Lamborghini has officially revealed their 2013 Aventador LP700-4 Roadster, ahead of its public debut at the Los Angeles Motor Show at the end of this month.
According to the Italian supercar maker, the Murcielago Roadster successor has a Targa-style two-piece carbon-fiber roof that can be removed by hand in “a few seconds” and weighs just 6 kg. The carbon-fiber roof is made using Lamborghini’s own Forged Composite tech, which creates a material stronger than titanium but less dense.
Because of the new roof, the car’s rear pillars has been reinforced in order to handle the car’s slight loss of structural integrity, as well as to accommodate the Roadster’s rollover protection and engine-ventilation systems.
The engine cover now features a “spinal column” with two lines of hexagonal windows. Their purpose is to cool the engine, drain off rain water properly and allow visibility to the engine. Meanwhile, the scissor doors have a chamfered edge for the frameless windows, providing a tight finish into the carbon fiber roof.
The engineers have installed a powered rear windscreen controls the airflow over the car and the amount of noise from the engine that passengers can hear with the roof down.
In addition, the Aventador Roadster also gets new 20-inch front and 21-inch rear lightweight alloy wheels which reduce the kerb weight by 10 kg, as well as a new metallic blue called Azzuro Thetis whose color and shade varies depending on the angle and intensity of the light and was reportedly inspired by the 1968 Miura Roadster concept.
Under the hood, motivation is provided by a 700 hp 6.5-liter V12 normally-aspirated engine featuring stop/start system and cylinder deactivation. It is mated to a 7-speed automatic transmission which allows the supercar to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in three seconds and hit a top speed of 349 km/h.
The 2013 Lamborghini Aventador Roadster will go on sale next summer with pricing starts at €300,000 before taxes.
