The fastest production car to ever lap the Nurburgring will also become the most expensive new Lamborghini production model ever sold in Australia, with its price topping $1 million once on-road costs are added.
The Lamborghini Aventador SVJ, unveiled at the Pebble Beach concours last week, will cost $949,640 (plus ORCs) when it arrives in Australia in Autumn 2019.
In the current range the line-up is topped by the Aventador S Roadster at $825,530 (plus on-road costs). But previously, the $925,300 Aventador SV Roadster was the record holder.
The SVJ will be cheaper in New Zealand, where it will cost $NZ818,864 plus on-roads. A steal by comparison…
The Superveloce (superfast) Jota – hence SVJ -- gets a 566kW version of the Aventador’s mid-mounted 6.5-litre V12 engine, combined with new-generation active aerodynamics and a thoroughly revised chassis tune.
All that helped it race to a time of 6:44.97sec on the Nordschleife in the hands of test driver Marco Mapelli, undercutting the Porsche 911 GT2 by about two seconds.