Nurburgring has a new King: Lamborghini Aventador SVJ

Yeah, Lamborghini did it again.

Back in 2016, the Lamborghini Huracan Performante set the production car record around the Nurburgring Nordschleife with a lap time of 6:52.01 beaten by the Porsche 911 GT2 RS in September 2017.

Now the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ managed to beat the Porsche with a lap time of 6:44.97. Behind the wheel of the very camouflaged bull, the Lamborghini driver Marco Mapelli hit the 20.6 km track under the formal scrutiny of Remak personnel who managed time and GPS certification using VBOX-Racelogic instrumentation.

Down below is the full video with the onboard footage of the record.

“The Aventador SVJ takes the Jota suffix, following the Lamborghini tradition for denoting a car’s track-focused talent. This new car is the convergence of Lamborghini technologies to produce a super sports car that transcends current performance benchmarks,” explained Stefano Domenicali, Automobili Lamborghini Chairman & CEO.

The new Lamborghini Aventador SVJ features the new version of the active aerodynamics system, the Lamborghini’s patented ALA 2.0 as well as new aerodynamic features.

Besides the “aerodynamic skills”, Lamborghini claims that its new car has the best power-to-weight ration with 1.98 kg per each horsepower, thus featuring a higher power output.

“Its tenure as the Nürburgring lap time record holder, even before its unveiling during Monterey Car Week in California in August, endorses Lamborghini’s competence in applying superlative design engineering and ground-breaking technologies. The SVJ is a super sports car at the zenith of performance, while also ensuring unrivaled driving pleasure,” said Stefano Domenicali, Automobili Lamborghini Chairman & CEO.