Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Lamborghini’s Fastest New Supercar: $3.9 Million Veneno

A Lamborghini Venenos automobile, produced by Automobili Lamborghini SpA, on display on the first day of the 83rd Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland

Attention, McLaren and Bugatti: the gauntlet has been thrown.

World-renowned Italian carmaker Lamborghini introduced its Veneno supercar, a 750-horsepower beast whose $3.9 million price tag immediately makes it one of the most expensive cars ever produced, putting the $2.4 million Bugatti Veyron and the McLaren F1 (a mere $1 million, although they’re tough to find) in the shade.

The new Lamborghini Veneno is presented by CEO and Chairman Stephan Winkelmann
during a preview of Volkswagen Group

The car is a one-off, produced in honor of Lamborghini’s 50th anniversary. Like all Lamborghinis, its name derives from bullfighting; Veneno was apparently a particularly speedy animal from the early 1900s. According to CEO Stephan Winkelmann, the new car is the “fastest, most powerful road Lamborghini we’ve ever built,” reports Automotive News Europe.

The Lamborghini Venenos automobile, produced by Automobili Lamborghini SpA, on display on the first day of the 83rd Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland

Much of the extraordinary cost of the car comes from its carbon fiber monocoque construction, CNN Money reports. While the vehicle is based on Lamborghini’s $400,000 Aventador chassis, all its body panels — including the various splitters, air ducts and diffusers and the massive rear spoiler — are custom-designed to maximize downforce and keep the car close to the road, according to the Chicago Tribune.

The new Lamborghini Veneno is presented by CEO and Chairman Stephan Winkelman

The model Winkelmann introduced in Geneva is the carmaker’s development car, reports The Telegraph, featuring racing stripes in the green, white and red of the Italian flag.

The Lamborghini Venenos on the first day of the 83rd Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland

But even if you do have the scratch to consider buying one of these monsters, don’t get too excited yet: Lamborghini is only making 3 Venenos, and they’ve all been spoken for. Might as well save your money for Steve McQueen’s Ford GT40.

The new Lamborghini Venen

*Excerpts from an article by Tim Morrison from Time.com

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