Wild Lamborghini Veneno is a 750 hp road-legal racer; limited to just three units, and they are all spoken for

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Automobili Lamborghini turns 50 this year and they’re celebrating it in style. Trust the Italians to create a spectacle and with this special limited edition Veneno, colour us mesmerised. Only three will be made, each priced at a cool €3 million (around RM12 million) plus taxes. And before you call your financial manager, all three have already been spoken for. Too bad then, better luck in 50 years’ time.

The Veneno is named after a fighting bull in Spain that shot to fame by killing a famous bullfighter in 1914. That giant-killing fame is reflected by the Venano’s appearance too. From the large, independently customisable front and rear wings to the motorsport-inspired centre fin tail, it looks every bit like a Le Mans prototype racing machine for the road.

With arrow-shaped front end and razor-sharp intersecting lines, there’s no hiding that this is a Lamborghini. It carries all the brand’s hallmarks too, such as the scissor doors, angular front and rear light clusters with prominent Y-shaped elements plus of course, the classic teardrop shape.

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A plethora of body openings, all immaculately stylised to be as effective as they are dramatic, takes care of engine cooling while generating sufficient downforce. The wheels, 20-inches up front and 21-inches at the rear, are also designed with aerodynamic functionality in mind, providing additional cooling for the carbon-ceramic brakes.

The Lamborghini Veneno is based on the Aventador but gets 750 hp and racecar aerodynamics. The 6.5 litre V12 engine has been stroked to produce 50 hp more than in Lambo’s flagship hypercar, benefiting from bigger air intakes, a higher rev limit and an upgraded exhaust system.

Driving through the Aventador-sourced seven-speed ISR single-clutch sequential gearbox feeding the AWD drivetrain, the 1,450 kg Veneno hits 100 km/h in just 2.8 seconds, on its way to a top speed of 355 km/h. No question whether it has the performance to match its looks then.

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Lamborghini claims that outright speed takes a back seat in the Veneno’s focused quest for optimum aerodynamics and cornering stability, as it is said to offer the real dynamic experience of a racing prototype, yet it is fully homologated for the road.

The Veneno uses a more extreme version of the Aventador’s racing-inspired in-board pushrod suspension with horizontal springs and dampers. The lightweight full carbonfibre monocoque chassis makes an appearance as well, as do Lamborghini-patented materials such as Forged Composite and CarbonSkin in the car’s interior.

The car shown here is Lamborgini’s own test prototype with a model number 0, which will continue testing on road and track before the final production versions are readied for the three lucky owners.

Unfortunately the unique Italian flag-themed grey livery will not make production, with the three customer cars each painted in green, red or white. Oh well, at least instead of saying “I’ve got a red Veneno”, one of the owners will be telling others “I’ve got the red one.”

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Hafriz Shah

Preferring to drive cars rather than desks, Hafriz Shah ditched his suit and tie to join the ranks of Malaysia’s motoring hacks. A car’s technical brilliance is completely lost on him, appreciating character-making quirks more. When not writing this ego trip of a bio, he’s usually off driving about aimlessly, preferably in a car with the right combination of three foot pedals and six gears.

 

Comments

  • FIRST!

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  • A lot of people on the international sites says that it’s an awesome looking car because it harks back to the insanity that is the Countach and Miura. But I disagree, it’s awesome, but its too much. This is overkill at its finest definition, the car looks one of those badly modified Wira or a Mansory tune car, it’s ghastly.

    And the Countach and Miura did this insanity with flair and sexiness, this is like taking bits of carbon fiber theyve found in the store room and stick it on.

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    • Guess what, one of the owner is Batman..

      Nanananannana.. batman!

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    • 4G63T DSM on Mar 05, 2013 at 1:24 pm

      I disagree.

      Supercars and exotics are supposed to be this way. As mad as can be. Afterall, there will only be three. You don’t buy a hypercar to look incognito would you?

      This would rub Pagani all the wrong way…..

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      • Different people will have different taste, this is one that really polarize the opinions of car enthusiast. You see I understand that a supercar is meant to be mad, but isn’t the murcielargo or the Aventador or even the awesome Aventador J and Sesto Elemento, They are all mad. But I fully hold the definition if evil being doing something, anything, but unable to know when is to stop. The Veneno is such a car .

