{"id":23726,"date":"2018-04-16T12:31:29","date_gmt":"2018-04-16T12:31:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/?p=23726"},"modified":"2023-08-21T06:08:00","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T06:08:00","slug":"lamborghini-aventador-s-review-supercar-tested-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/lamborghini-aventador-s-review-supercar-tested-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamborghini Aventador S Review: Supercar Tested In Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Lamborghini Aventador was unleashed upon the world way back in 2011. It was a comprehensive upgrade from the Murcialago as Lambo\u2019s flagship, V12-engined super-monster. And, as you\u2019d expect with a car that looks so good, it was an instant hit.<\/p>\n<p>In the seven-or-so years since we\u2019ve known the Aventador, Lamborghini has kept things fresh with a slew of special editions and revisions, the latest of which is this \u2013 the LP 740-4 S, or as everyone calls it, the Aventador S. And it captures the Lamborghini flagship spirit so well that it\u2019s completely replaced the original car.<\/p>\n<p>So what do you get? Well, the 6.5-litre V12 now develops 740 bhp (40 more than the standard car), and 690 Nm of torque. Performance figures remain the same \u2013 an eye-watering 0-100 km\/h time of 2.9 seconds and a top speed of 350 km\/h. There\u2019s also a new aero kit, and tweaks to the suspension and drive modes, plus a rejuvenated interior.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rWRNDta_Uos?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The question is, after seven years in production, can the Aventador still run with the world\u2019s best supercars?<\/p>\n<p>The short answer is yes: I\u2019ve finally found a car that lives up to the hype.<\/p>\n<p>To find out what the Aventador S was capable of, we opted for the silky smooth Tarmac found out behind Falcon City. It\u2019s hard to find a location as stunning and impressive as the Aventador S, but we got close. If you haven\u2019t been there, go! We turned off Emirates road and the scene that met us was absolutely breathtaking. It\u2019s as close as a filming location will ever get to bringing a tear to my eye. Obviously, I\u2019m cool, so it didn\u2019t. But it almost did.<\/p>\n<p>The thing is, in a car as powerful as the Aventador S, it\u2019s actually quite a perilous location. Sand blasts the arrow-straight roads, meaning you have to stay supremely focused, balancing the throttle on a knife edge as you take on the amazing corners set against the dunes.<\/p>\n<p>The rapid acceleration is exhilarating and absolutely terrifying all at the same time. The first few times I drove the car I was honestly left shaking, and I wasn\u2019t much better on those desert roads. The noise is tremendous. The Aventador S comes with an excellent stereo (from Audi), but if you\u2019ve got that switched on, this isn\u2019t the car for you. A real Aventador driver floors it up to the 8,500 rpm red line and just basks in the aural magnificence of that sonorous engine and exhaust note. It\u2019s life-changing, that noise.<\/p>\n<p>The Aventador S comes with three primary driver settings \u2013 standard, sport and track. I couldn\u2019t tell you why on earth you\u2019d need even the sport option, mind. The Aventador S is absolutely insane and at no point did I feel the need to add a little more terror to the experience. This car is so fast and so incredibly powerful that it\u2019s actually hard to find enough runway to actually get the foot down \u2013 even in the standard road mode.<\/p>\n<p>The best thing about the Aventador S, though, is that it brings a whole bunch of glamour to the party, too. Driving it around town, you feel like an absolute celebrity. I\u2019d guess that 30% of the people who see you will take pictures and videos. Another 20% will stare but will be too embarrassed to take a picture, and the rest will just be too filled with jealousy to do anything.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not going to try and convince you that this is an everyday runaround, but it can be used in Dubai if you\u2019re really dedicated. This car isn\u2019t about the daily commute, so don\u2019t expect cup holders and storage. But it does have a navigation, a good infotainment system and great AC blower. All that stuff all comes from Audi, so it\u2019s obviously going to be good.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23728 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2018\/04\/DSC_0578-copy1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Lamborghini Aventador Dubai\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2018\/04\/DSC_0578-copy1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2018\/04\/DSC_0578-copy1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2018\/04\/DSC_0578-copy1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/2018\/04\/DSC_0578-copy1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In fact, the whole interior package is stunning. It\u2019s aggressive and sporty but luxurious and, dare I say, comfortable. Perhaps the coolest thing about the interior is the fighter pilot-style centre console, which manages to contain all the buttons you need whilst still retaining an air of sleekness. Last but perhaps most important of all, sitting dead centre on the carbon centre console is the engine start button, which lies underneath a lid that you need to flip open. It really is a jet fighter, this thing.<\/p>\n<p>Ok, so enough gushing. In the interest of making this seem like a review, I\u2019ve racked my brains for some things I didn\u2019t like. There isn\u2019t much, but here goes.<\/p>\n<p>The Aventador S isn\u2019t particularly enjoyable at low revs; it\u2019s clunky and jumpy, so don\u2019t for a second think that you\u2019re doing the daily commute in this thing. And while the noise is fabulous when you\u2019re gunning it, it\u2019s not particularly nice at low revs and idle. You only really hear the radiator fan working overtime to cool down that monster V12<\/p>\n<p>And, that\u2019s it. That\u2019s all I\u2019ve got to complaint about. I\u2019ve driven a lot of amazing cars but this one absolutely got me. Like any petrolhead would, I honestly felt sad handing the keys back. The flagship Lambo has made me rethink what power, speed and acceleration fees like.<\/p>\n<p>And it\u2019s made me sell my Audi S7 in the pursuit of something more fun. Turns out I haven\u2019t grown up yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After seven years in production, can the Aventador still run with the world\u2019s best supercars?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":23729,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2666,2833],"tags":[3039,2745,2668,2595,2741,2738,2606,3012,2646,2559,2560],"class_list":["post-23726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reviews","category-suvs","tag-aventador","tag-car","tag-car-reviews","tag-dubai","tag-lambo","tag-lamborghini","tag-road-test","tag-s","tag-supercars","tag-uae","tag-united-arab-emirates"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23726"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23726\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29556,"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23726\/revisions\/29556"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23729"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yallacompare.com\/car-deals\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}