Photos: Craig Owen Photography As I walk towards the parking lot at Oribi Airport in Pietermaritzburg I don’t have to guess where the Aventador is parked. There is a large crowd gathered around on the far side, staring, taking photos, laughing and smiling. When the roadster comes into view I understand their reaction, it is achingly beautiful to behold. The Aventador is a stunning light metallic blue colour called ‘Azzuro Thetis’, a throwback to the beautiful 1968 Miura Roadster. There is obvious purpose to this colour choice, the Muira is considered the genesis of the high performance, two- seater, mid-engine sports car. Just as the Muira ushered in a new age of sports car in 1968, I can’t help but think that this roadster has ushered in a new belle époque of the supercar. Opening the Lamborghini’s trademark scissor doors, I climb into the Sabbia Neferem leather seats, handmade in Sant’Agata Bolognese. The interior is simply sumptuous, Lamborghini rightly calling it Bicolore Elegante. Sitting in the roadster makes me feel energised, powerful and content all at once. Looking around I feel like I am in the pilot’s seat of a fighter jet. There is a real passion here; real love of detail has gone into each piece of switchgear. All the controls fall naturally to hand for easy adjustment; the ergonomics inside the cabin are quite simply, perfect. After a quick introduction to Dave Tarry-Smith, my cool, calm and nonchalant co-driver from Lamborghini SA we do a quick checklist; mirrors, indicator stalk, up-shift and down-shift paddles, check. Dave then selects Strada mode invites me to start the Aventador. I lift the red switchgear cover that hides the start button like lifting the missile switch on a fighter jet, I press firmly, the French expression “joie de vivre” does not do justice to what follows, but the Italian does, “Euforia”. Life is an event. In the Aventador your life unfolds with Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini streaming a soundtrack for your life, 60 centimetres behind your ears. In its heart the Roadster holds a 6.5 litre, 12-cylinder engine weighing just 235 kilograms. It delivers 515 kilowatts at 8,250 revs per minute and 690 nanometres of torque. All of this power is transferred perfectly to the road via its permanent all-wheel drive system all the way through to 350 kilometres per hour. Acceleration is monumental. Using the shift paddles on the steering wheel, I change through the 7-speed gearbox effortlessly. Officially the Aventador reaches 100 kilometres per hour in 2.9 seconds. 1st gear is like a volcanic eruption, 2nd gear is like a nuclear explosion, 3rd gear is like sitting in cannon that I have just fired, and there are still 4 gears to go. In this mode I will drink to the dregs of the 90 litre tank and get about 365 kilometres down the road. On the open road the Aventador will return 10.7 litres per 100 kilometres or about 841 kilometres on a single tank. Lamborghini have used state of the art technology to improve fuel consumption and reduce carbon emissions including cylinder deactivation as well as a start stop system, with restart taking a mere 180 milliseconds. Achingly beautiful LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR LP 700-4 ROADSTER e Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Roadster has arrived in South Africa not with a whimper – with an almighty roar. 102 I SOUTH AFRICA DELUXE I MOTOR & SPORTS luxury car I 103
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as I walk towards the parking lot at oribi airport in
pietermaritzburg I don’t have to guess where the aventador is
parked. there is a large crowd gathered around on the far side,
staring, taking photos, laughing and smiling. when the roadster
comes into view I understand their reaction, it is achingly
beautiful to behold.
the aventador is a stunning light metallic blue colour called
‘azzuro thetis’, a throwback to the beautiful 1968 Miura
Roadster. there is obvious purpose to this colour choice, the
Muira is considered the genesis of the high performance, two-
seater, mid-engine sports car. Just as the Muira ushered in a new
age of sports car in 1968, I can’t help but think that this roadster
has ushered in a new belle époque of the supercar.
opening the lamborghini’s trademark scissor doors, I climb
into the Sabbia neferem leather seats, handmade in Sant’agata
bolognese. the interior is simply sumptuous, lamborghini
rightly calling it bicolore elegante. Sitting in the roadster makes
me feel energised, powerful and content all at once. looking
around I feel like I am in the pilot’s seat of a fighter jet. there is
a real passion here; real love of detail has gone into each piece
of switchgear. all the controls fall naturally to hand for easy
adjustment; the ergonomics inside the cabin are quite simply,
perfect.
after a quick introduction to dave tarry-Smith, my cool, calm
and nonchalant co-driver from lamborghini Sa we do a quick
checklist; mirrors, indicator stalk, up-shift and down-shift
paddles, check. dave then selects Strada mode invites me to
start the aventador. I lift the red switchgear cover that hides the
start button like lifting the missile switch on a fighter jet, I press
firmly, the french expression “joie de vivre” does not do justice to
what follows, but the Italian does, “euforia”. life is an event. In the
aventador your life unfolds with Rossini, bellini, donizetti, verdi
and puccini streaming a soundtrack for your life, 60 centimetres
behind your ears.
In its heart the Roadster holds a 6.5 litre, 12-cylinder engine
weighing just 235 kilograms. It delivers 515 kilowatts at 8,250
revs per minute and 690 nanometres of torque. all of this
power is transferred perfectly to the road via its permanent
all-wheel drive system all the way through to 350 kilometres
per hour. acceleration is monumental. using the shift paddles
on the steering wheel, I change through the 7-speed gearbox
effortlessly. officially the aventador reaches 100 kilometres per
hour in 2.9 seconds. 1st gear is like a volcanic eruption, 2nd gear
is like a nuclear explosion, 3rd gear is like sitting in cannon that
I have just fired, and there are still 4 gears to go. In this mode
I will drink to the dregs of the 90 litre tank and get about 365
kilometres down the road. on the open road the aventador will
return 10.7 litres per 100 kilometres or about 841 kilometres on
a single tank. lamborghini have used state of the art technology
to improve fuel consumption and reduce carbon emissions
including cylinder deactivation as well as a start stop system,