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MONDAY, MARCH 04, 2013 |

While we can't really call the Aventador or the Gallardo 'conservatively styled', they definitely are compared to Lamborghini's Geneva showstopper – the Veneno, a car made to celebrate the Italian firm's 50th anniversary.They call it a racing car for the road, and while that concept may have morphed into a clichéover the years, we can see where they're coming from, because the Veneno looks like a stylized LeMans prototype with turn signals.
Its elongated aerodynamic profile, long overhangs and massive rear wing show that this car was designed in a wind tunnel, in order to achieve a very low coefficient of drag, while also providing a lot of downforce. Just look at that comically large front splitter, the racecar-like open rear end purposeful-looking diffuser – they really wanted to make a statement in an age when all supercars are going green.
It is predictably powered by a large naturally-aspirated V12 engine, which displaces 6.5 liters. Based on the unit that powers the Aventador, the V12 has been tweaked to the tune of 50 extra horsepower, pushing the total output figure to 750 hp.
However, while that is a colossal power figure by regular car standards, it's not really that much, in an age when the most powerful supercars are nudging and even surpassing the 1,000hp barrier. Nevertheless, the car has a claimed top speed of 355 km/h (221 mph), and it can crack the 100 km/h (62 mph) barrier in 2.8 seconds, which is blisteringly fast no matter how much horsepower a car has (or doesn't have, in this case).
The impressive figures are due partly to the clever aerodynamics and partly to the car's lightweight construction. Made out of CFRP (carbon-fiber-reinforced-polymer), the car tips the scales at 1,450 kg (3,190 lbs), which is some 125 kg (275 lbs) lighter than the Aventador on which it is structurally based.
However, don't let the racy looks of the exterior fool you, the Veneno is well-appointed inside, featuring leather as well as Lamborghini-patented materials like 'Forged Composite' and 'Carbon Skin'.
Only three of these flamboyantly-styled supercars will be built, all of which have already been sold at a cost of €3 ($3.9 / £2.6) million a pop.

By Andrei Nedelea
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MONDAY, MARCH 04, 2013 |

While we're waiting for Lamborghini to get us up to date on the new Veneno, we discovered a fresh set of high-resolution images of the limited run supercar, including the first photos of the interior.Designed to celebrate Lamborghini's 50th birthday, the Veneno is an Aventador LP700-4spin-off featuring a completely different body and a redesigned interior with the same racecar-like feel of the exterior.
Power for the new Lamborghini comes from a massaged version of the Aventador's 6.5-liter naturally-aspirated V12 rated for 740hp instead of 700-horses, with the Italians quoting a top speed of 220mph (354km/h).
Besides the Geneva Motor Show prototype pictured here, Lamborghini will manufacture three production models, each one finished in a color of the Italian flag (green, white and red) and priced at £3.1 million (equal to US$4.7 million or €3.6 million). All three production cars have already been spoken for.

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SUNDAY, MARCH 03, 2013 |

This is it; the new special supercar that Lamborghini promised to reveal at the Geneva Motor Show on March 5 to celebrate its 50th anniversary, and which we rightly assumed was pictured in a single teaser image we found on Facebook this weekend.These print screens are real and at least one of them was sourced from The Sunday Timesnewspaper, which also had an online article thatwas swiftly removed.
The new Lamborghini hypercar is named the Veneno, said to mean "poison" in Spanish. It is built on the carbon-fibre monocoque chassis ofthe Aventador LP700-4, using an upgraded version of the latter's 6.5-liter naturally-aspirated V12 that produces 740hp instead of 700-horses, and can hit a top speed of 220mph (354km/h).
Power is transmitted to all-four wheels via a 7-speed robotized manual gearbox.
The newspaper report says that Lamborghini has put a price tag of £3.1 million on the Veneno, which is equal to US$4.7 million or €3.6 million, but before you prepare to sell your house, kidneys and your grand-children's future, you may want to know that the Italian carmaker has already sold all three cars…

Update I: A new official photo has been added to the gallery - via Automonthly - Thanks Bruno!
Update II: We just added a high-resolution version of the official picture
Update III: Another set of images hit the web, this time from Autoforum - Hat tip to Martin!

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 06, 2013 |

As you have probably heard/read by now,Lamborghini is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and, apart from the various events it has organized, the Italian company decided to give itself, and its fans, a present.

This “present” is the Italian Batmobile Veneno – an outrageously styled, 750HP supercar with an exorbitant price of €3 million (US$3.9 million). No need to reach for your wallet, though, because all three examples that will be manufactured have already been sold.

Truth be told, when Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann announced the company’s plans to unveil a “special” model that would "shock and reward" in Geneva, we weren’t expecting a wide-body Aventador with a mild hike in power that could very well star in the next installment of the Dark Knight.

Even so, it’s hard to argue with a 0-100 (0-62 mph) sprint of just 2.8 seconds and a top speed of 355 km/h (221 mph). Perhaps Winkelmann was right after all: the Veneno both shocks (observers) and rewards (Lamborghini's coffers)...

You can check out the new Lambo in detail from the Geneva Motor Show in the video and a huge high-resolution picture gallery that follow right after the jump.

By Andrew Tsaousis

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