Motorweek 2017 Lamborghini Aventador S Review – Video

 

The new Aventador’s beating heart retains its 6.5-liter displacement, but, thanks to more aggressive valve timing and intake tuning, now puts out an extra 39 horsepower for a total of 730. That means Lamborghini’s flagship 12-cylinder monster finally produces more power than Dodge’s 707-hp Hellcat V-8, which seems like an automotive wrong that needed righting. (To be fair, the outgoing, limited-run Aventador SV packed 740 horses.) The Aventador S also benefits from a slightly higher, 8500-rpm redline, all the better to experience the aural splendor of the sonorous Italian V-12. The seven-speed automated manual transmission and all-wheel-drive system carry over.