Now that the Revuelto has taken over from the Aventador, those who wish to buy a V12 Lamborghini have a better chance of grabbing the latter for a less bank-breaking price. Of course, if the budget is your main concern, a rebuilt Lamborghini Aventador is always an option and we’ve brought along a cost breakdown for such an adventure.
When the Aventador came out in 2011, it was a massive step forward for the brand. It marked the first Lamborghini carbon fiber monocoque chassis, the third all-new V12 engine in the history of the brand, and the first 7-speed single-clutch semi-automatic transmission. And despite the ISR gearbox not being as sharp as the rest of the supercar, the Aventador has aged well, which is also reflected in the pricing, as we’ll see below.
Earlier this year, the two brothers behind the goonzquad YouTube channel, Simeon and Eleazar, bought a 2016 Aventador LP750-4 SV that had been in a serious accident and started working to bring the Italian exotic back to the road. Their Lamborghini rebuilt Aventador is now complete. And if we go over the sweet V12 shenanigans the machine can now pull, we get to discuss the costs involved in the operation.
goonzquad’s rebuilt Lamborghini Aventador was their most expensive yet
The damage to the Lamborghini was extensive, spreading from the rear end and the roofโthe car had been flippedโto a few chassis parts, the exhaust, and even the interior. After all, goonzquad bought the Aventador SV for just $138,514.
The YouTubers’ investment is split into multiple categories. The first involves buying used Lamborghini parts from eBay. And while the VW Group owning Lamborghini means you can still get some Audi parts that match these Raging Bulls, the Aventador doesn’t offer the financial loopholes of the Murcielago, for which you can buy much cheaper parts sourced from Ford, Volvo, and MG, as Mat Armstrong showed when rebuilding his Murci.
So here are some examples of used parts prices for the Aventador: a control arm for the rear suspension is $450, a seat airbag is $400, the third brake light is $1,400 and then we have a set of 4 SV wheels for $5,000. However, buying these parts, which ended up costing $66,250 brand new from Lamborghini would’ve been three times more expensive, as the boys explain.
Still, the YouTubers had no choice but to source certain parts from the Lamborghini dealer. Examples include the rear quarter glass ($2,000), the numbered plaque on the dash ($1,000), an oil cooler ($3,000) and the fuel filler door ($2,000). All in all, these bits set them back $6,200.
In a controversial move, the YouTubers also fitted the SV with an SVJ kit consisting of the front and rear bumpers, as well as the engine cover and rear wing, all in carbon. And, despite its initial price sitting at $30,000, the manufacturer for the kick agreed to cut that by 50% after the boys discovered how much extra work it took to make the car actually look like an SVJ while fitting the kit.
Add it all together the total for the parts that went into goonzquad’s rebuilt Lamborghini Aventador (SV) sits at $72,465. Also, we can’t overlook the $8,000 carbon roof repair and the $4,000 cost to have the car shipped at goonzquad’s shop in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
All in all, goonzquad’s 2016 Lamborghini Aventador SV revival cost the vloggers $223,000, not including their labor. Still, this is about 50% of what you’d pay for a good-condition example. Also, it’s the kind of money price commended by a base Aventador LP700-4 these days (an example in proper condition). This makes the supercar their most expensive project to date, even though it’s not their first Lamborghini, as their rebuilt Urus shows.
The V12 supercar is looking for a buyer
The duo now wants to list the supercar, mentioning a price of $480,000 in the video below. You can compare that to the average price of an Aventador SV ($420,000) or that of an Aventador SVJ ($570,000)โyes, the Revuelto’s pricing shows the hybridization that came along with the generation change brought a serious financial boost.
For the record, the SVJ, which can be considered the facelifted version of the SV, offers much more than different visuals, as it adds 20 hp for a total of 770, sports ALA active aero, active rear steering, and a few other perks. Even so, the SV is the most exclusive of the two: Lamborghini built 500 SV coupes and 600 SV roadsters, while it made 900 SVJ coupes and 800 SVJ roadsters.
Of course, if you want to get technical, goonzquad’s rebuilt Lamborghini Aventador SV is neither of the two, so its buyer must have particular taste. However, now that we’ve seen those triple-digit production figures, we can probably all agree that it’s inspiring to see one of these rare bulls getting back on the road.