Lamborghini to Reveal Flagship Supercar in Geneva

Lamborghini said it plans to unveil a flagship supercar which will carry a price tag of more than $370,000. The company said the vehicle, which will be called the Aventador, is its most powerful series production vehicle ever.

The Aventador LP 700-4 is equipped with a V12 engine that can generate a power of 700-hp. With the help of this engine, this vehicle can sprint to 100 kilometers per hour in 2.9 seconds. As reported by autonews, the vehicle is excepted to be revealed on March 1 at the Geneva Motor Show.

A person from the company who refused to reveal his identity said autonews that the Aventador, which replaces the Volkswagen AG brand’s top-of-the-line Murcielago model, is already sold for the first year of production. Lamborghini, which is competing with Fiat’s Ferrari, will decide over the next year whether to add a third model to its portfolio to complement the Aventador and Gallardo lines.

The company expects that the launch of the Aventador will help it to help capitalize on a recovering market for luxury autos costing more than $200,000. The report from IHS, the supercar sales in the U.S. may surge 146% this year for vehicles costing from $200,000 to $400,000 after plunging 40%in 2010, gives hope to this Italian automaker.

With an expected boom in the automobile sector, Lamborghini is increasing the production of the Aventador. By March 1, it is expected that the output will be expanded to build around 100 cars. The company has already started to take orders for the vehicle which has a top speed of 350 kilometers per hour. The sales of Aventador will begin in the second quarter of this year.

Source: nitrobahn.com