Lamborghini is well-versed in the world of limited-production vehicles. From the Batmobile-esque Reventón of the late 2000s to the Countach homage of 2022, the Italian automaker has shown its expertise in creating few-off supercars by pairing outrageous styling with equally scintillating powertrains. The Fenomeno Roadster is Lamborghini's latest special creation, an open-top version of the radical Fenomeno Coupé revealed last year, with only 15 units set to be built.
The Roadster looks just as crazy as the coupe, the main difference being the lack of a roof. The front end has piercing headlights that glare out from beneath large black panels in the hood that house air ducts, while the bumper is festooned with vents, spoilers, and vanes. The overall shape is the classic Lamborghini wedge, and deep air intakes are carved into the rear fenders. The taillights form a "Y" shape on either side of a ginormous centrally mounted exhaust.
View Price on AmazonLamborghini says the Roadster has a unique aerodynamic setup to account for the missing roof, allowing it to match the coupe's downforce levels despite the significant chunk of bodywork that's been removed from above the occupants' heads. The louvers atop the engine bay are redesigned, and a new spoiler on the windshield directs the air over the cockpit and into these vents.
Under the eye-catching bodywork, the Fenomeno borrows the hybrid V-12 powertrain from the Revuelto. There are some changes, however, with the Fenomeno producing 1065 horsepower, up from 1001 ponies in the Revuelto. The boost comes, in part, via a new larger 7-kWh battery that allows the three electric motors to produce 241 horsepower. Those e-motors are paired with a screaming 6.5-liter V-12, launching the Fenomeno Roadster to 62 mph in a claimed 2.4 seconds; 200 mph arrives in just 6.8 seconds, and the top speed exceeds 211 mph.
The Fenomeno Roadster rides on manually adjustable racing dampers, while carbon-ceramic brake rotors help slow this rapid supercar. The Fenomeno also wears a set of bespoke Bridgestone Potenza Sport tires in a staggered setup, with 265/30 rubber wrapped around 21-inch wheels up front and 355/25 tires on 22-inch rear wheels. Lamborghini says it will also offer a bespoke semi-slick Bridgestone tire focused on track driving, but it's still homologated for public roads.
Source: caranddriver.com
