---
title: "Amped-Up Lamborghini Aventador Variant Caught Testing, Again"
description: "The mighty Aventador may be heading into its seventh year of production, but the erotic-looking supercar seems to be getting better with time."
date: "2018-02-03"
modified: "2018-02-03"
authors:
  - name: "Jerry Perez"
    job_title: "Deputy Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/jerry-perez"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/18183/amped-up-lamborghini-aventador-variant-caught-testing-again"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Aventador"
  - "Lamborghini"
  - "Performante"
  - "Spy Photos"
  - "Supercar"
  - "test mule"
---

# Amped-Up Lamborghini Aventador Variant Caught Testing, Again

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The mighty Aventador may be heading into its seventh year of production, but the erotic-looking supercar only seems to be getting better and better with time, much like its legendary [V-12](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/17831/lamborghinis-aventador-successor-will-likely-use-an-electrified-v-12>) engine. Making things more interesting is the fact that there may still be another amped-up variant in the works.

A [heavily camouflaged Lambo](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/16168/is-this-the-lamborghini-aventador-performante-test-mule>) was recently caught on [video](<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwStBmd85aw>) somewhere in Italy, and by the looks of it, it was being escorted by a blue Porsche 911. The video's description doesn't disclose exactly where or when the footage was recorded, but a banner in Italian allows us to confirm this took place in the Aventador's motherland.

https://youtube.com/embed/iwStBmd85aw

Several rumors have been circulating as test mules sporting aggressive body kits and exhaust systems have been sighted across Europe. Some rumors claim it's a future Performante variant of the Aventador, others that it's a new "GT" model, and some of them anticipate the return of the "Jota" moniker. The [Lamborghini Diablo](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/14198/lamborghini-exhibit-opens-at-saint-petersburg-museum>) Jota was a sort of homologated race car for millionaires who wanted to play racing drivers.

Given Lamborghini's surpassed sales expectations with its Aventador and [Huracan](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/17821/behold-the-largest-gathering-of-lamborghini-huracan-performantes-ever>) supercars, the Sant'Agata automaker should be up to the challenge of adding its new Urus SUV and Aventador Performante/GT/Jota to their production lines in 2018.

## Author
Jerry is responsible for upholding The Drive's ethos as an audience-first, enthusiast-driven car blog that serves up industry-leading news, reviews, culture, and motorsport coverage. Overseeing a staff of writers and editors from his home base in Indianapolis, he helps curate the site's daily rundown, as well as its medium- and long-term content strategies. Jerry joined The Drive in 2018 as a writer and worked as news editor and managing editor before becoming the deputy in 2023. As a lifelong car enthusiast and racing fan, Jerry believes that all cars are cool, but the people behind the machines are even cooler. This belief often gives The Drive a slightly different focus from most other car sites, where we explore the humanity behind the machines. When he's not obsessing over the day's biggest stories or hanging out at a race track, Jerry can be found behind the wheel of a car, most likely sharing a laugh with his teenage son or daughter.

### Author social links  
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