Lamborghini Aventador J - Worldwide premiere at the 2012 Geneva Motor
Show
Geneva - At the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, Automobili
Lamborghini is presenting the most uncompromising open super sports car
of its entire history. The Lamborghini Aventador J is a force of nature
on wheels – supremely powerful and supremely open. The Aventador J
offers its pilot and co-pilot an utterly indescribable experience of
power and dynamics. At the same time, the 515 kW / 700 hp two-seater is
a first class technology showcase, combining innovative solutions and
brand new materials and demonstrating Automobili Lamborghini’s enormous
expertise in carbon fiber technology.
The Lamborghini
Aventador J is a radically open automobile – exterior and interior meld
into each other. The designers and engineers in Sant’Agata Bolognese
have not only dispensed entirely with the roof, but also with the front
windshield. This requires that drivers of the Aventador J must have the
right equipment for driving at top speeds higher than 300 Km/h.
This kind of driving at the limit is a highly
exclusive experience – the Lamborghini Aventador J is fully functional
for road use. It is an absolute one-off: a one-of-a-kind piece of art.
Continuation of a glorious tradition
With the Aventador J, technically based on the
Aventador, Automobili Lamborghini is carrying on its glorious brand
tradition. The 1970 Jota, for instance, was the stuff of legends – a
Lamborghini Miura with improved performance and virtually redesigned in
every detail. It remained a one-off; although some owners subsequently
had their Miuras modified to look like the Jota.
The letter J is derived from the sporting rules of
the FIA world motorsport organization. Its "Appendix J" defines the
technical specification of race cars in the various classes.
The Lamborghini Aventador J is a super sports car
of positively dramatic single-mindedness and openness. It combines the
overwhelming performance of the Lamborghini Aventador with the most
intense experience of power and dynamics imaginable in an automobile.
The technical basis for the Aventador J is
the Aventador LP 700-4, Lamborghini’s new twelve-cylinder model.
Presented in 2011, the Aventador has been acclaimed by customers and
journalists alike. The Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4’s technology
package is unique – its structure is based on an innovative monocoque
made from carbon fiber reinforced polymers that combines systematic
lightweight design with optimum stiffness and safety. The new
twelve-cylinder with a displacement of 6.5 liters and 515 kW / 700 hp
combines the best in high-revving thrills with mighty pulling power. Its
super-fast ISR transmission, permanent all-wheel drive and push-rod
suspension combine this potent power with the utmost handling precision.
Naturally, the Aventador J benefits enormously from this unique
technology package. Yet the Aventador J has a significantly different
interpretation to the Aventador coupé. In this open version, the
monocoque has a largely new design, including the two safety bars behind
the seats. The absence of a roof, of the large windshield, of the air
conditioning system and of the navigation system obviously takes it to
an even lower weight. With a dry weight of 1575 kilograms, the series
production
Aventador LP 700-4 is already extremely light for
its performance class thanks to its carbon fiber construction.
Carbonskin, a brand new carbon fiber material
The unique expertise of Automobili Lamborghini in the field of carbon
fiber reinforced polymers is evident not only in the hi-tech monocoque,
but also in the research into further innovative solutions. Unlike
traditional seats, in the Aventador J seats are made of Forged COMPOSITE
®,
with inserts of flexible carbon fiber fabrics: a result of an innovative
Lamborghini patent.
The specialists at Lamborghini have developed an even more amazing
version of carbon fiber material for the Aventador J. In its first
automotive application, this carbon fiber fabric called "Carbonskin" is
made of woven carbon fibers soaked with a very special epoxy resin that
stabilizes the fiber structure and keeps the material soft. Like a
hi-tech fabric, the carbon fiber mats fit perfectly to every shape. In
the Aventador J, the complete cockpit and parts of the seats are clad in
this material and shimmer in matt carbon fiber black. It’s conceivable
that in future there will be many potential applications for this
freshly patented and extremely fine-looking material, even very high-end
clothing.
The Design: uncompromisingly Lamborghini
An
extreme Aventador obviously needs an equally single-minded design, which
goes without saying at the Centro Stile Lamborghini. Every single model
from Sant’Agata Bolognese bears the unique design of the brand. Clear,
precise surfaces, as well as sharp, often broken lines are among the
unmistakable styling tools. They consistently emphasize the power and
enormous presence of these Italian super sports cars. Not one line is
ever accidental – the defining principle is always ‘form follows
function’.
This function is very clearly defined for the Aventador J – explosive
dynamics, extreme driving fun, a unique experience. Every kilometer with
the Aventador J is extreme fun: something plainly evident from the very
first glance.
