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GENEVA MOTOR SHOW: Lamborghini's $4.6m Veneno LP740
Lamborghini names its fastest model ever as leaked images of 350km/h Veneno LP740 emerge pre-GenevaUpdate, March 5: Official images of the Veneno LP740 have been released by Lamborghini ahead of the car's unveiling in Geneva today. The famed Italian sports car builder has revealed that the 1450kg Veneno, riding on 20-inch alloys at the front and 21-inch at the rear, will reach 100km/h from a standing start in just 2.8 seconds. All three cars have been sold, for a price of €3 million apiece. The car is a monocoque construction formed from a carbonfibre-reinforced plastic, which is also the material used for the outer skin. While the name may well mean 'venom' in Spanish, it is also the name of a famous fighting bull, in keeping with Lamborghini's traditional model naming policy. Lamborghini has clarified that only the show car for Geneva is finished in all three colours of the Italian flag. That car will remain in the hands of Lamborghini, but the three cars sold to customers are each finished in one respective colour of the flag: green, red or white.
Lamborghini’s fastest production model ever has surfaced online ahead of the Veneno LP740’s global debut at this week’s Geneva motor show.
The ‘other’ Italian supercar brand today launched an official micro-site to launch the car at Geneva, confirming the limited-edition model will be known as Veneno, which means venom in Spanish.
No other details have been officially revealed, but leaked images have emerged via a number of European sources, exposing the look of the super-exclusive model designed to celebrate Lambo’s 50th anniversary this year.
According to the UK’s Sunday Times newspaper, just three examples of the Veneno will be produced (one each in red, white and green – the colours of the Italian flag), all of which are spoken for despite a reported pricetag of £3.1 million, or around $A4.6 million, making it one of the world’s priciest new vehicles.
Based on the same carbon-fibre monococque chassis as the top-shelf Aventador LP700-4, the Veneno employs a 552kW (750hp) version of the same car’s 6.5-litre V12 engine to drive all four wheels via a seven-speed automated manual transmission.
Sources say that will be enough to dispatch the newest Lambo to a top speed of 220mp/h (354km/h), supporting Lamborghini’s claim that its Geneva show star will be its fastest model ever.
The road-registerable (but left-hand drive-only) Veneno will debut at the Swiss extravaganza alongside two other new hypercars in the form of the McLaren P1 and a new limited-edition flagship from Ferrari.
For our full coverage head to motoring.com.au for the latest Geneva motor show news
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