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Auction archive: Lot number 20Ω

2014 Lamborghini Veneno Roadster

The Bonmont Sale
29 Sep 2019
Estimate
CHF5,200,000 - CHF6,200,000
ca. US$5,247,939 - US$6,257,159
Price realised:
CHF8,280,000
ca. US$8,356,335
Auction archive: Lot number 20Ω

2014 Lamborghini Veneno Roadster

The Bonmont Sale
29 Sep 2019
Estimate
CHF5,200,000 - CHF6,200,000
ca. US$5,247,939 - US$6,257,159
Price realised:
CHF8,280,000
ca. US$8,356,335
Beschreibung:

2014 Lamborghini Veneno Roadster Chassis no. ZHWEB3ZD4FLA03007 •Number '7' of only nine made •325 kilometres from new •'As new' condition throughout •All books and tools Fußnoten "This, then, is a three-of-a-kind - and completely road-legal - showpiece based on the Aventador. It has the same 6.5-litre V12, boosted to 739bhp with a 220mph max. It has the same permanent 4WD, inboard pushrod suspension and carbon monocoque chassis. It costs three million Euros - plus tax - and the trio of owners has already been found. It has been built to celebrate Lambo's 50th birthday..." – Top Gear on the Lamborghini Veneno. Based on the Lamborghini Aventador, the Veneno was introduced to celebrate Lamborghini's 50th anniversary as a motor car manufacturer. When launched at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show the Veneno was priced at US$4,000,000, making it one of the world's most expensive production cars, although as only three customer cars were made the term 'production' seems somewhat misplaced. Its Aventador precursor had been launched at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, replacing the ageing Murcièlago as Lamborghini's flagship model. Designed by Filippo Perini, the new mid-engine coupé borrowed heavily from Lamborghini's limited edition Reventón and its Estoque concept car. One of its more striking features was the scissor doors - a 21st Century supercar 'must have'. Like its predecessors, the newcomer was powered by a V12 engine, in the Aventador's case an all-new 6½-litre unit producing 690bhp. Power reached the ground via a seven-speed semi-automatic gearbox and electronically controlled four-wheel drive transmission. A top speed of 359km/h (217mph) was claimed by the factory, yet the French Sport Auto magazine managed to wind 'their' car up to 370km/h (230mph). Lamborghini's aim with the Veneno was to create a close approximation to a sports-racing prototype that would nevertheless be road legal, which entailed making a big departure from the styling of previous Lamborghini models. The Veneno retained the Aventador's carbon-fibre monocoque chassis with its aluminium front and rear sub-frames and push-rod suspension; the body, though, had been extensively redesigned to improve airflow and increase downforce, to which end the large carbon-fibre rear wing was three-way adjustable. Measuring 20" in diameter at the front and 21" at the rear, the centre-lock alloy wheels have turbine-like carbon rings that direct air to cool the carbon ceramic brakes. Pirelli P-Zero tyres were used. The interior was based largely on the Aventador's but also incorporated the 'carbon skin' upholstery introduced on the one-off Aventador J. The engine found in the Veneno was a development of the Aventador's 6.5-litre V12 featuring enlarged air intakes and a modifying the exhaust system, the result of these changes being an increase in maximum power to 750 PS (740bhp). The Aventador's seven-speed semi-automatic transmission was likewise retained, albeit endowed with a new 'track' setting for improved performance on racing circuits. The Veneno has a top speed of 356km/h (221mph) and can reach 97 km/h (60 mph) from a standing start in only 2.8 seconds. It is understood that Lamborghini built only four examples of the Veneno: the Geneva Show car, chassis zero, which was retained by the factory, and three cars for customers. The roadster version of the Veneno was unveiled on the Italian Navy's aircraft carrier Cavour while it was docked in Abu Dhabi's Mina Zayed port in 2014, and it also appeared at that year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Performance of the Roadster was claimed to be identical to that of the Coupé despite the former being 50kg heavier because of the additional chassis strengthening required to compensate for the absent roof. Only nine Veneno Roadsters were built, all of which were sold as soon as the model was announced despite a price tag of €3,300,000 (excluding tax). Number '7' of the nine produced, this stunning Lamborghini Veneno Roadster has

