Lamborghini's motorsport team shows off the 830-horsepower Aventador in a new video.

Posted on March 25, 2020
Supercars
Lamborghini's motorsport team shows off the 830-horsepower Aventador in a new video.

At the end of last year at the final round of the Super Trofeo series in Jerez, Spain, Lamborghini presented a version of the Aventador designed for circuit racing.

The car, developed by the motorsports division of Lamborghini Squadra Corse, is powered by the Aventador's 6.5-liter V12 with 830 hp. Lamborghini apparently intends to return the SVR badge to this car, but more on that later.

This mystery model will be unveiled later this year and is expected to be Lamborghini's last V12-powered model without electrification or additional auxiliary powertrains such as turbochargers. Lamborghini has already confirmed that the Aventador's successor, due around 2022, will be a plug-in hybrid.

The Aventador ring cars are known to employ changes such as a ventilated hood, roof air intakes and a large rear anti-wing, all aimed at keeping the car on the track. The Aventador's carbon fiber passenger compartment remains, but a steel frame that houses the engine has been added for increased rigidity. Gear shifting will be handled by a race car-style Extrac sequential transmission, and a mechanical self-locking differential will be added to the drivetrain. According to Lamborghini, the driver will be able to adjust the differential depending on track conditions.

Although not yet confirmed, there is talk on internet forums that Lamborghini may name its new car SVR. The name comes from the famous Miura SVR model, which was built for only one customer in 1974. The Miura SVR was a Miura S designed to mimic the Miura Iota race car, which was destroyed in an accident in 1972.

Note that this is not Lamborghini Squadra Corse's first track car: in 2018, the motorsport division built an Aventador track car called the SC18, which can be legally driven on public roads.

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