Lamborghini had to act after last Aventador ever produced was on sunken cargo ship carrying 4,000 supercars
Published on Sep 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM (UTC+4)
by Henry Kelsall
Last updated on Sep 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Lamborghini had to act after the last Lamborghini Aventador supercar sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean when the Felicity Ace cargo ship caught fire and sank.
The ship caught fire back in the Spring of 2022, before it eventually capsized and sank due to the damage the fire had caused.
When it sank, 4,000 cars went to the bottom of the sea with it, and the automotive industry lost $400 million.
Some of those cars were Lamborghini Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimaes, and the last Aventadors produced before production halted, so Lamborghini was forced to act.
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What happened to the Felicity Ace cargo ship?
The Felicity Ace was travelling from Germany to Rhode Island before it caught fire near the Azores.
On board was a vast array of cars, from companies such as Audi, Porsche, Bentley, and Volkswagen, including ID.4 EVs.
Also onboard were the final examples of the Aventador LP 780-4 Ultimae.
Lamborghini was the most heartbroken of all as these were the final production examples of the famous Aventador supercar.
It and its customers were naturally gutted to have lost the performance cars.
But rather than just count its losses, the company decided to rebuild the cars so it could fulfill its orders.
Lamborghini vowed to replace the sunken Aventador supercars
Not long after the ship sank, the company announced it would replace the supercars.
A spokesperson in March 2022 said that they would replace the orders as soon as possible.’
In total, 85 Lamborghinis sank to the bottom of the ocean, with 15 of them being the Aventadors.
CEO Stephan Winkelmann also said every customer who lost a vehicle would receive a new ride.
Winkelmann admitted that being able to replace the Aventador was tricky, but they would be able to do so.
The wider Volkswagen Group lost nearly 4,000 cars in the sinking, a staggering loss for the German group.
Porsche also vowed to replace the cars lost on the ship.
Over 1,000 of its cars were taken to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
It will no doubt have come as a big relief to customers that their cars would be replaced.
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Henry is a content writer with nearly ten years experience, having written for various publications since 2017. Qualifying with a Sports Journalism degree from Staffordshire University, Henry loves all things automotive but has a particular soft spot for classic Japanese cars and anything Lancia. He also has a curious passion for steam locomotives.
