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2018 Lamborghini Aventador Roadster Facelift Spied through Factory Gates

Earlier this week, we showed you the Lamborghini Aventador testing on the Nurburgring and we're now back on the topic to give you a pair of spy photos showing the facelifted Aventador Roadster.
2018 Lamborghini Aventador Roadster Facelift Spied 3 photos
Photo: Jasper van Toorenburg
2018 Lamborghini Aventador Roadster Facelift spied2018 Lamborghini Aventador Roadster Facelift spied
The open-top supercar was photographed through the Sant'Agata Bolognese factory gates and we'll thank Facebook user Jasper van Toorenburg for these images. Oh, and by the way, don't let the barrier standing in the way trick you into believing the Rodaster won't follow the coupe down the new three-way exhaust tip path.

Visually speaking, the most important change we see here, which we also spotted on the fixed-roof model, is the extra air intake found on the rear pillar - trolls might call this the AnotherVentADoor. Regardless, the modified aero hints towards an update for the 6.5-liter V12 occupying the middle section of the supercar.

Truth be told, the naturally aspirated nature of the Aventador makes the otherwise-ferocious machine a bit torque-vulnerable to twin-turbo animals (think: McLarens), as well as hybrid go-fast instrument such as the 2017 Acura NSX. Heck, earlier today we gave you a quarter-mile drag race involving an Aventador Roadster and a new-age NSX, with things ending badly for the Lambo.

As a reminder, we'll mention the current "base" Aventadors deliver 691 hp (make that 700 PS, you metric system aficionados) and a peak torque of 509 lb-ft (690 Nm).

As for the changes we can't see, we're hoping that the Superveloce won't be the only Aventador version to pack adaptive dampers anymore - for the current models, the "standard" Coupe and Roadster rely on passive dampers, albeit with a tech-magical pushrod configuration. Alas, the more aggressive damping rates the open-air model uses to compensate for its lower torsional rigidity mean the ride is slightly stiffer, an aspect that could be compensated for with the help of active shock absorbers.

Nurburgring lap time? Lamborghini will probably want to keep Aventador SV owners happy, so we don't expect the facelifted models to go below the 7-minute mark.

Next year's Geneva Motor Show sounds like an ideal venue for the debut of the revamped V12 bull, but we can't be sure about the introduction timetable yet.
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