Lamborghini Aventador Roadster Expected in Late 2012

We’ll be honest with you: roadsters are never exactly as good as their coupe counterparts when it comes to rigidity, no matter what automakers want us to think (there are some really expensive exceptions, we admit). However, when it comes to Lamborghinis, there is nothing like hearing that V12 road away behind you, while enjoying driving at about 200 miles per hour (322 km/h) with what feels like a hurricane in your hair.

There’s been a flood of italian supercars lately (think Pagani Huayra, Ferrari 458 Italia and Lamborghini Aventador), but none of them has a roadster version yet. All that might change next year, as eurocarblog says that the Lambo will drop its top late next year. Considering the fact that the Aventador is already sold out for the next year and a half, this is a really tall order.

The Aventador uses a state-of-the-art monocoque chassis made from carbon fiber, which allows it to tip the scales at 1,575 kg (3,472 lbs). This will take some time change over to a roadster, but we expect the end result to be jaw-dropping.

The center stage will be taken by the same all-new 6.5 liter twelve-cylinder heart that allows the mortal behind the wheel to play the 0 to 62 mph game in 2.9 seconds (the four-wheel-drive system must also receive some credit for this) and enjoy a top speed of 350 km/h (217 mph). We must also mention that the Aventador uses an ISR (Independent Shifting Rods) transmission, which offers shifting times of only 50 milliseconds, and talks to the road using a pushrod suspension.

Engineers have worked their magic with the supercar, so it manages to reduce fuel consumption and cut CO2 emissions by around 20 percent, compared to the Murcielago, while offering an eight percent power increase.