More news about Aventador Roadster and Aventador GT Concept by CAR Magazine
#1
10-09-2012, 09:15 AM
More news about Aventador Roadster and Aventador GT Concept by CAR Magazine 
Lamborghini Aventador Roadster - and four-seat Aventador GT
Lamborghini is about to unveil the new Aventador roadster - and it's one of two new Aventador models waiting in the wings, CAR magazine can reveal. Click here for our Aventador review.
Depicted in our artist's impression above, the Aventador convertible will be shown in autumn 2012 ahead of a sales launch in 2013. For the first time, the V12 Lambo gets a retractable hard top.
But it's not the only Aventador spin-off coming to a motor show soon: Sant'Agata is also planning an Aventador GT, a more practical, touring kind of Italian V12 supercar.
Lamborghini Aventador GT: the exclusive details
For the Geneva motor show 2013, the Italian sports car maker is contemplating a roomier and slightly softer-edged Aventador GT concept car.
This top-secret new coupe may feature an extended wheelbase, two small rear jump seats and a different door concept, probably with short rear suicide panels, according to CAR's sources.
Details are still sketchy, but it is clear that a GT would have to be shaped less aggressively than the mid-engined two-seater it is based on.
At this point, it is unclear whether and when the GT will evolve from show car to production model. BMW has pioneered a similar +2 supercar packaging layout in the new i8, so it's not a question of feasibility - but more of an investment and marketing issue.
More detail on the Lamborghini Aventador Roadster
Unlike the open-top Murcielago which was haunted by an infuriatingly complex removable top, Lamborghini's next attempt at making a hole in the V12's roof is allegedly much more straightforward.
Insiders don't expect a Gallardo-style push-button electric hood, but a retractable hard-top panel - like the Ferrari 458 Spider and McLaren MP4-12C Spider.
Expect the Avenador cabriolet to go on sale in time for spring/summer 2013.
Depicted in our artist's impression above, the Aventador convertible will be shown in autumn 2012 ahead of a sales launch in 2013. For the first time, the V12 Lambo gets a retractable hard top.
But it's not the only Aventador spin-off coming to a motor show soon: Sant'Agata is also planning an Aventador GT, a more practical, touring kind of Italian V12 supercar.
Lamborghini Aventador GT: the exclusive details
For the Geneva motor show 2013, the Italian sports car maker is contemplating a roomier and slightly softer-edged Aventador GT concept car.
This top-secret new coupe may feature an extended wheelbase, two small rear jump seats and a different door concept, probably with short rear suicide panels, according to CAR's sources.
Details are still sketchy, but it is clear that a GT would have to be shaped less aggressively than the mid-engined two-seater it is based on.
At this point, it is unclear whether and when the GT will evolve from show car to production model. BMW has pioneered a similar +2 supercar packaging layout in the new i8, so it's not a question of feasibility - but more of an investment and marketing issue.
More detail on the Lamborghini Aventador Roadster
Unlike the open-top Murcielago which was haunted by an infuriatingly complex removable top, Lamborghini's next attempt at making a hole in the V12's roof is allegedly much more straightforward.
Insiders don't expect a Gallardo-style push-button electric hood, but a retractable hard-top panel - like the Ferrari 458 Spider and McLaren MP4-12C Spider.
Expect the Avenador cabriolet to go on sale in time for spring/summer 2013.
#3
10-09-2012, 09:42 AM
The news about the Aventador Roadster isn't a real surprise after the Gallardo unveil in Paris ... things are clear the car is in fact ready, but production facilities held it back.
So an unveil later this year in the United States is surely possible ... I would have expected a better mock up for it to be honest, something like the one I did back in March 2012 :
About the Aventador GT ... that's old news ... I posted about this already on June 30, even had a mock up made :
Source : Aventador GT 2+2 as an additional model in the line up
Somehow it sounds really strange for Lamborghini do to this, one the one hand they've held the Roadster back for months because the production capacity wasn't there ... and now instead of adding one model to that production line they are adding two, the Roadster and a 'longer' 2+2 edition ... doesn't really make sense.
Or they make an Aventador GT 2+2 as a limited edition or one-off and build it in their new development building, which happens to hold a small production line anyway and where the 20 Sesto Elemento units are probably being built.
So an unveil later this year in the United States is surely possible ... I would have expected a better mock up for it to be honest, something like the one I did back in March 2012 :
About the Aventador GT ... that's old news ... I posted about this already on June 30, even had a mock up made :
Source : Aventador GT 2+2 as an additional model in the line up
Somehow it sounds really strange for Lamborghini do to this, one the one hand they've held the Roadster back for months because the production capacity wasn't there ... and now instead of adding one model to that production line they are adding two, the Roadster and a 'longer' 2+2 edition ... doesn't really make sense.
Or they make an Aventador GT 2+2 as a limited edition or one-off and build it in their new development building, which happens to hold a small production line anyway and where the 20 Sesto Elemento units are probably being built.
#9
10-10-2012, 08:17 AM
Made a new mockup showing the Roadster engine cover, I went for a white shade as the 'wrapped' prototype we've been seeing lately is white underneath, so without cover up it could look like this :
Also did an Arancio Argos :
And while I was at it, changed it to Verde Ithaca:
The Giallo shade is another option that nicely shows the lines :
I could do black, but that wouldn't look too much different from the prototype shots anyway.
Also did an Arancio Argos :
And while I was at it, changed it to Verde Ithaca:
The Giallo shade is another option that nicely shows the lines :
I could do black, but that wouldn't look too much different from the prototype shots anyway.
