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2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4

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Top Gear Season 17 Episode 6

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Camaro ZL1 vs. Aventador LP700-4 (Need For Speed: The Run)

It looks like the car list for Need For Speed: The Run is actually quite good for Black Box Studios game. None of the old originals like the Camaro Concept or the Mustang GT are there. Most of these cars are completely new cars or cars that we just haven't seen before, like the BMW M3 E30 Sport Evolution, Ford Mustang Boss 302, BMW M3 E92 GTS, and dozens more. Well, three additional cars have just been introduced into the game, and they're all from 2012. First up, there's the newest Bull in the Italian Penn: The Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4. This is actually its official gaming debut. With it's new 6.5-liter hand-built V12 engine churning out 691 horsepower, it will 0 to 60 in 2.9 seconds and hit a top speed of 217 MPH. It's actually faster around the Top Gear test track than the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport. Next up, another gaming debut from chevrolet: the Camaro ZL1. With it's 6.2-liter LSA Supercharged V8 producing 550 horsepower, it will do 0 to 60 in 3.9 seconds and hit a possible top speed of 200 MPH. And last, but not least, an NFS exclusive: the 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera S. This is the new 991 set for it's official debut this fall at the Frankfurt Motor Show. It seems that EA's already got their first look at it without the coverings. The car will supposedly have up to 400 horsepower on a new 3.5-liter Flat-6 engine. Among the three exclusive cars, there are 5 extra challenges in the career mode. Three of them were made especially for NFS Most Wanted fans. You'll be behind the wheel of the BMW M3 GTS Most Wanted Edition and Razor Callahan's Mustang Boss 302 as you speed down the highway evading the police as much as you can. I'm really excited for this game. It might be a hit! Check out the exciting trailer below.

Update: Just in case you were wondering the difference between the regular box and the limited edition box, here's the regular:

Regular Box

and here's the limited edition box:

Limited Edition Box

As you can see not only is there a somewhat different angle to the helicopter shooting down on Jack, but this time, he's driving a $387,000 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 instead of an 800 horsepower GT500 Super Snake.

No More Manuals

2011 Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni (Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit)

Take a good virtual look at it, cuz this is the last Lamborghini you'll ever see with a manual stick. Motor Trend recently sat down with Lamborghini's R&D Director Maurizio Reggiani and he told them that the manual stick doesn't seem to fit the future of Lamborghini.

"Basically, we want our cars to be fast, and the best way to deliver this is to remove the human element from the gearchange equation." - Maurizio Reggiani, Lamborghini R&D Director

The Gallardo's replacement, the Cabrera, is expected next year and will only be available with a 6 or 7-speed E-Gear similarly used in the Aventador LP700-4. So, with Lamborghini officially out of the manual business, does this mean the end for the hairy-chested stick shift? Not yet, at least that's what Porsche thinks. 

Porsche's 7-Speed Manual Stick

This is their new 7-Speed manual stick which will be available in the new 2013 Porsche 911 (991). They still believe the stick is alive, but that's just them. BMW's new M5 F10 will have a 6-speed stick as an option, but they'd prefer if customers bought it with the new 7-speed Dual-Clutch Transmission. Whatever the case may be, it seems that science has overtaken raw power when it comes to gearshifts and speed.

Bull Sliding

2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4

Now, as a car reviewer, there comes time that while reviewing a fast car, you'll want to fling it around a parking lot or race track to test its stability, ride, speed, or just have fun. I can totally relate. For example, I drove the new Jaguar XF not too long ago and decided to have a highway race against an old 911 Turbo, and that went well (hehehe). The Top Gear blokes have done numerous stunts with the cars they review. For example, James May (or Tiff Needell if you were watching) did a full-on lap against the BMW S1000RR in the Ariel Atom 500 V8, the current king of the Top Gear Test Track. Clarkson raced from one end of England to another in the Jaguar XJL SuperSport in order to beat "God", so to speak. Hammond had the streets of Abu Dhabi to himself so he could race the STIG's McLaren F1 in a Bugatti Veyron. And now, it seems that Autocar will join this list as Steve Sutcliffe flings Lamborghini's latest bull, the Aventador, all around England in his latest review. Look and listen to his review below to see and hear what he did.

Big Bull, Small Room

2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4

The Lamborghini Aventador has proven to be the most exciting thing ever to come out this year. Everyone wanted the car so much, it's currently sold out til next year. From my perspective, this is a fantastic car: aggressive design, big engine, and awesome presence. As you know, Lamborghini tends to hand-build all of their cars, but what about doing it in a small room? Recently, the company decided to put the car in their museum exhibition called "La Forza del Toro" (The force of the bull) in the Italian museum Chiostro del. Unfortunately, the car was too big to move inside. So, instead of knocking down walls to fit the car in, they moved in pieces of the car from scrap and built it their inside the museum. The result, astonishingly, was a fully functional and beautifully put Aventador sitting majestically at its exhibition. You don't believe me? Check out the video below to see how Lamborghini did it.

Don't Talk. Just Listen

2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4

Turn off your TV. Put your headphones on full blast. Calm your mind. What I'm going to show you now will require complete silence and a sound mind. It features this car, the Vallelunga race track, and a V12 engine flyby that will leave you speechless. That's all I have to say. Just watch it.

Living the Legacy

2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4

The Lamborghini Murcielago left us with true Italian passion and perfection. Let's see if its successor, the all-new Aventador, can give us all of that and more. It certainly has given us the better looks and more power. The Italian passion will take some time to achieve, but quite frankly I believe it will achieve it no time. This car just looks fantastic, especially in white. Even though it's been seen by most of the world, when it made its official debut in Geneva, it was hailed one of the most impressive pieces of the show. Clearly Lamborghini had bigger pockets invested on this one. Check out the Aventador's big reveal here.

Drop Top Bull

2014 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Roadster (Rendering)

Well, the wraps of the Aventador have come off and the car is set for an official debut at Geneva. But, now that we've seen what the car looks like, it's time to see what its variants will look like. First up: the Aventador Roadster. A car rendering team known as Rendered Speculation were able to imagine what the car will look like topless, and this is it. It looks almost realistic. Who knows. Maybe they'll be spot on when the Roadster actually does come out a couple years from now. But for now, we'll stick to the coupe. TWF2CG2W7TYV

Source [Rendered Speculation]

Rise of the Aventador

2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4

Jalopnik has some exclusive snippets of Lamborghini's new raging bull. Finally, we get to see the car in its entirety. Check them out and see if you like it.

Side View

Nose View

Source [Jalopnik, Facebook]