Who doesn’t love a dirty big V12 showdown on an airport runway? We’ve lined up the Lamborghini Aventador Ultimae (the final naturally aspirated V12-powered Lambo without hybrid assistance) against the Ferrari 812 Competizione – the predecessor to the also naturally aspirated Ferrari 12Cilindri – for a drag race to see which is quickest.
We’ll be running both cars down the unprepped surface to the quarter-mile marker, before going back again to do a roll race. The runs will then be capped off with some quarter-mile runs with no talking (the noise is absolutely epic).
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The cars
Lamborghini Aventador Ultimae
You would have heard of the Lamborghini Aventador. It has now been replaced by the Lamborghini Revuelto, but before it wrapped up, Lamborghini released a limited run of Aventadors called the Ultimae – there were only 350 coupes built and this is one of them.
The Aventador uses a 6.5-litre naturally aspirated V12 mated to a seven-speed transmission and all-wheel drive. It produces 574kW of power and 720Nm of torque, and has a top speed of 355km/h. As a new vehicle, it was priced at around $1 million before options and on-road costs. Yikes.
Ferrari 812 Competizione
The other V12 in this straight-line faceoff is the epic Ferrari 812 Competizione. It’s the go-faster version of the front-engined V12 Ferrari platform.
It also employs a naturally aspirated 6.5-litre petrol V12, mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, and makes 610kW of power and 692Nm of torque.
It has a price tag of $1,035,768 before on-road costs and options – yes, it genuinely looks like they just pressed a bunch of numbers after the 1 to land on that price!
The results
This was such a close drag race. The Aventador took out the standard-start runs across the quarter-mile – to be expected given it’s all-wheel drive.
But when it came to roll racing, the 812 was able to pip the Aventador every single time. It has some serious legs, despite missing a front axle to send torque through.
| Vehicle | 0-100km/h | 80-120km/h | 0-200km/h | 1/4 mile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamborghini Aventador Ultimae | 3.28s | 1.72s | 9.83s | 10.83s @ 210.96km/h |
| Ferrari 812 Competizione | 3.79s | 1.57s | 9.33s | 10.99s @ 220.33km/h |
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