Lamborghini World Premieres Veneno Roadster on an Aircraft Carrier

10 years, 11 months ago - 4 December 2013, IndianAutosBlog

The world premiere of the Lamborghini Veneno Roadster took place on December 1 in the city of Abu Dhabi. While Lambo could have simply chosen a 7-star hotel built on an exotic man-made island, the Italian supercar maker debuted the Veneno Roadster on board Italian naval aircraft carrier ‘Nave Cavour’.

Based on the Veneno which premiered at this year’s Geneva Motor Show in March, the Roadster will not get even an attachable roof, and only a rollover bar will be available. The engine is the same 6.5-liter V12 which powers the Aventador, but retuned to produce 750 hp in the Veneno. 0-100 km/h takes 2.9 seconds, while the top-speed stands at 355 km/h.

Though the Veneno is based on the Aventador, Lamborghini engineers used a large percentage of carbon fiber to bring down the dry weight to a mere 1,490 kg.

Lambo will build only 9 units of the Veneno Roadster, and according to the company, all the units will be built in 2014. For the Veneno Roadster, Lamborghini will charge 3.3 million euros excluding taxes. Customers can choose any color of their fancy.