LAMBORGHINIMurcielago Roadster 2004 - 2007

　　Lamborghini introduced a roadster version for its flagship, the Murcielago, in 2004, and it tried to make it look more like a coupe.

　　Let's face it! A roadster is built to be driven with the top removed, and a supercar can reveal its aura only on fair weather. That works even for an all-wheel-drive supercar such as the Murcielago. True, the coupe version might be the one that stole the customers, but it was the roadster that could steal the show on the promenade.

　　Murcielago Roadster designers managed to make the roadster looks like a space-craft. Its side windows featured a descending line and met with the black side panels behind the cockpit. One of the most interesting solutions was for the engine cover, which was opened rearwards, in the same way, the Lamborghini Miura did in the '60s.

　　Inside, there was the same luxurious yet sporty interior with leather sport bucket seats and a tall center console. Lamborghini insisted on installing the same straight gear stick, which popped up from the metallic gate and ended with a metallic ball as a knob. The dashboard was at the same level as the doors. It might look low from the outside, but it was tall if seen behind the steering wheel.

　　Under the engine cover, the carmaker installed a reinforced metallic grid to stiffen the roadster. If the metallic look was not on the customer's taste, Lamborghini could have arranged that with an option for a carbon-fiber one, which was lighter and pricier. The magnificent Lamborghini V12 engine was the same as its coupe sibling.