Lamborghini Veneno unveiled: Costs Dh14.3m, does 0 to 100 in 2.8 seconds

The ultra-limited-production 50th anniversary outrageous Lamborghini Veneno was unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show yesterday. Why outrageous? You had to ask.

Lamborghini Veneno

Well, it’ll set you back by a mere €3 million (plus tax) – that’s Dh14.316 million in hard cash.

Aside from the fact that only three unique units of the Lamborghini Veneno will be built and sold – yes, just three in the whole wide world – which, by the way, have already been sold, theoretically if you were to make that purchase in Dubai, you’d have to put down a 20 per cent deposit.

That’ll be about Dh2.86 million in hard cash.

Then comes the auto loan and the interest rate part. Assuming that your credit history is good enough for a UAE bank to let you vroom away (literally, as the Veneno can do 0 to 100kmph in a mere 2.8 seconds) with Dh11.45 in an auto loan, the EMI for a five-year period (at a 2.99 per cent interest rate) would work out to be… Dh219,430. Wow – imagine what you could do with that money instead of buying the Veneno.

But come on… don’t decide on not buying it before reading the specs and about its power. In a media statement, Lamborgini gloats – not without reason – about this exclusive car (should we even call it a car – I mean, it’s a fortune on wheels, ain’t it?).

“In the year of its 50th anniversary Automobili Lamborghini is presenting an extremely exclusive model at the Geneva Motor Show 2013. Only three unique units of the Lamborghini Veneno will be built and sold. Its design is consistently focused on optimum aerodynamics and cornering stability, giving the Veneno the real dynamic experience of a racing prototype, yet it is fully homologated for the road,” says Lamborgini.

“With a maximum output of 552 kW/750 hp, the Veneno accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 2.8 seconds and the top speed for this street-legal racing car stands at 355 km/h.” Which means, in theory at least, you could do Dubai to Abu Dhabi in like 20 minutes flat.

“It is priced at three million euros plus tax – and all three units have already been sold to customers.” Arrgh, so there’s none left for me – or you?

Moving on, the Lamborghini Veneno features a 12-cylinder power unit with a displacement of 6.5 liters, an extremely fast-shifting 7-speed ISR transmission with 5 driving modes and permanent all-wheel drive, as well as a racing chassis with pushrod suspension and horizontal spring/damper units.

“Above all, however, the Veneno benefits from the very special expertise that Automobili Lamborghini possesses in the development and execution of carbon-fiber materials – the complete chassis is produced as a CFRP monocoque, as is the outer skin of this extreme sports car. The inside, too, features innovative, Lamborghini-patented materials such as Forged Composite and CarbonSkin,” the automaker says in its statement.

Fully in keeping with the tradition of the brand, the name of the Veneno originates from a legendary fighting bull. Veneno is the name of one of the strongest and most aggressive fighting bulls ever. He is also famous for being one of the fastest bulls in the history of bullfighting. His name became popular in 1914, when he fatally wounded the famous torero José Sánchez Rodríguez during the bullfight in the arena Sanlúcar de Barrameda’s, Andalusia, Spain.

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