Lamborghini Aventador LP770-4 SVJ: God of V12s

Have you ever seen a fighter jet on a road? Well, Lamborghini has got something in store for you — the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ.  The SVJ in its name plate means Super Veloce Jota, the name only reserved for Lamborghini’s track special legendary supercars like the Miura Jota and Diablo Jota. Ever since its inception in 2017, the SVJ redefines the pinnacle of ultimate V12 machines, owing to its massive engine and a design that makes everything else look absolutely humdrum. 

Champion of the Green Hell 

 This ultimate track bred bull took just 6.44.97 min to master a lap in Nurburgring Nordschleife aka green hell breaking the lap record of its time. Numbers aside — the glorious exhaust note, the violent shifts from the single clutch ISR transmission and the outrageous looks is what sets the SVJ apart from its counterparts like the Ferrari 812 Superfast, and the Porsche 911 GT2 RS. 

Crafted by Aviation

As for the design, the SVJ undeniably looks like something that is ready to take off. There is no doubt that Lamborghini took inspiration from fighter jets and boy oh boy they couldn’t have done it any better. 

The SVJ gets a sharper and more aggressive front fascia that looks like a raging bull. The side profile, on the other hand, with huge vents and sharp lines is absolutely otherworldly to behold, while the best part about the SVJ is its rear end. The party trick, however, is the huge rear wing and the massive rear diffuser that works in tandem with the rear wing to generate a maximum downforce of 490 kilograms at top speed. Nevertheless, what makes the SVJ even more special is the fact Lamborghini integrated the ALA 2.0 (Aerodiamica Lamborghini Attiva) which is an active aerodynamic tech that was previously incepted/ introduced in Lamborghini Huracan Performante, This system incorporates two active flaps in the front splitter and two more inside the rear spoiler. These flaps work in conjunction to reduce drag on the straights and to increase downforce in the corners, therefore improving corner stability. The folks at Sant’Agata Bolognese absolutely nailed it with this ingenious tech. 

V12 Powered Lunacy

The fire breathing 6.5L naturally aspirated V12 engine not only produces a colossal 770 horsepower and 720 Nm of torque but also an exhaust note that shatters every road and racetrack with its unholy sound. Paired to a 7 speed ISR single clutch transmission which can be a neck snapper in traffic but shifting at redline is radically addictive. Floor the gas pedal and the SVJ is capable of catapulting to 60 mph in 2.8 seconds and flat out, this raging bull can hit 217 mph. Despite its colossal size, Lamborghini somehow defied the laws of physics and made it handle like a full blown race car on any track, making it a truly violent, theatrical and an experience of a lifetime. This is how the Aventador should have been from the get go. Naturally aspirated V12 cars will be extinct from the world pretty soon and this big bad bull is Lamborghini’s final hurrah to its long lived 60 year N/A V12 legacy and what a way to do it. There are cars that take you from A to B and then there is SVJ that stir all your senses and emotions  unlike anything else.