One of the most exspensive cars

           

   This is the Lamborghini Veneno

In a week when they've put a comedian in parliament and a pope in a helicopter, it's perhaps unsurprising that the Italians have also made this Lamborghini Veneno.

Veneno was a fighting bull. One of the strongest, fastest bulls there ever was. He is, however, most famous for gorging a matador to death in 1914. He was a murderbull. The Italians, it could be said, are at their very best when they stop taking their pills...

This, then, is a three-of-a-kind - and completely road-legal - showpiece based on the Aventador. It has the same 6.5-litre V12, boosted to 739bhp with a 220mph max. It has the same permanent 4WD, inboard pushrod suspension and carbon monocoque chassis. It costs 3.000.000 Euros - plus tax - and the trio of owners has already been found. It has been built to celebrate Lambo's 50th birthday, and though it would cheaper to make a cake, that's not how they do business. It's why we love 'em.

The front end is all beaky for the purpose of excellent airflow, and essentially works like a giant wing to push the nose into the ground. And the muscled arches are there to swoosh air around the car while reducing lift and increasing downforce. The underbody is flat and smooth. The rear wing is adjustable. Even the alloys - 20s at the front, 21s at the rear - feature carbon rim-rings that works like turbines to swirl fresh air onto hot carbon-ceramic brake discs.

The car was  shown off in Geneva. Future of Lamborghini Veneno is ‘undecided'. And if you think a generous cheque may persuade them to sell you one, remember, they have a history of doing this sort of thing. Remember the Aventador J? It was strictly a one-off, made for one wealthy man, and that is how it shall remain. Although one thing did sneak through the net: the J's revolutionary ‘carbonskin' upholstery now also appears in the Veneno.