New 217mph Lamborghini Aventador SVJ -fastest road car on the planet

When Lamborghini launches a new car you can bet your house on it looking so outrageous that your eyes will bulge from their sockets.
And this latest model is no different.

It's called the Aventador Superveloce Jota (SVJ) and it's the most powerful naturally aspirated V12 road car the Italian super-brand has ever produced, The Daily Mail reports.

It's so quick that it has set a new lap record for a production model around the Nurburgring - unofficial confirmation that it's the fastest thing you can buy with four wheels and number plates.

In traditional Lamborghini style, there's no subtlety to the unveiling of its latest tarmac gobbling supercar, showcasing the new Aventador SVJ - which stands for Supervolece Jota - in a fetching luminous green.

But the assault on your eyes is nothing compared to what this car will do to the rest of your senses.

With 759bhp, the 6.5-litre engine is the most potent of all road-legal V12s the brand has ever unleashed onto the streets.

The Aventador SVJ accelerates from 0 to 62mph in 2.8 seconds. If that doesn't squeeze the air from your lungs, it will reach 124mph from a standstill in just 8.6 seconds.

That means you could lose your license for speeding quicker than Usain Bolt can finish a 100-metre sprint.

Take it on track - or to a derelict airfield - and you can put the claimed top speed of 'in excess of 217mph' to the test, if you've got the nerve.
It completed the 12.8-mile Nordschleife route in six minutes and a shade under 45 seconds.

That's two seconds quicker than the previous record holder, the Porsche 911 GT2. And to think, Lamborghini has smashed the German manufacturer's record in its own back yard.