It certainly wasn't the Aventador successor.
The good news is that Lamborghini is cooking something up. Usually, that means big engines and loud noises, both of which we're obvious fans of. The bad news is, we're not quite sure what to make of the teaser footage shown below. The clip lasts a mere 50 seconds. In it, a Lamborghini Aventador Ultimae is shown driving through a scene more fitting of the Batmobile than an Italian supercar. The Ultimae is racing through a warehouse full of old pipes and catwalks. Then, some text shows up and tells you that something "Ultimate" is dropping soon. On Web3.
Allow us to explain. Web3 is, in essence, a decentralized online system based on blockchain. Essentially, no one entity owns something on Web3. Instead, users own it. They earn their place on Web3 by helping to maintain or develop whatever the service provides. Yes, this sounds like NFTs, or non-fungible tokens. Automakers have done this before, and some have received a good deal of criticism for it.
The most recent example that comes to mind is Acura, which is giving the first 500 Integra owners an NFT of the car. When that was announced, the brand was met with plenty of criticism. Another artist blew up a Lamborghini Huracan to make NFTs, drawing the frustrations of some. Simply put, digital media formats like NFTs are slowly making their way into the automotive space whether everyone is happy about it or not. This Ultimae teaser could be yet another.
For right now, we simply don't know. What we do know, however, is that Lamborghini isn't teasing a physical car. Despite the end of the Aventador's lifespan, this just isn't going to lead to a real car when the reveal happens. Instead, it's going to be something digital, and the most logical conclusion leads us to the NFT theory. No dates for the reveal of... whatever this is have been given yet.
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