Did I Miss the Aventador Thread?

[mojammer]

Color configurator:
http://www.aventador.com/index-eng.html










Apparently 700 is the new 600, and claiming sub three seconds to 60mph is like claiming Scarlet Johansson's back door.

[sportyaccordy]

0-60 is a dated metric. Curious to see what it needs to do 0-100.

Shape looks impossibly low. Def a design worthy of the Lambo brand.

Interior looks a little bland though. Maybe an off-white 80s treatment would spice it up

[Raza]

Whoa.  Totally awesome.  Where's the stick?

[Xer0]

Whoa.  Totally awesome.  Where's the stick?

In the Gallardo, this won't be getting one.

[SVT666]

I love it.  The sightlines look to be better than in the Camaro too.

[Mustangfan2003]

I love it.  The sightlines look to be better than in the Camaro too.

Don't let Cougs know, the Camara is the greatest car built brah. 

[Raza]

In the Gallardo, this won't be getting one.

I suppose that's fine, I won't be getting one either.

[Mustangfan2003]

I suppose that's fine, I won't be getting one either.

Why not, I'm buying one of each. 

[Raza]

Why not, I'm buying one of each. 

If I want a car with an automatic, I'll buy a Range Rover or an IS-F.

[68_427]

If I want a car with an automatic, I'll buy a Range Rover or an IS-F.

I know most of you would probably agree on this, but it's probably not what you would actually say after driving one with flappy paddles and a stick.

[Raza]

 

I know most of you would probably agree on this, but it's probably not what you would actually say after driving one with flappy paddles and a stick.

Well, I have plenty of experience with a real stick and a DSG gearbox.  I'm walking away with a stick every time. 

[68_427]

Well, I have plenty of experience with a real stick and a DSG gearbox.  I'm walking away with a stick every time. 

Do you have experience with cars even near as fast as this?

[SVT666]

I'll take flappy paddles if it's a good setup.

[CALL_911]

The exterior is teh sex. The interior (barring the gauges) is bland.

[Cookie Monster]

I don't know how to feel about the lack of a stick. It makes me sad that automakers keep moving away from manuals, but I think in a car as fast as that, I wouldn't have time to think about shifting.

Although, when not driving balls to the wall (which would be 95% of the time), a manual would make the car more enjoyable, IMO.

[sportyaccordy]

I think you guys should drive something like a Ferrari 458 before counting out the semi auto. Just cause an auto would sap what little fun you're able to extract from your daily drivers completely doesn't mean they will do the same for a 700HP supercar. Call me crazy but in cars that can do 100 in less time than most people's cars here can do 60, I think it's smart to enable drivers to focus on the road rather than shifting. Not to mention the removal of user error in drivetrain damage. Get over it.

[sportyaccordy]

Do you have experience with cars even near as fast as this?

Of course not.

[Payman]

This is my new favorite car. It makes me feel like the Countach did when I was a lad.

[CALL_911]

Oh come on, does it really surprise you that it doesn't have a stick at this point? Every single car in that class has a DCT, you think Lamborghini's suddenly going to say "OH?! We should offer a stick, because there's demand from buyers of used NA Miatas!"

I'd want a proper manual just as badly as any of you would, but those days are gone, in this class. Expecting this to be different is a bit of a head-scratcher, IMO.

[Raza]

Do you have experience with cars even near as fast as this?

Define near.  I have some seat time in the last generation 493hp S55 AMG. 

But I'm not sure I'd care either way.  If your point is that they're so fast that a paddlebox does it better, then it's not a car I want, period, if I believed your claim.

[Payman]

This car would look absolutely wicked in stealth matte black.

[Raza]

I think you guys should drive something like a Ferrari 458 before counting out the semi auto. Just cause an auto would sap what little fun you're able to extract from your daily drivers completely doesn't mean they will do the same for a 700HP supercar. Call me crazy but in cars that can do 100 in less time than most people's cars here can do 60, I think it's smart to enable drivers to focus on the road rather than shifting. Not to mention the removal of user error in drivetrain damage. Get over it.

[Payman]

If I'm trying to beat the lap record on the Nurburgring, then yeah... semi-auto is the way to go. For the other 99.99993% of the time, like when I'm blasting down a winding public road, manual stick everytime, please.

[SVT666]

I don't know.  I used to be a "Manual or die" kind of guy, but not so much anymore.  As long as it is a god paddle setup and responds fast enough, then I think I might actually prefer the paddles.

[Payman]

I don't know.  I used to be a "Manual or die" kind of guy, but not so much anymore.  As long as it is a god paddle setup and responds fast enough, then I think I might actually prefer the paddles.

That's old age talking.

[Payman]

This is the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo, a Supermarine Spitfire, an SR-71 Blackbird... I keep discovering interesting new angles and details, enveloped in a masterpiece of fluid sculpture. I would buy one just to park in my living room, and stare at. Lambo did a moonshot with this one. I'm hooked.

[Cookie Monster]

I think you guys should drive something like a Ferrari 458 before counting out the semi auto. Just cause an auto would sap what little fun you're able to extract from your daily drivers completely doesn't mean they will do the same for a 700HP supercar. Call me crazy but in cars that can do 100 in less time than most people's cars here can do 60, I think it's smart to enable drivers to focus on the road rather than shifting. Not to mention the removal of user error in drivetrain damage. Get over it.

You just said exactly what I said, that a paddle shifter might be better when you're going balls to the wall. However in everyday cruising you can't say that a paddle shifter is more fun than a manual, and everyday cruising is what these cars are going to be used for most of the time. In fact most of these cars will never be driven all out on a track, so why the hell wouldn't you want to increase driving enjoyment the rest of the time and give it a stick?

The fact that these cars are being bought by people who can't drive a manual is more the reason why there's no more manual option.

[Galaxy]

Overall I like it, however just like the other Audi era Lamborghinis some of the buttons on the center console are to obviously ripped from the Audi parts bin. At that price they should do better.

[sportyaccordy]

Define near.  I have some seat time in the last generation 493hp S55 AMG.  

But I'm not sure I'd care either way.  If your point is that they're so fast that a paddlebox does it better, then it's not a car I want, period, if I believed your claim.

I drove the SL55 AMG too. This car is literally like 1.5x faster. Sorry Raza, that kind of speed is even above your abilities.

You just said exactly what I said, that a paddle shifter might be better when you're going balls to the wall. However in everyday cruising you can't say that a paddle shifter is more fun than a manual, and everyday cruising is what these cars are going to be used for most of the time. In fact most of these cars will never be driven all out on a track, so why the hell wouldn't you want to increase driving enjoyment the rest of the time and give it a stick?

The fact that these cars are being bought by people who can't drive a manual is more the reason why there's no more manual option.

In everyday driving who gives a shit? Putt putting around town I don't care what the transmission is, and in any case the sense of occassion from she sights, sounds and smells of something like this would make me forget about that 3rd pedal. Going at 4-6/10ths down a windy road, again, rather focus on where I'm going than mastering a rev match downshift. If you're gonna buy a Lambo to drive it like a Miata just keep the $300K and drive the Miata.

And if I had the $$$ for somethign like this I would definitely track it regularly.

Don't get me wrong, for certain my next car will be stickshift. For a car for mere mortals it just makes sense. Autos have got better but they're not better than a good stickshift for something like a 3 series. But for something literally twice as fast, I don't think it's a blow to one's manhood to let computers provide a little help. The value of putting such performance of the road is def something worth talking about, but while it's available its silly to let one's ego come in the way of sense.

[Galaxy]

This car would look absolutely wicked in stealth matte black .

Nero Nemesis.