Lamborghini, like other luxury automakers, has seen sales really kick off in the last few years. That success isn’t down entirely to the likes of the wildly popular Urus, though. Its most classically correct supercar has also been a sales stunner.
As it approaches the end of its lifecycle, the Lamborghini Aventador can look back on a rich history of success. The model is the best-selling V12 Lamborghini ever. In fact, according to the automaker, it has sold better than all other V12 Lamborghinis combined.
After just five years of production, the Aventador managed to outsell its predecessor, the Murcielago, which had a nine-year production run. By September 2020, meanwhile, Lamborghini had sold 10,000 Aventadors. Sales of all of its other V12 vehicles (that includes the LM002 and the Espada) amount to just 7,000.
It’s hard to find total sales of the second generation Acura NSX (2016-2021), but from various sources, it’s believed that Honda has sold under 7,000 units of their mid-engine supercar in the same amount of years, which makes Lamborghini’s feat even the more impressive considering its price tag (not that we’re comparing the two).
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Tar was a big step forward, even from the Murcielago, as the first Lamborghini to introduce driving modes. To that end, it was the first of the Italian supercar manufacturer’s vehicles to use a MagneRide adaptive suspension and rear-wheel steering to make the Strada, Sport, and Corsa modes work properly and feel distinct.
Fortunately, even though the Aventador is approaching the end of its lifecycle, it won’t be the last V12. Stephan Winkelmann, the brand’s CEO, recently confirmed that the car’s follow-up will feature a dozen cylinders. The Aventador will, though, be the last unassisted V12 for the brand. The follow-up will feature an entirely new engine that will feature a measure of electrification.
“The technology is different, it’s a completely new engine, a completely new drivetrain, a new battery, everything is completely new. There’s nothing out of the Sián or out of the Aventador [in the next flagship],” he said.
The new car will feature all-wheel-drive and four-wheel steering, just like the Aventador, though it will use more carbon fiber to help reduce the weight that a series of batteries will doubtless add.
Although the exact date of the replacement’s arrival is not yet known, the company has released the Ultimae edition of the Aventador. With just 600 being built, the factory will soon have to say goodbye to the best-selling V12 Lamborghini to date.
