The 2017 Lamborghini Aventador S has been officially unveiled. The updated super car comes with a host of mechanical and styling upgrades.
On the exterior, the Lamborghini Aventador S features a more aggressively styled nose and longer front splitter that redirect airflows for better aerodynamic efficiency, improved engine cooling and increased cooling to the radiators. There are two air ducts in the side of the front bumper that reduce aerodynamic interference from the front tyres and optimize wake flow to the rear radiator.
The rear features a black diffuser that is also available in carbon fibre as an option. It features a number of vertical fins that amplify the airflow effects, reduce drag through pressure recovery and generate downforce. Three single exhaust pipes are located in the centre of the rear bumper. The active rear spoiler is movable in three positions depending on speed and drive select mode, and optimizes the car’s improved overall balance, working with vortex generators created in the front and rear of the chassis’ underside that maximize air flow as well as assist in brake cooling.
Front downforce has been improved by more than 130% over the previous model. When the wing is in its optimum position the overall efficiency at high downforce is improved by over 50%, and in low drag by more than 400% compared to the previous model.
The Aventador S features a new four-wheel steering, that is adopted for the first time on a series production Lamborghini. The system provides improved agility at low and medium speeds and more stability at high speed. On the front axle it is combined with Lamborghini Dynamic Steering (LDS), tuned for a more natural and responsive feel with a sharper turn-in. It is specially adapted to integrate with the active Lamborghini Rear-wheel Steering (LRS) on the rear axle: two separate actuators react in five milliseconds to driver’s steering movements, allowing a real-time angle and cornering stiffness adjustment. At low speeds, front wheels face in opposite direction to the steering angle, thereby virtually reducing the wheelbase. With less steering wheel angle required, the Aventador S is more agile with a reduced turning radius, ensuring higher performance in curves and making it easy to maneuver in town and at low speeds.
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