini stand for the duration of the Motor Show, Lamborghini will also showcase the new Gallardo 560-4 Spyder and the 550-2 (2WD) supercars, the latter of which, with a stupendous 405kW driving just two wheels, was inspired by Valentino Balboni, Lamborghini’s legendary test driver. Balboni served the company for 40 years in perhaps the world’s most enviable job, before retiring in October 2008. He started his career at Lamborghini in 1968 as a mechanic before a personal request by the founder, Ferruccio Lamborghini, saw him test driving the cars for a living. He reportedly drove 80 per cent of all Lamborghinis ever made. He continues to work for the company today, as a consultant.

Both are up for auction at the Automobiles of London sale in London on October 27.  The most famous is the 1964 Aston Martin DB5 that starred in the James Bond epic Goldfinger in 1964, the third instalment from the 007 series. It was so popular it returned for Thunderball, GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies and Casino Royale. It featured revolving number plates, Browning machine guns, extending bumper overriders for ramming baddies, a smoke screen, an oil slick and nail spreaders, plus the infamous Martin-Baker fighter jet ejector seat, triggered by the little red button under the gear lever knob.  All these features remain on the car driven in the films by the first Bond, Sean Connery.  There is no estimate of its fetching price at auction.  The second Bond was Roger Moore who never drove an Aston Martin. Instead, he drove a Bentley, a Chevy Implala convertible and most famously an amphibious Lotus Esprit. In his Saint TV series, Moore as Simon Templar made the Volvo P1800 famous.  But the Moore car up for auction is a 1969 Lamborghini Islero GTS he drove in the obscure 1970 thriller, The Man Who Haunted Himself, Moore drives which will be auctioned The movie features Moore as a man who awakes from surgery after a car accident to find his life has been turned upside-down. He is frequently seen driving the rare Lamborghini Islero GTS in the movie, including a climatic chase scene.  Sir Roger Moore was recently reunited with the Islero in London where he autographed the sun visor, the original driver's handbook and a special plaque. Finished in silver and carrying the original movie registration number YRL 11G, this Islero is one of only five right-hand variants built.  The car is estimated to achieve between $154,000 and $220,000 at the auction.

... sixth element, just hours before the official opening of the 2010 Paris Motor Show. The Italian supercar company was widely predicted to unveil the successor to its Murcielago flagship - most likely as the Jota - in the French capital but has instead gone down the show car route. The Sesto Elemento could still become a production car but Lamborghini is not confirming anything beyond its show car. It says it weighs in at just 999 kilograms thanks to an almost-total reliance on carbon fibre - carbon is the sixth element on the periodic table - and uses a V10 engine and all-wheel drive to produce a 0-100km/h sprint in a sensational 2.5 seconds with a top speed well beyond 300km/h. "What the figures cannot convey... are the Sesto Elemento’s razor-sharp handling, its voracious turn-in and its huge braking power," says Stephan Winkelmann, CEO of Automobili Lamborghini. "Extreme lightweight engineering, combined with extreme performance results in extreme driving fun. We put all of our technological competence into one stunning form." Development of the lightweight Lamborghini begins with a carbon fibre monocoque chassis and the car also uses carbon fibre-reinforced plastic for its entire front frame, exterior panels and crash boxes. The layout of the car is standard supercar, with a mid-mounted engine and radiators ahead of the front wheels, but the body shape is stealth-fighter edgy and left unpainted to highlight its carbon construction.

And it is among this year’s most slaveringly anticipated dish.While expected to be officially unveiled at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, an almost production ready test model of Lamborghini’s Jota has been captured up and close and personal by our spies at Germany’s Nurburgring.Looking lithe and lethal, but quite close to the concept version, the Jota lines have not yet been seen this clearly.The snapper has captured detailed images of the undisguised prototype, not least the front bumper and exhausts.The Jota will be powered by a V12 developing some 500kW of power.

The Italian company is teasing its fans and potential buyers ahead of the Paris Motor Show at the end of the month with a series of sneak peeks at a new car, most likely the successor to today's Murcielago. Lamborghini admits it will have a design study at Paris but stops a long way short of linking it to a production car. Still, the Murcielago is coming to the end of its life and Lamborghini is probably showing a potential direction for the car. It is also confirming it is switching focus from outright top speeds beyond 300km/h, a zone now owned by the Bugatti Veyron, and is concentrating on lightweight materials and design. "We think it is time to make a shift and talk more about handling and acceleration," says Stephan Winkelmann, president of Lamborghini. "Together with design, handling and acceleration are becoming more important. Speed is not as important anymore, because all super-sportscars are exceeding 300km/h and this is a speed that you cannot reach even on a racetrack, let alone normal roads. The key factor in terms of better handling and acceleration, meaning more immediate pleasure in driving, is the power-to-weight ratio. This is not so much about top speed and so the future will not be so focused on increasing the power, even because CO2 emissions do play a role for supersportscars too. That means the key is in reducing the weight." Winkelmann says Lamborghini has been working on carbon fibre for more than 30 years and is now ready to inject it into every future model. "From the middle of the Eighties, the average weight of our cars has increased by 500kg because of active and passive safety, comfort and emissions reduction issues, and this is something that we have to change. Since we cannot reduce safety or comfort in our cars, we have to reduce the weight by using new materials," he says. But he stops short of confirming anything for the Paris Show, although Lamborghini is expected to continue its teaser picture program in coming weeks.