Auction archive: Lot number 20Ω
Auction:
Datum:
29 Sep 2019
Auction house:
Bonhams London
Cheserex, Switzerland
Beschreibung:

2014 Lamborghini Veneno Roadster Chassis no. ZHWEB3ZD4FLA03007 •Number '7' of only nine made •325 kilometres from new •'As new' condition throughout •All books and tools Fußnoten "This, then, is a three-of-a-kind - and completely road-legal - showpiece based on the Aventador. It has the same 6.5-litre V12, boosted to 739bhp with a 220mph max. It has the same permanent 4WD, inboard pushrod suspension and carbon monocoque chassis. It costs three million Euros - plus tax - and the trio of owners has already been found. It has been built to celebrate Lambo's 50th birthday..." – Top Gear on the Lamborghini Veneno. Based on the Lamborghini Aventador, the Veneno was introduced to celebrate Lamborghini's 50th anniversary as a motor car manufacturer. When launched at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show the Veneno was priced at US$4,000,000, making it one of the world's most expensive production cars, although as only three customer cars were made the term 'production' seems somewhat misplaced. Its Aventador precursor had been launched at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, replacing the ageing Murcièlago as Lamborghini's flagship model. Designed by Filippo Perini, the new mid-engine coupé borrowed heavily from Lamborghini's limited edition Reventón and its Estoque concept car. One of its more striking features was the scissor doors - a 21st Century supercar 'must have'. Like its predecessors, the newcomer was powered by a V12 engine, in the Aventador's case an all-new 6½-litre unit producing 690bhp. Power reached the ground via a seven-speed semi-automatic gearbox and electronically controlled four-wheel drive transmission. A top speed of 359km/h (217mph) was claimed by the factory, yet the French Sport Auto magazine managed to wind 'their' car up to 370km/h (230mph). Lamborghini's aim with the Veneno was to create a close approximation to a sports-racing prototype that would nevertheless be road legal, which entailed making a big departure from the styling of previous Lamborghini models. The Veneno retained the Aventador's carbon-fibre monocoque chassis with its aluminium front and rear sub-frames and push-rod suspension; the body, though, had been extensively redesigned to improve airflow and increase downforce, to which end the large carbon-fibre rear wing was three-way adjustable. Measuring 20" in diameter at the front and 21" at the rear, the centre-lock alloy wheels have turbine-like carbon rings that direct air to cool the carbon ceramic brakes. Pirelli P-Zero tyres were used. The interior was based largely on the Aventador's but also incorporated the 'carbon skin' upholstery introduced on the one-off Aventador J. The engine found in the Veneno was a development of the Aventador's 6.5-litre V12 featuring enlarged air intakes and a modifying the exhaust system, the result of these changes being an increase in maximum power to 750 PS (740bhp). The Aventador's seven-speed semi-automatic transmission was likewise retained, albeit endowed with a new 'track' setting for improved performance on racing circuits. The Veneno has a top speed of 356km/h (221mph) and can reach 97 km/h (60 mph) from a standing start in only 2.8 seconds. It is understood that Lamborghini built only four examples of the Veneno: the Geneva Show car, chassis zero, which was retained by the factory, and three cars for customers. The roadster version of the Veneno was unveiled on the Italian Navy's aircraft carrier Cavour while it was docked in Abu Dhabi's Mina Zayed port in 2014, and it also appeared at that year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Performance of the Roadster was claimed to be identical to that of the Coupé despite the former being 50kg heavier because of the additional chassis strengthening required to compensate for the absent roof. Only nine Veneno Roadsters were built, all of which were sold as soon as the model was announced despite a price tag of €3,300,000 (excluding tax). Number '7' of the nine produced, this stunning Lamborghini Veneno Roadster has

Auction archive: Lot number 20Ω
Auction:
Datum:
29 Sep 2019
Auction house:
Bonhams London
Cheserex, Switzerland
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