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Lamborghini used this week’s 2015 Shanghai Auto Show to mark the tenth anniversary of its launch in China, but of more interest to global audiences is confirmation by CEO Stephan Winkelmann that the brand’s latest baby, the Aventador LP 750-4 SuperVeloce, will be limited to just 600 units worldwide.
We’re sure most readers won’t be too saddened by that level of exclusivity, given the car’s $493,069 starting price, but for anyone interested in actually acquiring one of the 600 cars we’d suggest getting on the phone to your Lamborghini dealer quick as remaining build slots won’t last.
The Aventador LP 750-4 SV made its debut almost two months ago in Geneva. It’s just the fourth model in Lamborghini’s 50-year history to wear the "SV" badge, the previous three being the Miura, Diablo and Murcielago.
Lamborghini only applies the SV designation to its most extreme models, and in keeping with that ethos the Aventador LP 750-4 SV benefits from a series of modifications all aimed at boosting performance. Power is increased 49 horsepower over the regular Aventador while weight is reduced by 110 pounds, and then downforce is ramped up as well thanks to new aero features.
This means that each of the 739 hp produced by the car (750 in metric hp) needs to move less than 4.5 lbs of weight. The end result is 0-62 mph acceleration in just 2.8 seconds and a top speed in excess of 217 mph.This new car represents the perfect combination of Lamborghini’s expertise in lightweight engineering and sophisticated technical features,” Winkelmann said at the Shanghai Auto Show. “The new Aventador SuperVeloce continues the Lamborghini tradition of SV models, pushing the boundaries in terms of performance and pure driving emotion.”
Note, if you happen to miss out on one of the 600 examples headed to production, there’s an Aventador LP 750-4 SV Roadster just around the corner.
For more from the Shanghai Auto Show, head to our dedicated hub.
Mayweather and Pacquiao haven't signed a contract with the fight less than two weeks away, according to ESPN's Darren Rovell.
"We agreed that we would all be signatories on the final contract and then they sent us a draft of the agreement and it excluded us," legendary promoter Bob Arum said to Rovell. Arum is representing Pacquiao.
Arum said the contract wasn't what his party agreed to at an earlier date with Mayweather Promotions, when both fighters' camps signed a term sheet.
"They don't want us to have any say," Arum said. "So whether they came up with the deal between Mayweather and MGM before or after our agreement, they've committed fraud either way. That's what we're enmeshed in."
Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions, predictably offered his dissenting opinion.
"The bottom line is that Bob isn't willing to live with the agreement signed a couple months ago, which doesn't allow him to be in control," Ellerbe said. "The only conspiracy, in my opinion, exists with him trying to conspire with his lawyers to change the terms of the agreement. I assure you that nothing underhanded is going on and the reference to this back alley stuff is ridiculous."
Ostensibly due to a lack of an agreement, tickets have yet to go on sale officially for the fight. With the brawl rapidly approaching, both parties are confident that it will still go as originally planned.
"MGM is licensed by the gaming commission," Arum said. "They can't do this type of subterfuge and keep their license. If they don't do anything, the governor will step in and make this fight happen."
"Despite all of this, I'm confident the world will get to see the fight they've been waiting for," Ellerbe added.
With the boxing community largely anchoring their hopes to the success of the fight, it would be a shame if it was undermined due to a lack of contractual harmony.
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