Lamborghini Reventon

For roadster duty, Lamborghini has found still more horsepower in the form of the 6.5-liter V-12 now fitted in the new Murciélago LP670-4 SuperVeloce; it produces 661 hp at 8000 rpm and 487 lb-ft of torque at 6000 rpm, and the output is distributed to all four wheels. Even with its slight structural strengthening, the Reventón roadster’s body is said to weigh only 55 pounds more than that of the coupe, so we surmise that Lamborghini’s estimate of 3.4 seconds for a 0–60 sprint—the same it reported for the coupe—isn’t far off. But the roadster won’t match the coupe’s 224-mph terminal velocity; the roofless car tops out at 205. But we’re not about to offer our scalps to find out; hair plugs are too expensive these days.

At saner speeds, the driver will be able to enjoy the Reventón’s sweet two-mode, fighter-jet-inspired instrument cluster, conveying the car’s vital signs (not those of the driver, although that wouldn’t be a bad idea given the pulse-quickening performance) via digital readouts and color-changing gauge graphics. A g-force meter is centrally located and uses the same format, Lambo says, as is used in Formula 1. Also as with the Reventón coupe, pretty much all surrounds are rendered in fuzzy Alcantara or not-so-fuzzy carbon fiber.

$1.6 Million, and Probably All Sold Out
If you want a car that looks like a $20 million fighter jet, expect to pay nearly as much. At 1.1 million euros, which is about $1.6 million at current exchange rates, the Reventón Coupe is about 10 percent pricier than the coupe. Alas, the coupe was sold out before Lamborghini ever took the silk off the thing in Frankfurt in ’07, and Lamborghini won’t need to try any harder to clear its inventory of this new version: it says demand for the roadster is even higher