Lamborghini only makes two
models – but it makes the most of them, rolling out updates and new variants on
a constant basis. At the Frankfurt Motor Show this week, it was the Aventador S
Roadster.
Released to the world less than a week ago, the
Aventador S Roadster follows along the lines of the Aventador S coupe but
with a removable roof – or roof panels, we should say.
That means a 6.5-liter V12 – still naturally
aspirated as always – kicking out a mind-boggling 730 horsepower and 509 lb-ft
of torque. The pair of roof panels weigh less than 13 pounds to make them easy
to remove and replace, so the bulk of the 110 pounds of added weight over the
fixed-roof version comes from the reinforcements added – albeit not many of
them, mind you, as the car is made mostly of ultra-rigid carbon fiber as it is.
The sum total is a 0-62 time of three seconds flat
and a top speed quoted at 217 miles per hour, which we have every reason to
believe would be a life-changing experience without the roof in place.
Four-wheel steering helps keep it under control, because while the Aventador
may be low to the ground, no twelve-cylinder, mid-engined supercar is short in
length: it's no wonder then that both Lamborghini and Ferrari have recently
added rear-wheel steering systems to theirs.
Try not to like it too much,
because it'll cost you an eye-watering US$ 460,247. Deliveries commence in
February 2018, and the wait list is surely growing by the day.
