04.03.2004 THE LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO ROADSTER MAKES ITS OFFICIAL DEBUT AT THE GENEVA MOTOR SHOW

Presented as a concept car in 2003 in Detroit, where it generated significant interest among Italian supercar enthusiasts, the production version of the Murciélago Roadster made its official debut in Geneva earlier this week.

The dark painted Roadster, sandwiched by a Murcielago Coupe and a Gallardo at the centre of the Lamborghini stand, appears very sleek due to its low windscreen and side windows. Close attention has been paid to the redesigned engine cover, covered roll-over bars and finishing trims which give the Roadster a clear, tidy look, keeping it away from the 'Coupe with a chopped off roof' effect that is so often projected by roadsters.

Manufacture and sales are planned for the second half of this year for the Roadster.

The latest arrival at the House of the Raging Bull takes its inspiration from the great Italian tradition of open vehicles. As powerful, fast and extreme as the Coupé version from which it derives, the Lamborghini Murciélago carries on Lamborghini’s twelve cylinder roadster tradition: from the 350 GTS to the Miura Roadster, right up to the most recent Diablo Roadster.

This has been achieved without compromising the performance expected from a real Lamborghini. Thanks to accurate design, the open version also delivers excellent handling, acceleration and driving safety characteristics. The Murciélago Roadster version builds on the extreme and exclusive features of the Coupé thus confirming it as a real “icon” of the Lamborghini brand.

The new Lamborghini era started in 2001 with the Murciélago, followed in 2003 by the Gallardo, and continues with the arrival in 2004 of the Murciélago Roadster, which enhances and further increases the undisputed value of the Murciélago range.