The Lamborghini Aventador S: The 2016 V12 Evolution That Rewired a Flagship

Five years in, Lamborghini overhauled aerodynamics, suspension, and electronics — then added rear-wheel steering for the first time.

When Lamborghini revealed the Aventador S on December 19, 2016, the company reworked the car's aerodynamics, suspension geometry, and electronic architecture, then added a rear-wheel steering system no series-production Lamborghini had carried before.

The LP 700-4 at its original debut — the car the S was built to fix

Lamborghini acknowledged that the LP 700-4 could feel unwieldy in tight corners, so the S designation promised a fix the brand had never attempted at scale: a fully integrated rear-steering and electronic dynamics platform that would reshape every Aventador variant to follow.

Aventador at speed — where the chassis changes mattered most

The LP 700-4 offered Strada, Sport, and Corsa as fixed presets, but the Aventador S introduced the customizable EGO mode, letting drivers mix and match steering weight, suspension firmness, and powertrain response independently.

The naturally aspirated V12's last stand before electrification

Lamborghini extracted 740 hp from the naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V12 without turbocharging or hybrid assistance, representing the last moment the brand could credibly argue that an unelectrified V12 could still compete at the very top of the supercar hierarchy.