Frist Word For Lamborghini Reventon-The thing about the Hope diamond is that there is exactly one of them. Sure, it is big, and beautiful in its own right. But what really makes it valuable is its scarcity. And you can't get much scarcer than "one".

This was part of the thinking behind Lamborghini's decision to build an ultra-rare supercar, the new Lamborghini Reventon. There will be exactly 20 of these cars built, with a selling price of one million euros.

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This is especially remarkable given that the Lamborghini Reventon is based on the Murcielago LP640 coupe, which costs about one fifth of the Lamborghini Reventon's price tag. As the old saying goes, if you have to ask... Actually, there will be at least 22 Lamborghini Reventon built, including the one that was on the stand of the Los Angeles Auto Show where the car had its formal North American public debut a few weeks ago, and car number "0 of 20'', the development prototype, which I had the privilege of driving in the hills around this suburb of Bologna recently.

Murcielago and Lamborghini Reventon share only windshield and mirrors, but those familiar with the former car will instantly see the connection to the latter.For example, the doors pivot upwards, as they have on all 12-cylinder Lambos since the Countach. Lamborghini says Lamborghini Reventon's styling was influenced by the F-22 Raptor jet fighter, hence is more angular, more extreme, than Murcielago, with massive air ducts everywhere to get oxygen and cool breezes to all the places that need either. Like its 'poor' cousin, Lamborghini Reventon is constructed of strong, lightweight carbon fibre panels, glued to the carbon fibre and steel chassis.

Carbon fibre blades screwed onto the spokes make the black aluminium wheels look like they came from a gigantic blender. The blades are intended to create a unique visual effect, but also help send cooling air to the brakes. In keeping with the jet fighter theme, all Reventóns will be painted what Lamborghini calls a 'mid opaque green grey without the usual shine'. Call it "stealth'', then. Looks appropriately sinister, yet eye-catching - a lot of cell phone batteries were harmed in the execution of my test drive, as every kid in Sant'Agata had to take a picture of this thing as we flew by.