$7.5 million Lamborghini model costs more than 17 Aventador supercars
Shelling out for a Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, or even a Bugatti suddenly seems to make a lot more sense. After all, those exotic cars are at least drivable! This 1:8 scale gold Lamborghini Aventador model is constructed out of diamonds, carbon fiber, platinum, gold, and a variety of precious stones.
Gold Lamborghini Aventador: Thing You Should Know
The gold Lamborghini Aventador is part of the manufacturer’s Au79 project. Covered entirely in gold, this car is considered only for the super-rich.
The power of Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 is a V12 engine with a 6.5-liter cylinder capacity that produces 700 horsepower at 8,250 rpm and a maximum torque of 690 Nm at 5,500 rpm. The new engine named L539 has been completely developed by engineers at Lamborghini’s R&D Department center. The main advantages of the L539 engine are its low weight, only 235 kg, compact size, and high performance.
The gold-plated Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 was auctioned in Lamborghini’s showroom in Dubai with a starting price of 7.5 million USD. It was carved from 500 kg of solid gold and embedded with many precious stones.
The world’s most expensive model car is expected to fetch a minimum of $7.5 million when it goes to auction later this month.
For about $400,000, you could park a brand-new Lamborghini Aventador in your garage or driveway.
Or if you want to spend an extra $7 million, you could park this model of one in your den.
Built by Robert Gülpen Engineering, the model was recently presented at the Frankfurt Auto Show. According to the company’s website, Lamborghini was a natural choice because the automaker’s cars are “exclusive, sensual and challenging, and unmistakably Italian.”
Fair enough, but not even an Aventador has LED headlights made out of real diamonds.
You could buy a Bugatti Veyron for every day of the week, or this one model car.
The gold Aventador model’s entire body is constructed out of carbon fiber, and extremely thin (1/1000 millimeters) threads of solid gold are wrapped around the fibres.
Solid gold and platinum are used to cast the model’s wheel rims, along with the interior, seats, and steering wheel. As if the model isn’t crazy enough, the car’s bullet-proof case should drive that point home.
Of course, that got us wondering: Has anyone ever shot a model car?
The gold plating is optional. You can also specify that your multi-million dollar model is finished in exposed carbon fiber (with solid gold threads woven into it). Peek through the windshield for a glimpse of the jewel-encrusted cabin!
A gigantic and bejeweled Lamborghini badge is also included. All three items – the model, the military-spec display case, and the Lambo badge – are aiming to enter the Guinness Book of World Records.
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We’d be tempted to add the fourth record to that list: Most enormous waste of money.
Then again, at least roughly $600,000 of the price will go to a charity of the winning bidder’s choosing. That’s right; the $7.5 million asking price is only the reserve placed on the gold Lamborghini model before the auction.
Bidding could push the price even higher.
