By Diego Braghi: making its debut at the Geneva Motor Show, this open racing prototype has been launched to celebrate the Lamborghini’s 50th anniversary. The venue was the Italian naval aircraft carrier Nave Cavour at a special event in Abu Dhabi in June 2014.
Two of the Lamborghini Veneno Roadster’s most distinctive features are the carbon intensive construction and competition derived aerodynamics.
The monocoque has been built in carbon fibre with aluminium front and rear frames and also the interior trim is made of a substance called CarbonSkin. The carbon-fibre monocoque keeps the Veneno Roadster down to an impressively low 1,490 kg dry weight.
Upfront, the Veneno Roadster features a large aerodynamic wing with huge channels and Y-shaped angular headlamps, and Lamborghini placed large plus four sizable exhaust pipes divided by a splitter on the backside. Keeping the monstrous engine behind the seats cool are large vents, while an adjustable rear wing adds much needed downforce.
The engine, a 6.5-liter V12 with 750 horsepower at 8,400 rpm, mated with seven-speed ISR paddleshift gearbox, propels the Lamborghini Veneno Roadster up to 221 mph (355 km/h), taking 2.9 seconds to make this extreme car from zero to 62 mph (100 km/h).
The wheels have been designed to improve brake cooling, with the carbon fibre ring around the edge channelling cool air to the carbon ceramic discs. The Veneno Roadster is equipped with front and rear horizontal mono-tube damper with push-rod system and permanent all-wheel drive.
Limited to nine units, the £2.8 million (euro 3.3 million) Lamborghini trumps the Bugatti Veyron as the most expensive supercar on sale.
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