Lamborghini Aventador SVJ teased again

Lamborghini has released yet another picture tease of its Aventador Superveloce Jota ahead of the new car's launch later this week at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance event in California.

Rumoured to signal the approaching end of the current naturally-aspirated Lamborghini Aventador, the Superveloce Jota (SVJ) has already covered itself in glory when a camouflaged version set a new lap record of the Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit.

Laying down a time of just six minutes 44.97 seconds – the big Lambo V12's lap was a full 2.27 seconds faster than a time set by the Porsche 911 GT2 that previously held the fastest production car record.

The latest tease of the Aventador SVJ's larger rear spoiler previews some of the wind-bending measures behind that fast lap.

Said to incorporate the car maker's next-gen ALA 2.0 active aerodynamics, the Aventador SVJ is understood to have drawn on optimised downforce through corners and reduced drag along the straights to achieve the record lap time.

Helping it manage the air flow further is a deep front spoiler and wide rear skirts.

Already teased is a pair of bonnet vents that are thought to feed air to the front discs, while reducing lift over the front axle.

Under the rear boot lid, the regular Aventador's 6.5-litre V12 has been tuned to produce 567kW at 8500rpm and 720Nm at 6750rpm.

Teasing another picture of a bronze metallic rocker cover, the Italian car maker has even gone as far as revealing the V12's firing order, but not the actual car.

Helping maximise performance, the SVJ incorporates some serious weight-saving that will give it a power-to-weight ratio better than any car in its 55-year history.

The Aventador SVJ also gets a completely revised suspension set-up and bespoke Pirelli P-Zero Corsa tyres, although the optional P Zero Trofeo Rs were used for the record attempt.

The famed Jota name has, until now, only been reserved for just two cars – the original Miura that was developed by legendary test driver Bob Wallace and a wild rear-wheel drive Diablo SE 30 Jota that was made to celebrate 30 years of Lamborghinis.

Further teases are expected this week ahead of the SVJ's official reveal.

Thought to be offered in ultra-limited numbers, the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ is expected to wear a price tag significantly more than that of the recently introduced Aventador S ($789,425 before on-road costs).