The Lamborghini Aventador SVJ Does One Thing Amazingly Well

Machines built with a singular focus, a purity of purpose, have a particular kind of beauty that’s instantly recognizable. These machines don’t have to compromise — and it shows. Consider the SR-71. Developed by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, the SR-71 “Blackbird” spy plane was the fastest thing in the sky on its maiden flight in 1964. If a missile locked onto it, pilots were instructed to simply floor the throttle and outrun the missile. None were ever shot