Lamborghini Reventon vs. Panavia Tornado jet-fighter November 23rd 2007 22:00



The good people over at Motor Authority have reported that the latest supercar to challenge a jet-fighter in a drag race is the ultra-exclusive hypercar, Lamborghini Reventon.



The location of the 'battle' was on a 3km stretch of runway at the Ghedi airforce base in Italy to ensure that the Reventon was given a nice flat road; long enough for it to reach (or at least come close) its top speed and also a place to launch a Panavia Tornado jet-fighter obviously.





At the launch, the Reventon's stupendous power and neck-jarring traction gave it the lead; the car's 3.4s 0-100km/h sprint time giving it the jump it needed but like many challengers that have come and gone, including the 736kW Bugatti Veyron, the jet-fighter slowly reeled in the road car near the closing stages as the jet’s wheels left the ground and surpassed the Reventon's 340km/h top speed thus pipping it to the post!



Although one would struggle to understand the point of pitting a road-going car against a jet-fighter, it must be said that it is one heck of a marketing stunt that would have no problems capturing the imagination of any motoring enthusiast.



-credits of photos and story to www.zcars.com.au