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LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR LP 700-4 ROADSTER
BULL WITH NO
By anDRE LaM in MiaMi , fLORiDa | pHOTOS By TOM SaLT , WOLfangOSpaCCaRELLi
T he last time Lamborghini released the Murcielago Roadster was at the tail end of the Murcielago ’ s life cycle in 2007 . It looked brilliant , but it was a flawed diamond and Lamborghini was keen not to repeat past mistakes .
Firstly they did not want the Roadster to have such a short life span , and so they introduced the new Aventador Roadster just two years after the Aventador coupe , ensuring a longer existence .
Secondly the roof was now not an afterthought , unlike the previous canvas
one which was so fiddly to put on that it would take 20 minutes to achieve . Of course Lamborghini ’ s intention was to keep the perfectly sculptured Roadster shape intact with the roof on or off , but the canvas top also came with an official speed restriction of 200km / h for fear it would be ripped off while
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