Lamborghini Aventador S 2017 review: road test
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Buried deep in the middle of the car, this monster engine develops an astonishing 544kw. (Image caption: Rhys Vanderside)Image may be NSFW.Clik here to view.
- Price N/A
What we like
- Wacky looks
- Four-wheel steer
- The V12
What we don't
- Optional reversing camera is taking the mick
- Low-speed ride is pretty bad
- It's very, very low
Lamborghini's Aventador S is the last living link to supercars of old. Wild-looking bedroom-poster material, gigantic anti-socially loud V12 that actually spits flame and the kind of performance that will rustle the jimmies of even a seasoned supercar driver.
It harks back to a time when supercars actually sucked, but it didn't matter because they were proof you had both the money and patience to nurse it into life and then wring its neck, because that was the only way it made any sense. While the Huracan is a thoroughly modern supercar, the Aventador is an unashamed, unabashed, hairy-chested, head-banging, rock ape.
Verdict
The Aventador isn't the best car you can buy for the money and truth be told, it isn't the best Lamborghini, which is a bit tough when you remember the only other car they make at the moment is the V10 Huracan. But it's all about the theatre as much as being a very capable supercar.
I'm not a Lamborghini fanboy, but I completely get the Aventador. It's a because-we-can car, just like the Murcielago, Diablo and Countach before it. But unlike those cars, it's thoroughly modern and with the upgrades introduced to the S, it's faster, harder and enormously entertaining.
As the last of a dying breed it delivers on everything a Lamborghini should - amazing looks, nutty price tag and an engine that excites not just driver and passenger but anyone with a heartbeat. It's by far the most charismatic car you can buy, no matter how many zeroes are on the cheque.
Photography by Rhys Vanderside
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Lamborghini Aventador S 2017 review: road test
What we like
- Wacky looks
- Four-wheel steer
- The V12
What we don't
- Optional reversing camera is taking the mick
- Low-speed ride is pretty bad
- It's very, very low
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