The Lamborghini Aventador is the Italian manufacturer's V12 flagship supercar, launched in 2011 as the successor to the Murcielago. Its roadster versions remove the roof, putting drivers and cameras closer to the 6.5 litre naturally aspirated engine and its distinctive exhaust note. Clips of Aventadors revving at meets, tunnels and showrooms spread widely on car YouTube and social media, where the sound became shorthand for extreme performance. It remains popular because few production cars sound this raw or recognisable from a single rev.