last update: 01-05-2010 Lamborghini Reventon

Based on the Murcielago sports car, the Reventon is said to be inspired by the F-22 Raptor fighter jet and is a true super car by all standards. Lamborghini will only build 20 Reventons, with all being spoken for. Eleven of the 20 cars are U.S.-bound.

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Admission into the Reventon owner's club will cost a cool one million Euros, or roughly $1.6 million -- significantly above the Murcielago $300,000 MSRP. In fact, anyone who wants the car has been asked to put down a deposit of nearly that amount.

The engine hood is made of glass laminate with open ventilation slits offering a glimpse at the large 6.5-liter V12 engine. The Reventon delivers 650 horsepower and 487 pound-feet of torque.

The exterior of the Reventon is formed by carbon fiber material, known as CFC. CFC is renowned for being both incredibly light and strong. The exterior components are attached to the steel and CFC body with glue.

The Reventon is available in only a single color, specially created for the Reventon model, and named after it. The color is a mid opaque green/grey that lacks traditional high gloss, but retains depth with the use of special metallic particles.

The exterior lighting on the Reventon is fit for a super car with powerful Bi-Xenon head lamps, daytime running lights consists of seven LEDs per side and a further nine diodes for the indicator and hazard lights. The rear of the Reventon is adorned with special heatproof LEDs for rear indicator, brake, and hazard lights which are made to withstand the exhaust heat from the V12 engine.

Created using Alcantara, carbon fiber, aluminum and leather, the interior is inspired by modern aircraft cockpits. Three LCD screens feature a variety of readouts useful to the driver. The instruments are housed in a structure milled from a solid aluminum block, protected by a carbon fiber casing.

The G-Force-Meter is also completely new: this display shows the dynamic drive forces, longitudinal acceleration during acceleration and braking, as well as transversal acceleration around bends. These forces are represented by the movement of an indicator on a graduated 3D grid depending on the direction and intensity of the acceleration. A similar instrument can be found in the airplanes. Formula One teams also use a similar device to analyze dynamic forces