Italy’s Lamborghini has revealed a brand new Aventador that zips to a top speed of 350 km and is described as the “purest essence of a Lamborghini super sports car”.

The Aventador LP 750-4 Superveloce will be revealed at the Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland, which opens its doors today.

The car’s enhanced V12 naturally aspirated engine delivers 750 hp at 8.400 rpm allowing it to accelerate from 0-100 kmph in 2.8 seconds flat.

It is also 50 kg less than other models thanks to lightweight engineering solutions and substantial use of carbon fibre and is “the fastest and most emotional series production Lamborghini”.

With increased power, lower weight, improved aerodynamics and innovative technologies, the Aventador LP 750-4 Superveloce is “the most pure incarnation of a Lamborghini to date”, the manufacturer says. 

A focus on weight reduction while incorporating innovative technologies has resulted in the most sports-oriented, fastest and most emotional series productionLamborghini ever, it adds.

The V12 engine’s power is increased to 552 kW/750 hp. This results in a power-to-weight-ratio of 2,03 kg/hp and facilitating the car to accelerate from 0 to 100 kmph in 2.8 seconds and on to reach a top speed of more than 350 kmph.

“The new Aventador Superveloce continues the Lamborghini tradition of SV models, pushing the boundaries in terms of performance and pure driving emotion,” says Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini. “The original Aventador was presented four years ago, and the Superveloce pays homage to its passionate owners, as well as the fan community, whose enthusiasm has resulted in the biggest commercial success ever of a Lamborghini V12 super sports car.”


POWER-TO-WEIGHT

The Aventador’s carbon fiber monocoque with lightweight aluminum frames is being serially produced for the Superveloce.

Together with other carbon fibre components such as door panels and rockers and fenders, it provides low weight with maximum rigidity. Also in carbon fibre are the new rear wing, and the fixed air intakes.

The interior has also been completely revised with a clear focus on weight reduction. The new sports bucket seats and the door panels are made of carbon and the interior’s lightweight design excludes an infotainment system (available as no-cost option), carpets and certain noise insulation parts. 

In this way the weight of the car has been reduced by 50 kg to 1,525 kg. Combined with the increased power, the power-to-weight ratio has been improved by ten per cent, to 2.03 kg/hp.


DRIVING DYNAMICS

Introduced on the Aventador, Lamborghini’s pushrod suspension system incorporates adaptive Magneto Rheological Suspension (MRS) on the Superveloce, responding immediately to road conditions and driving style: wheel damping is adjusted individually during cornering, largely suppressing body roll and making the steering and handling even more responsive. The adaptive damping also counteracts brake diving.

Also new is the electromechanical Lamborghini Dynamic Steering (LDS), which variably adapts the steering ratio to road speed and to the dynamic mode selected. 

Specially tuned for the Superveloce, it ensures even greater stability at high speed, while making it easier to manoeuvre at low speed.

The Superveloce’s lightweight forged rims in matt black measure 20 inches at the front and 21 inches at the rear and are optionally equipped with central locking mounts, as in motorsport. The Pirelli P Zero Corsa sports tyres ensure maximum grip, with Carbon Ceramic Brakes as standard


PURE PERFORMANCE

The 6.5 litre V12 engine has been redesigned for the Superveloce and equipped with a new lightweight exhaust system. Improving the responsiveness of the original Aventador, maximum power output now reaches 552 kW / 750 hp at 8,400 rpm. 

The newly engineered exhaust system not only lowers back pressure, but also delivers all the music of the mighty 12-cylinder engine – from a moderate rumble when rolling through the city at low revs to the screaming crescendo of gears spinning at top speed. 

The car uses Lamborghini’s innovative ISR transmission, described as the “fastest automated manual gearbox in the world and the perfect match for the engine”.

The permanent all-wheel drive of the car – denoted by the ‘4’ in its name – uses a Haldex Generation IV electronically controlled coupling system to distribute torque between front and rear.

Vehicle characteristics can all be adapted to individual preferences using the three settings of the Drive Select– Strada (road), Sport and Corsa (race track).


FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION

Overall aerodynamics have been optimised by 150 per cent in term of efficiency and gained a considerably higher downforce of 170 per cent over the standard Aventador.

The most obvious new element is a large racing-style rear wing which improves aerodynamic efficiency and generates additional downforce. It can be manually adjusted to three different positions to suit a driving style. 

The wing can be regulated to allow for a change of 15 per cent in the aerodynamic balance of the car. 

The front end of the car has been redesigned completely: a more ‘open’ view, with the forward-stretched line of the front skirt and two front wings - one in black carbon fibre and one in the car’s colour - generating significant downforce in the front of the car. 

This improves handling and stability, gives even more precise turn-in at high speeds and, in conjunction with the ABS, ensures a sensitive and accurate feedback from the steering. Larger front air intakes reflect the SV’s additional 50 hp and optimise brake cooling.

The rear of the car is redesigned with an open, exposed feel. 

The Superveloce’s extreme, lightweight character is immediately evident, with the complexity of the design clearly visible from both behind and above the car. A large rear diffuser on the underside and vertical fins improve the air flow from the optimised underbody.

A large mesh structure at the rear ensures heat dissipation from the V12 engine.  The cooling air ducts above the rear wheels, which are movable on the standard

Aventador, are fixed on the Superveloce.


THE INTERIOR 

This is the first production car to feature Lamborghini’s innovative Carbon Skin, a woven carbon fibre fabric that is extremely soft to the touch, yet very hard-wearing. The

Superveloce’s inner roof and parts of the cockpit are clad in this exclusive material.

The carbon fiber monocoque also features in the car’s interior.

The shells of the new sports seats are also made from carbon fibre with an upholstery in alcantara and y-shaped leather inserts.

The instrument cluster is entirely new. The new TFT screen is dominated by the colour yellow, with an RPM shifting indicator in light blue, and a G-force indicator in the lower part of the cluster similar to racing cars.

The launch color of the Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 is the specially developed Rosso Bia, with black Alcantara in the interior. Five further colors are available with owners able to specify their cars to their own tastes, under Lamborghini’s personalisation programme.

The price of the Aventador Superveloce in Europe is €327,190 ($366,452) plus taxes, and the car will come on the market in late spring 2015.

The Geneva International Motor Show is being held at the Palexpo convention centre and runs until March 15.