Lamborghini Reventon Roadster. Nov 09
The 6.5-litre twelve-cylinder generates 493kW, catapulting the Roadster from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.4 seconds and onwards to a top speed of 330 km/h. The open top Reventon is not only one of the fastest, but also one of the most exclusive cars in the world - Lamborghini has limited the series.
Just 20 of the cars are available, selling for an Australian equivalent of approx $2.6 million plus on roads. Upon presentation at Frankfurt the roadster was sold out immediately. Deliveries will begin October 2009.
"The Reventon is the most extreme car in the history of the brand," according to Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. "The new Roadster adds an extra emotional component to our combined technological expertise - it unites superior performance with the sensual fascination of open top driving."
Open top sports cars are a tradition at Lamborghini that stretches back over 40 years. In 1968, the company from Sant'Agata Bolognese built a Miura without a fixed roof as a one off. The Diablo Roadster appeared in 1995 with its targa roof anchored to the engine cover.
The Roadster is derived from the Reventon Coupé. Its designers found their inspiration in aviation - the aggressive wedge shape evokes images of fighter jets. The powerful arrowhead form at the front, the mighty air intakes pulled way forward, the broad side skirts, the upwards opening scissor doors and the rear end with its menacing edges - the Roadster is clad in a design of maximum functionality and spectacular clarity.
The driver and passenger seating positions are low and sporty, separated by a substantial central tunnel. Behind the two seats are two hidden pop-up bars that deploy upwards in just a few hundredths of a second in the event of an imminent rollover. A fixed, horizontal wing shaped member behind the seats bears the third brake light. The design of the Roadster's long back is also quite distinct from that of the Coupé. The engine bonnet is virtually horizontal and the four windows provide a view of the mighty V12 in all its technical elegance.
