Reports out of the US suggest Lamborghini has registered the name “Aventador” with the US Trademark office. This is suggested to be the name of Lamborghini Murcielago successor Jota/Urus and the LP700-4. The name was also revealed in the Murcielago replacement presentation held at Sant’Agatha recently.
Sources confirmed that, the car was unveiled at a private gathering with Lamborghini’s selected customers. Lamborghini has a tradition of naming their cars after Spanish bulls and the Aventador is no exception. The name Aventador has a variety of meanings, but the most likely one is its connotation with a legendary fighting bull of the same name from the Madronera Marketplace Pillar. It is expected to go public at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show in March.
The Aventador is supposed to be a successor to the Lamborghini Murcielago. The Lamborghini Murcielago was one of the most famous sports cars of all the time. First produced in 2001, the last Murcielago was produced and delivered in 2010. It was the 4,099th Murcielago ever produced. On May 11, 2010, the last Murcielago left the company to be delivered to a Swiss customer. The end of its production was celebrated in Sant’Agatha on November 5th 2010, with all the popular cars of Lamborghini escorting the Murcielago SV of the Lamborghini museum out of the gate.
Lamborghini Aventador, during its launch is expected to compete with a few other exotic cars, one of them being the Ferrari 599 GTO. GTO’s technical specifications are 670 hp, 3.3 secs to go from 0-60 mph and 208mph top speed time. These specifications are quite close to that of the Aventador making the comparison test quite interesting.