Frankfurt 2009: Lamborghini Reventon Roadster

Frankfurt seems to be the show to debut your exotic supercar at this year. Already we've got the Mclaren MP4-12C, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing, the Ferrari 458 Italia, the Audi R8 Spyder, and probably the Noble M600.  Add the topless variant of Lamborghini's wild Reventon supercar to the mix, and it looks like it's going to be a killer show this year, economy-on-life-support or not.

I honestly thought the Reventon was done at this point; it was limited to 25 units of production and all were sold to rich oil sheiks, or something.  Apparently Lambo isn't done with this futuristic-looking range topper, or perhaps they want something mental to compete with the Aston One-77.  The Reventon is still just a Murcielago with a really cool body and interior thrown on, but since when was that a bad thing?

The 6.5L V12 produces 660bhp, and it's mated to Lamborghini's viscous all wheel drive like in the Murcielago LP670-4 SV.  In fact, it's unlikely the Reventon will offer any sort of performance advantage over the craziest of the Murcielago's, but then it's target market is people seeking to buy a dream, not so much an automobile.

To that extent, I imagine driving a 660-horsepower convertible supercar that looks like an F-18 and the Batmobile had a baby is probably just the right thing, and all 25 of these Reventon roadsters will be bought up before you can say "Go."  Again, more pictures should be up closer to the show next week, so stay tuned.