        If cars were meant to be overly mad, Mansory will be loved and The Exalero Maybach or panoz abuzzi will be a darling. But they’re not. There’s no elegance or flair in the madness, and I’am not of that taste.

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      • silly child, for the price of this ugly shit you can purchase 2 record smashing zonda Rs and that would beat the shit out of this so very badly in every conceivable way.
        and in terms of road car? well the aventador costs less than a quarter of the price and isn’t any slower to 60mph and looks 100X better, plus, laferrari & P1 would murder it on the track.
        And im not finished yet, pagani’s huayra is already three years old if you take into matter about when they started to work on it.
        And do you think that the huayra is the only version? pagani.never.stops.tuning.

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    • the Wikileaks reported that Lamborgini had secretly delivered 20 of this car to Mars, last week….the Zulunum tribe placed an order for it….thats why u would feel that the design is a bit put of this world….

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      • in reality, i think this car is for rich men with super ego….

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  • perodua on Mar 05, 2013 at 11:40 am

    so ugly

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  • amirad on Mar 05, 2013 at 11:40 am

    Vicious. More menacing looks than even the batmobiles.

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  • comrade on Mar 05, 2013 at 11:53 am

    3 unit? wow…collectors item…

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  • Alien car..

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  • sepul on Mar 05, 2013 at 12:08 pm

    Reminds me of the mini racer car, that is the Dash Yonkuro type from Tamiya.

    It is overly styled. Maybe they should just rebuild the Countach and modernize it.

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  • ae101 on Mar 05, 2013 at 12:09 pm

    Front still ok. But i cant accept a fighter plane thrust designed at the rear.3 unit? Dont worry for those tycoons that cant own because you can buy these kits from china.

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  • boring…..

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  • vee-oh on Mar 05, 2013 at 12:29 pm

    eventhough i’m impressed, Ferrari is a tad classier in designs

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  • Black Dog on Mar 05, 2013 at 12:40 pm

    As we speak, I’m building a US 1 Million garage for my Green one!

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  • Jimmy on Mar 05, 2013 at 1:29 pm

    Very futuristic, spaceship like, as expected this is Lambo.

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  • LeMan on Mar 05, 2013 at 1:33 pm

    look like le man prototype… nice

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  • powershot on Mar 05, 2013 at 3:54 pm

    wicked design

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  • gOOsh on Mar 05, 2013 at 4:14 pm

    rare…

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  • POLOrider on Mar 05, 2013 at 4:20 pm

    looks like redtail catfish

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  • PitzJr on Mar 05, 2013 at 4:27 pm

    Look like a Decepticon brand new species

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  • dugong on Mar 05, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    Looks like batmobile esp the rear…

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  • dugong on Mar 05, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    this will eat GTR for breakfast lunch and dinner!

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  • ChrisLai75 on Mar 05, 2013 at 5:41 pm

    monsterious……

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  • Bongcs on Mar 05, 2013 at 6:14 pm

    Wait later i ask Sam Loo, this Veneno got RV or not.

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  • flat_tire on Mar 06, 2013 at 2:19 am

    owh.. my eyes hurt.. good thing there’s only 3 of ’em demon-possessed lambos..

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  • jolly_idiot on Mar 06, 2013 at 9:42 am

    Fugly and overdo

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  • pomen on Mar 06, 2013 at 11:45 am

    Tamiya car or wut?

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  • tan see keong on Mar 07, 2013 at 11:31 pm

    one word… “Damn Ugly”!, oppps, sorry, that’s two words.

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  • Mr Mac on Mar 08, 2013 at 10:58 am

    the beauty of psychology. slap lambo logo and tamiya can be sold at the most expensive price ever. hahaha

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  • wow why so many “Y” in the lights

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  • mehh01 on Mar 13, 2013 at 3:17 pm

    jet fighter..

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  • Evolva on Mar 16, 2013 at 7:14 pm

    somehow the first i look at it reminds me of decepticon transformers….

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