Lamborghini Finally Finishes Building Its Last-run V12-powered Aventador Ultimae

In 2021, Lamborghini announced the Aventador Ultimae, a super-limited swan song to the automaker’s iconic V12 engine. Unfortunately for Lambo and anyone waiting for one of the cars, a shipwreck took some of the cars down with it, leading the automaker to extend the timeline and build more cars.

As of earlier this week, that has come to an end. The final car – an Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae Roadster – left the production line. Finished in a striking light blue color, Lamborghini factory workers and executives surrounded the car as it rolled off the line.

The Ultimae features a 6.5-liter V12 that cranks out 780 horsepower and 531 pound-feet of torque, making it the most powerful Aventador. Though it’s Lamborghini’s most successful V12-powered model, the car’s replacement will feature some degree of electrification. As we’ve seen with other high-performance cars, the shift to hybrid and plug-in hybrid configurations doesn’t necessarily mean the death of performance, noise, and speed, so a Lambo V12 with an electric motor could be a beautiful thing. 

Lamborghini has officially confirmed that the Ultimae is the last traditional V12 it will make and has said that all of its models will offer electrification by 2024. A full-on Lamborghini EV is in the works, too, though we won’t see it for a few more years at the earliest.

For enthusiasts (those of us that can afford a Lambo, anyway), this might feel like another nail in the coffin of exciting sports cars. Still, it’s worth trying to convince you otherwise. Look at the 2024 Mercedes-AMG C 63, which delivers 671 horsepower from a four-cylinder engine and electric motor. Let’s say that again: A four-cylinder engine. Sure, it sounds like a vacuum cleaner at full chat, but that’s the only thing we’re giving up with a move to electrification. There’s better torque and quicker acceleration, and we may even buy a few extra days before the world's end.

[Image: Lamborghini]

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