They called it "a style icon." They tagged it as "the ultimate Lambo" or "the most extreme that ever was." This Lamborghini Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae is all those and a little bit more. And right here, we have on of the 350 coupes ever built.
"It takes time to become timeless," Lamborghini said referring to the Aventador Ultimae. 'Ultimae' is Latin for 'last' or 'final.' And that it is. It is the last Aventador, but also the last V12-powered Lamborghini before the carmaker switched to a hybrid V12 powertrain. The Revuelto came to life to replace the supercar that had lived 12 years of glory on the market.
Therefore, the LP 780-4 Ultimae was the swan song of the Aventador bestseller. The farewell car. And what a car it was, coming with all the bragging rights. No electric cheating on that glorious V12 engine in its most potent form, with 10 horses over the track-focused SVJ. The Ultimae was the extremes of the extremes.
One of these extreme beasts is right here, in matte green, a creation of the Lamborghini Centro Stile, which seems just right for the military jet-inspired design. The matte black front bumper, rocker panels, and rear diffuser contrast the green, while the front splitter and side skirts made of carbon fiber are there to highlight the supercar status.
The model rides on a set of 20-inch gloss black wheels with Pirelli P Zero Corsa 255/30 ZR tires at the front and 21-inch wheels with 355/25 ZR tires t the rear. Carbon-ceramic brakes with fixed monoblock brake calipers in bronze show up behind those black spokes with Y design.
Photo: Mecum
The one who ordered this car chose the black leather and Alcantara laser-cut with a Y motif for most of the surfaces with contrasting bronze stitching on the dashboard, while there are piping and stitching in white on the bucket seats with a two-way power and four-way manual adjustment.
There is so much carbon fiber on board as well, that you don’t know where to look first, while the steering wheel is wrapped in black suede and sports the 12 o'clock mark in white.
Lamborghini built 350 Coupes and 250 Roadsters. We are dealing with a coupe that looks like no other, a confirmation that this car means business.
The model is set in motion by that monstrous naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V12 that defied all downsizing trends. It generates 769 horsepower (780 PS), ten more than the SVJ, and 531 lb-ft (720 Nm) of torque, the same as the SVJ.
These are steered to both axles via a seven-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters, the electronically controlled Haldex Get IV all-wheel drive system, and the mechanical rear self-locking differential. Those are the figures that make it the most powerful Aventador ever made.
Photo: Mecum
It only takes 2.8 seconds to go from zero to hero (0 to 62 mph or 0 to 100 kph) and 8.7 seconds to hit 124 mph (200 kph), while the needle of the speedometer goes all the way to 221 mph (355 kph).
The car also got the Lamborghini Dynamic Steering with rear steering system for easy handling in tight spaces. Stability and traction control plus the four-wheel independent active suspension make the Ultimae what it is: pure entertainment.
Production of the Lamborghini Aventador Ultimae ended and resumed
The production of In February 2022, 15 of the 600 coupes and roadsters bearing the Ultimae badge, all sold, were destroyed on the Felicity Ace car carrier cargo ship, which caught fire, capsized, and eventually sank in March, approximately 200 miles (320 kilometers) from Terceira Island south of the Azores.
To replace the 15 cars, Lamborghini resumed production. The last of the Ultimaes to roll off the production line, painted in the unique Azure Flake shade, was customized as a tribute to the Lamborghini Miura P400.
A total of 85 Lamborghinis were lost in the incident.
What happens in Vegas does not stay in Vegas
With just 97 miles (156 kilometers) on the odometer since the moment it drove through the factory gate in Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy, the car is practically new. The model is going under the hammer with Mecum at the Convention Center in Las Vegas between November 9-11. It is one of the 1,000 auctioned there next month.
Photo: Mecum
The Lamborghini Aventador Ultimate started at around half a million dollars in the United States. But considering the exclusivity factor, this car is only getting more expensive with age. Some low-mileage examples online already go as far as $830,000.
Whoever will drive it home from Vegas will get the factory tool kit, two car covers with bags, the original owners manual, and a spare key fob set with the factory box. And this is one of the few chances anyone will ever get to take an Ultimae home.
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