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Lamborghini had to dramatically restart Aventador production after a bizarre 1-in-10,000,000 sequence of events happened

Published on Feb 09, 2026 at 7:38 PM (UTC+4)
by Keelin McNamara

Last updated on Feb 09, 2026 at 8:09 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by Mason Jones

Lamborghini was forced to restart production of the Aventador because of a bizarre 1-in-10,000,000 sequence of events.

Back in the spring of 2022, Lamborghini produced the final ever Aventador.

The V12-powered beast served as Lamborghini’s flagship for more than a decade.

But now came the time to retire the iconic offering.

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Final Lamborghini Aventador units lost to the sea

Except the retirement parade was dramatically cut short.

After being completed, these last Aventador units were placed on a ship.

Lamborghini had to dramatically restart production of the Aventador after a 1-in-10,000,000 event occurred
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This ship, the Felicity Ace, was travelling from Germany to Rhode Island.

Unfortunately, the ship caught fire in the Atlantic Ocean.

Lamborghini had to dramatically restart production of the Aventador after a 1-in-10,000,000 event occurred
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On board was a vast array of cars, from companies such as Audi, Porsche, Bentley, and Volkswagen, including ID.4 EVs.

But the prize cargo onboard were the final units of the Lamborghini Aventador.

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Brand restarts production to keep promise to customers

As you can probably imagine, the brand’s customers were devastated when they heard the news.

Lamborghini itself was also heartbroken – but it also had a dramatic solution.

It would restart Aventador production in order to honor the deliveries.

Not long after the ship sank, the company announced it would replace the supercars.

Lamborghini had to dramatically restart production of the Aventador after a 1-in-10,000,000 event occurred
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In total, the overall casualties suffered were staggering.

85 Lamborghinis had been lost to the sea, with 15 of those being the last Aventador units.

Brand CEO Stephan Winkelmann also said every customer who lost a vehicle would receive a new one.

Winkelmann admitted that being able to replace the Aventador was tricky, but that it could (and would) be done.

Lamborghini had to dramatically restart production of the Aventador after a 1-in-10,000,000 event occurred
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The Volkswagen Group as a whole lost nearly 4,000 vehicles due to the sinking.

It represented a staggering loss for one company.

Credit to Lamborghini for being willing to restart production of a discontinued model.

Keelin joined the editorial team at Supercar Blondie in February of 2025 and hasn’t looked back. His philosophy of writing from the audience’s POV has worked in his favor, considering that he’s always been a dedicated fan of motorsports, beautiful cars, and the SBMedia brand itself.