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TG Awards 2011: Supercar of the year

Europe just isn't long enough for the Lamborghini Aventador - we needed a little more space...

Posted: 29 Dec 2011

...But it's more than that. There's new breadth and sophistication in its engineering. Its brand-new V12 is compact and light for something so powerful. Its single-clutch transmission uses an entirely new arrangement of its gears and actuators to make something far faster-shifting than the usual single-clutch paddle-shift, yet far smaller and lighter than a DSG.

Words: Paul Horrell
Photos: Thomas Wielecki

This is an excerpt from an article published in the awards issue of Top Gear magazine, on sale now 

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