For almost six decades, a naturally aspirated V12 sat at the heart of Lamborghini's flagship cars. The Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae was the last of them.

Revealed in July 2021 as both a coupé and a Roadster, it was built to send the Aventador off after ten years on sale. Lamborghini made just 600: 350 coupés and 250 Roadsters.

 

 

What the name means

Ultimae is Latin for "the last". As with every Aventador, LP stands for longitudinale posteriore, the engine's mid-mounted position, 780 is its output in metric horsepower and 4 means four-wheel drive.

 

 

Power

The 6.5-litre V12 produces 769bhp at 8,500rpm, 10bhp more than the Aventador SVJ, making the Ultimae the most powerful naturally aspirated production V12 Lamborghini has built. Torque is 531lb ft at 6,750rpm, the same as the SVJ.

Drive goes to all four wheels through a seven-speed ISR automated manual gearbox. Lamborghini quotes 0-62mph in 2.8 seconds for the coupé and 2.9 seconds for the Roadster, with a top speed of 221mph for both.

 

 

The best of the S and the SVJ

Lamborghini's brief was to pair the SVJ's performance with the comfort and refinement of the Aventador S. The Ultimae uses the S's rear-wheel steering and adaptive dampers, tuned for the road rather than the track, along with the carbon-fibre tub, pushrod suspension and carbon ceramic brakes.

At 1,550kg dry, the coupé is 25kg lighter than the Aventador S and matches the SVJ's power-to-weight ratio. As well as the Strada, Sport and Corsa drive modes, an Ego mode lets the driver set up the steering, suspension and power delivery to their own taste.

 

 

Design

A new front bumper adds downforce at the front, and the Ultimae sits on its own wheel designs. Inside, it uses the Aventador S's comfort seats with "Ultimae" embroidered on the bolsters, and a plaque by the driver's A-pillar shows each car's number out of 350 or 250.

 

 

The final Aventador

The Ultimae made its public debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in July 2021, and production ended the following year. The very last Aventador built was an Ultimae Roadster, specially commissioned to recreate the one-off Miura Roadster, which left Sant'Agata Bolognese for its Swiss owner in October 2022. The Aventador's successor, the Revuelto, pairs a V12 with hybrid power.

 

 

Our Ultimae Roadster

We currently have one of the 250 Roadsters in our showroom. Finished in Arancio Bruciato with a gloss black hard top, it sits on rare Ad Personam Diantus forged wheels in Titanium Matt with black brake calipers. It has covered 2,700 miles and has been serviced by official Lamborghini dealers throughout.