Lamborghini CEO Confirms Veneno Roadster [2013 Pebble Beach]

Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann has told Car and Driver in an exclusive interview that the Italian manufacturer will build a small run of roadsters based on the Veneno hypercar that was launched at the Geneva auto show earlier this year. Rumors of Lamborghini executives gauging interest levels within the brand's most-loyal customers circulated last month, but those reports went unconfirmed by officials in Sant'Agata. While the closed-roof ultra-Aventador was built in only three units, Winkelmann tells us that production of the open-top version will triple that number. The Veneno Roadster, which is the car's official name, will cost €3.3 million (roughly $4.4 million at today's exchange rates), exactly 10 percent more than the original Veneno. The Roadster will keep the fixed-roof car's Aventador-derived powertrain without alteration. First Drive: 2013 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Roadster Road Test: 2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Instrumented Test: 2014 Audi R8 V-10 Plus Interested customers should contact their local Lambo dealer by the time they've read the end of this sentence. As if those wealthy enough—not to mention interested enough—to afford such an automobile need any more incentive, we're told that the car may never be shown to the public. from Car and Driver Blog http://blog.caranddriver.com

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