The article, written by Warren Brown of the Washington Post, details his experience traveling to the tiny Italian village where Lamborghini, the prestigious car manufacturer, makes many of the world's most expensive and extravagant vehicles.
Brown's journey takes him by invitation to Sant' Agata Bolognese where his mission is to test drive (with the supervision of Lamborghini officials) what is generally considered the world's most expensive new car.
The author vividly explains his experience. Before driving, he's a passenger in the vehicle while it's driven adeptly by engineer Mario Frasinetti. Then, it's Brown turn, and he "jets" around in one of only 20 Reventons, some still scheduled for production.
The Reventon is a 650-horsepower, 12-cylinder supercoupe with a six-speed automated manual transmission. It has a sticker price of $1.45 million and is rated at accelerating from 0 to 100 kilometers per hour (62 mph) in 3.4 seconds. Its gas mileage is rated at 7.5 mph in city and 15.5 on the highway.
All of the Reventons have been sold — 11 in the United States, seven in Europe and two in Asia.
Brown thoroughly enjoyed his test drive. He likely won't forget the experience, nor likely will anyone elseo fortunate it enough to have the same opportunity.
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