Stray cats. Like most fun places in the Mediterranean, the Nardò Technical Center in Southern Italy is full of them. Cute and happy on a warm summer day, chilling by the hidden circuit that’s off-limits to most humans. When unleashing the combined force of 1001 hp on the main straight, you can’t help but wonder how intelligent they may be.
That is thanks to their more powerful engines, rear-axle steering, much firmer suspension, and clever active aero. With such improvements onboard, driving an Aventador hard on a fast track only shows how this generation still loves to move around under heavy braking, surprise you with the torque delivery of the Graziano single-clutch automatic, or understeer into and oversteer out of difficult corners. You have to be on your toes.