Lamborghini Aventador production hits 10,000 milestone

Automobili Lamborghini is celebrating the production of the 10,000th Aventador at its Sant'Agata Bolognese factory in Italy.

Introduced in 2011 as the LP700-4, the supercar's sales milestone is more than double the 4099 Murcielagos manufactured by the famous Italian brand over a similar-length model life (2001-2010).

Aventador number 10,000 is an SVJ Roadster destined for Thailand that is painted in Grigio Acheso grey with Rosso Mimir red livery.

Inside, the specially-commissioned V12 drop-top also features a red and black interior that was created by Lamborghini's Ad Personam bespoke division.

Attributing its success and longevity to its carbon-fibre monocoque, powerful naturally-aspirated V12, the presence of its fast-shifting 'ISR' automated manual and the introduction of the Roadster (2012), S (2016) and flagship SVJ (2018) variants, the Aventador was until recently the second best-selling Lamborghini of all time after the smaller V10-powered Huracan.

The Aventador has now been eclipsed by the Urus SUV that racked up its 10,000th sale in July this year after just two years of production at the same Sant'Agata Bolognese plant.

The Urus is now on track to overtake its supercar sibling to become the best-selling Lamborghini of all time, with the milestone expected to be reached later next year.

The Aventador, meanwhile, is now in the twilight of its model lifecycle and is expected to be replaced by an all-new supercar that is expected to be unveiled in 2021 and introduced to the market the following year.

We expect the next-generation flagship from the House of the Raging Bull to keep its trademark scissor doors, shun turbos and come equipped with an electrified version of the naturally-aspirated V12.