Behind the scenes with the new Lamborghini Aventador

Look past the Countach, ignore the Miura and avoid the distraction of the Diablo and you'll spot it in Lamborghini's museum. A panelling hammer. The handle is worn smooth through years of use, the head crudely stamped with its owner's name, Rovatti. It sits alongside a set of Contax scales, beneath a black and white photo of Ferruccio Lamborghini himself, back arched, sweat beading on his brow as he works a file against some recalcitrant bodywork. Museum pieces.

The red terracotta tiles of the factory floor are an enduring fixture but otherwise it's doubtful Signor Rovatti would recognise much at Sant'Agata these days. We're shown into the Master Body Centre, where Quality Director Holger Weichhaus and his lieutenants treat us to death by Powerpoint, slide after slide explaining the quality process each new Lamborghini now undergoes.