LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR SVJ

Gloriously over the top when it first appeared in 2011, Lamborghini’s hyperbolic range-topper has lost none of its ability to astound. Packing 760bhp from its midmounted 6.5-litre V12, the swansong SVJ is fast enough to have demolished the production-car record at the Nürburgring, and new aero additions mean it resembles a cross between a stealth fighter and a bat out of hell even more. We, however, treasure this naturally aspirated monster because it belongs to a fast-disappearing breed of extravagant automobiles that, once driven, can never be forgotten.