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Thursday, April 5, 2012

FEATURE: Lamborghini Aventador J

Called a “one of a kind piece of art” by Lamborghini, the open-top Aventador has tiny windscreens and a body modified for maximum performance. Based on a similar light weight but very large carbon fiber chassis as the Aventador, it’s slightly narrower and uses aerodynamic changes on the front and rear bumper to improve down-force.

A function-over form machine (even if it is beautiful), the Aventador J, as it’s called, has no navigation or audio system. Thinner and lighter doors drop even more weight and Lamborghini has targeted a dry weight of under 3,500 lbs – not bad for a car with a 6.5-liter V12 engine. Power is rated identically to the Aventador with 700 hp on tap.

Painted in a chrome red with carbon fiber detailing, the 20-inch front and 21-inch rear wheels are center locking and get carbon fiber inserts to maximize cooling of the brakes.

As for that mysterious J in its name, it comes from the FIA motorsports rule book, where “Appendix J” details the specifications of the different classes of race cars. That said, while Lamborghini is calling it a race car, the Aventador J is street legal. 

Want one? Too bad, this is the one and only Aventador J and it’s already been sold confirmed company CEO Stephan Winkelmann at it’s unveiling. The price? A serious $2.1 million.

Friday, February 17, 2012

History & Some Background Info.

Pagani Automobili (Italy) is an Italian manufacturer of 
exotic super-high performance sports cars and carbon fiber.
The company was founded in 1992 by Horacio Pagani 
and is based in San Cesario sul Panaro, near Modena, Italy.

HISTORY on Mr. Horacio Pagani,

Born on November 10, 1955 this remarkable man is the Argentinian founder of Pagani Automobili, an Italian specialty auto-maker.

Horacio Pagani comes from a line of Argentinian bakers.From a young age he enjoyed designing cars out of balsa wood, the designs of which can now be seen in the Pagani showroom.

In 1983 he moved to Italy in order to pursue his dream of building a supercar.
 At the age of 20, Pagani had designed and built his first F3 racer.