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Michael Taylor2 Feb 2015
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GENEVA MOTOR SHOW: Hotter Aventador on the way

Lamborghini is planning its fastest production car in history with the return of the SV nameplate

So Lamborghini's crunching LP700-4 Aventador isn't quite man enough? The angry-car maestros at Sant'Agata will deliver an answer for you at next month's Geneva Motor Show in Switzerland.

Sources say it has pulled around 100kg out of its mid-engined, V12 supercar to create the SV, or Super Veloce.

Expect even bigger brakes, a louder, freer exhaust system, a stiffer set of springs and dampers and an even lower ride height to accompany extra power and a kerb weight of around 1475kg.

Its sprint to 100km/h could be pulled down to as low as 2.7 or 2.8 seconds, while the top speed won't be much different to the standard Aventador's 350km/h due to the extra drag of the SV's fixed rear wing.

The annals of SV models have included the fastest and most extreme versions of every range-topping Lamborghini model since the Diablo, including the incredible LP670-4 Murcielago SV from 2009.

Spy shots have been doing the rounds in Europe of the Aventador SV, out testing in full production trim.

Lamborghini has turned the Aventador's in-your-face visuals up several degrees, just in case people thought the original was too shy and retiring.

The nose and the side sills have been tickled but the key to the design package is its enormous, carbon-fibre fixed rear wing.

This hides an entirely new rear end, which includes a much bigger diffuser to suck the tail onto the ground at higher speeds, a louvred engine cover, new vents and intakes and all-new carbon-fibre panels.

A double-decker front splitter cuts the air first, though, along with its two larger brake air intakes and an SV badge just behind the front wheelarch.

While Lamborghini is staying mum on the exact power output of its new monster (actually, it's staying mum on the existence of its new monster at all), expect it to receive a massive power boost.

You could historically expect an SV version to boast at least 50 horsepower more than the standard Aventador. Lamborghini insiders have admitted the big V12 is not overly taxed in producing the Aventador's standard power output, so it wouldn't be a surprise to see an LP750-4 badge beneath the "SV".

The Murcielago SV had an extra 22kW to take its output to 493kW, but there was always more growth and development planned for the all-new 6.5-litre V12 when it arrived in the Aventador.

It will retain its unique seven-speed gearbox and all-wheel drive system, though it will have a greater rear-drive bias if it follows SV traditions.

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