The Aventador clearly isn't the Volkswagen Group's first Lamborghini, but it's the first Lamborghini to feature a completely different V12 from the Giotto Bizzarrini-designed masterpiece that served the Raging Bull of Sant'Agata Bolognese between 1963 and 2010. The red example in the video below is an SVJ whose owner claims that it makes 770 ponies.
770 horsepower is correct where they use the metric system, but alas, the video in question was filmed at the Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida. In other words, the peak output in old money would be 759 horsepower at 8,500 revolutions per minute. Peak torque is estimated at 720 Nm or 531 pound-feet.
A late model SVJ based on the S rather than the pre-facelift Aventador, this fellow allegedly tips the scales at circa 3,910 pounds (make that 1,774 kilograms). Why allegedly? Because Lambo quotes 3,615 pounds (1,640 kilograms) for the US specification. Quite beefy for an Italian supercar with a screamer of a V12, but then again, the Aventador-succeeding Revuelto is even heavier due to it being a plug-in hybrid with three (!!!) electric motors.
Equipped with trick aero, permanent all-wheel drive, and rear-wheel steering, the SVJ does leave much to be desired in terms of transmission. Rather than the dual-clutch unit of the Revuelto, the Aventador uses an automated manual supplied by Graziano and pompously marketed as ISR, with said acronym standing for Independent Shifting Rods.
Pictured in blue, the Huracan Tecnica owned by Brooks Weisblat of DragTimes is rocking a Graziano-developed transaxle of the dual-clutch variety. Not only does it shift a lot smoother at low speeds, but it's much easier to modify for high-power applications. Think 1,000-plus HP at the wheels.
Photo: DragTimes on YouTube
Weisblat says that his rear-drive Huracan makes 640 horsepower, which – yet again – is correct had Brooks lived in Italy or any other European country. The correct figure in this part of the world is 631 horsepower at 8,000 revolutions per minute. As for torque, its naturally-aspirated V10 is much obliged to make 565 Nm or 417 pound-feet at the flywheel.
Its owner claims 3,350 pounds (1,520 kilograms) for curb weight, although that's incorrect as well. The curb weight of the US-spec Tecnica is 3,470 pounds (1,574 kilograms), which – obviously enough – means that the Tecnica is lighter than the SVJ.
Although rear-wheel drive, this lightness and its dual-clutch transmission enable a 10.5-second quarter mile at Bradenton Motorsports Park. The SVJ isn't too far behind, clocking a best of 10.730 seconds. Pretty impressive for a car whose transmission is similar in design to the E-Gear unit in the Murcielago, and even more so after seeing the SVJ hanging door to door with the Huracan Tecnica.
Similar to the Aventador, the Huracan will be replaced by a plug-in hybrid as well. But as opposed to the naturally-aspirated V12 of the Revuelto, the Huracan-specific V10 won't soldier on. Whatever the succeeding model will be called, we do know that it's packing a twin-turbocharged V8. Expected to launch in late 2024 as a 2025 model, the Baby Lambo will directly compete against the likes of the V6-powered Ferrari 296 and V6-powered McLaren Artura.
After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well. Full profile
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