"Lamborghini SpA will unveil a flagship supercar costing more than $370,000 called the Aventador, its most powerful series production vehicle ever, at the Geneva Motor Show, a person with direct knowledge of the plans said.
The Aventador LP 700-4, which has a 700-horsepower V12 engine that surges to 100 kilometers (62 miles) per hour in 2.9 seconds, will premiere March 1, said the person, who asked not to be identified before the model is shown publicly.
The Aventador, which replaces the Volkswagen AG brand’s top-of-the-line Murcielago model, is already sold for the first year of production, the person said. Lamborghini, which competes withFiat SpA’s Ferrari, will decide over the next year whether to add a third model to its portfolio to complement the Aventador and Gallardo lines, the person said.
“People may be ripping order forms for the new Lamborghini out of salesmen’s hands,” said Christoph Stuermer, a Frankfurt- based analyst at IHS Automotive. “The timing seems right, it’s no longer deemed inappropriate to flaunt your wealth.”
Lamborghini is counting on the Aventador to help capitalize on a recovering market for luxury autos costing more than $200,000. Supercar sales in the U.S., the top market for the world’s most expensive cars, may surge 146 percent this year for vehicles costing from $200,000 to $400,000 after plunging 40 percent in 2010, according to IHS."
Spy shots taken during winter testing that's normally done somewhere in Finland or Sweden.
Hey, it comes with four wheel drive and winter tires ;-)
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