Lamborghini Aventador SVJ

The Aventador SVJ is the flagship of the fleet and one of the final naturally aspirated V12 supercars Lamborghini ever built. With 770 horsepower, scissor doors and active aerodynamics, it represents the end of an era that has since given way to turbochargers and hybrids everywhere else. The 6.5 litre V12 climbs to 8,500 rpm with a noise that fills an entire street, and in Giallo Orion the car is impossible to overlook from any distance.

Driving it is a genuine event. The carbon-fibre body, four-wheel steering and carbon-ceramic brakes all work toward a single feeling of intensity, and 0 to 100 arrives in 2.8 seconds. Below that ceiling it is theatrical and alive, and at full throttle the V12 dominates everything around it. You book this car for a specific memory rather than a quiet drive home.

Dubai is where the SVJ belongs. A late night run along Sheikh Zayed Road, the early loop out toward the desert before the heat builds, the slow crawl through Dubai Marina where every phone comes up to film it. The dry air and warm, grippy tarmac suit a naturally aspirated engine, and the long open roads give it the space its 350 km/h top speed actually wants.

Because there are so few of them, the SVJ should be booked well ahead. We deliver it detailed and full of fuel, treat it with the care a car like this demands, and collect it when your drive is done. Insurance and delivery are included, so the price you see is the price you pay.