New Murcielago Replacement called Aventador?

[superhyper]

Source: http://jalopnik.com/5689092/lamborghini-aventador-is-the-new-jota

 

Lamborghini's filed a claim with the U.S. trademark office on the name "Aventador." Some believe it's the new name for the Italian automaker's Murcielago-replacing supercar. Below, what the name means and specifications we expect for this new raging bull. According to a select group of customers who saw the new bull-fighter at a special event this week, we're told the Lamborghini Aventador will look like a replica of the Lamborghini Reventón. It'll even use the Reventón's massive 6.5-liter V12 engine and produce a Reventón-besting 700 HP with a redline of 8,250 RPM. Also, we're told that amazing engine will be mated to a seven-speed single clutch gearbox.

And oh, yes, it'll be light. Thanks to Lamborghini CEO Stephen Winkelmann's clarion call for weight loss, the new bullish beast will feature a carbon fiber monocoque chassis that'll cut the weight 500 lbs. from the Murcielago while upping rigidity by a whopping 70%.

All of this should translate into some seriously mind-blowing performance — it'll supposedly make a 0-to-62 time in 2.9 seconds and a top speed of 217 MPH.

But now, to the name. For a while Lamborghini fan-boys have been confused about what to call the new replacement to the Murcielago. Some have called it the Jota. The Jota nameplate finds its roots in one of the most storied Lamborghinis to have ever existed, the Miura. The Lamborghini Miura was produced between 1966 and 1972, and represented what many today believe to be the birth of the two-seater, high-performance, mid-engine sports car. In 1970, a Lamborghini test driver named Bob Wallace used a special test mule that was named Lamborghini Miura Jota. The mule was eventually sold, and was tragically later burned to the ground after crashing on the ring road around Brescia. The name was later revived for a short period of time on the Diablo SE30 limited edition as a power upgrade. Others have merely called it the LP 700-4 — due to the 700 horses under the hood and the all-wheel drive powertrain.

While the numerical designation may be retained, we're hearing now, thanks to folks who attended this week's event at Lamborghini's Italian home, that the name will be Aventador.

Sure, that name sounds cool, but what in the name of Sant'Agata does it mean? It doesn't appear to mean anything in Italian, but in Spanish the word could mean everything from "fan used to blow a fire" to "a wooden fork with three or four prongs, used for winnowing corn." It also means, if we believe Babelfish, "a scourer."

 

 

Not too sure what to think about the looks of this one...

[hpluls]

That unofficial rendering isn't bad, better looking than the Sesto Elemento thing IMO. Looks a bit too "tame" for a Lambo though...

[Robban93]

I think it looks ok, i guess...

[MANTE84]

It look ok but i prefer the actual murcielago

[CarMadMike]

Judging by the "Jota" spy shots it isn't going to look like that rendering anyway, which is very obviously gallardo based. The rendering is way too tame, bland etc.

 

As for Aventador, not a bad name.

[Robban93]

it's too much Gallardo ish

[T1M]

That looks alright, better than some of the other concepts, but yeah, I prefer the old one still. Not sure about the name either, should just be called Murcielago imo.

[Elneidar]

I think this rendering is too far away from current style of Lambo and new v-12 Lambo will have more sharp edges like Reventon, Estoque and others current generation lambos.

[Eudemon]

Haha at you guys looking at a rendering as the actual thing. Haven't you seen the spyshots of this thing in the wild? The talk about it looking rather like the Reventon is much closer to that rendering with the donated body of a Gallardo.

 

As for the name there will be something to do with the typical tradition that Lamborghini has followed since it's early days. One thing's for sure it rolls off the tongue but no doubt saying it as it looks will be wrong.

 

Aa-Ben-Fah-door or something.

[Sponge]

I don't like the name. It doesn't roll of the tongue as fluently as Gallaro or Murcielago. You need to stutter to say the name.

[superhyper]

Haha at you guys looking at a rendering as the actual thing.

 

I know it's a render but I don't like the Reventon-esque styling of the concepts at all, let alone this rendering.

[Leadfoot[YT]]

That rendering's from February. If you want a look at the car, try this:

 

 

:)

 

-Leadfoot

[Jacob]

Imo the murcielago should be made foreva! I do not like this concept

[T0M722]

Aventador doesn't sound bad! The rendering looks pretty bad imo and I don't like it. I'm actually really excited to see this car though :D

[t.]

That Photoshop is hilarious. Prospective customers have already viewed the car. Lucky ba....

[TDUFREAK500]

that looks pretty good actually

[Penfold]

Sounds a bit like a dinosaur but yeah t'is good, as for the rendering I doubt it's gonna look like that.

[TDU 505]

That Photoshop is hilarious. Prospective customers have already viewed the car. Lucky ba....

 

Indeed. I know a couple of guys who've gone to see the car. Any kind of camera is strictly prohibited as one would expect so no pictures of it unfortunately.

[T0M722]

That Photoshop is hilarious. Prospective customers have already viewed the car. Lucky ba....

 

Indeed. I know a couple of guys who've gone to see the car. Any kind of camera is strictly prohibited as one would expect so no pictures of it unfortunately.

 

Should've taken some secret spy glasses with an inbuilt camera. ^^

[KoenigseggBG]

it's too much Gallardo ish

My first thoughts exactly. :)

 

I like it but the name sounds wierd to me, should have called it Fernando. xD

[hpluls]

I like it but the name sounds wierd to me, should have called it Fernando. xD

 

That would be the ultimate way of trolling Ferrari :p

[TDUFREAK500]

no one shall troll ferrari :evil:

[Immelmann]

Too reserved. Not a worthy looking replacement IMO, so here's to hoping it's just another failed speculative rendering.

[CLR-GTR]

Pictures of the engine and transmission, ignore the dutch text, it's just basic info on stats of the engine.

 

http://www.autoblog.nl/archive/2010/11/15/officieel-lamborghinis-nieuwe-motor-en-bak

[Eudemon]

How can an engine be so sexy. lol