After dazzling attendees at the 2016 Geneva auto show with its latest “one-off limited edition,” the spectacular Centenario coupe, Lamborghini has done what we knew it would eventually do: Scalp the thing. It’s no surprise at all. Lambo announced in Geneva that the limited production run of 40 would be split evenly between coupes and roadsters. At least we didn’t have to travel halfway across the globe to see the open-top edition, as it was revealed at the The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering in Carmel, California, during the automotive extravaganza that surrounds the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance.
The Centenario, conceived to commemorate the 100th birthday of company founder Ferruccio Lamborghini, uses the mid-engine, all-wheel-drive architecture that underpins the Aventador as well as that car’s naturally aspirated V-12, bumped up to 759 horsepower—19 more than its rating in the Aventador Superveloce. This makes the Centenario roadster the most powerful open-top vehicle ever built by Lamborghini. The redline has also been raised to 8600 rpm. Lamborghini expects that the Centenario will be able to hit 62 mph in 2.8 seconds; keep the pedal on the floor and you could see 188 mph in just 23.5 seconds. As with the coupe, top speed is governed somewhere above 217 mph, but Lamborghini wouldn’t say exactly how far above. It also features Lamborghini’s new rear-wheel-steering system, which it claims both tightens the turning circle and stabilizes high-speed handling. The system’s affect also changes according to the driver’s selection of Strada, Sport, or Corsa driving modes, which also control powertrain behavior, stability control intervention, steering effort, and more.
The Centenario, conceived to commemorate the 100th birthday of company founder Ferruccio Lamborghini, uses the mid-engine, all-wheel-drive architecture that underpins the Aventador as well as that car’s naturally aspirated V-12, bumped up to 759 horsepower—19 more than its rating in the Aventador Superveloce. This makes the Centenario roadster the most powerful open-top vehicle ever built by Lamborghini. The redline has also been raised to 8600 rpm. Lamborghini expects that the Centenario will be able to hit 62 mph in 2.8 seconds; keep the pedal on the floor and you could see 188 mph in just 23.5 seconds. As with the coupe, top speed is governed somewhere above 217 mph, but Lamborghini wouldn’t say exactly how far above. It also features Lamborghini’s new rear-wheel-steering system, which it claims both tightens the turning circle and stabilizes high-speed handling. The system’s affect also changes according to the driver’s selection of Strada, Sport, or Corsa driving modes, which also control powertrain behavior, stability control intervention, steering effort, and more.
While the coupe’s dramatic, intimidating body was rendered entirely in bare carbon fiber with yellow accents, the roadster is painted a special matte-silver color: Argento Centenario. Buyers, however, can specify any color they want, including naked carbon fiber with a choice of matte or gloss finish. Despite losing its roof, the Centenario roadster is instantly recognizable, retaining its distinct silhouette, hexagonal side glass, and predatory face. The dramatic grille, slashlike air intakes, and “blown” diffuser (which routes exhaust gases through the center diffuser zone to add downforce) are present and accounted for, as are the dramatic Y-shaped taillamps that slice across the rear, just a couple of inches below the rear spoiler, which extends and rotates up to 15 degrees.
The roof is simply missing, with no alternative configuration to provide for weather or security. This gives onlookers a particularly good view of the car’s interior, with its carbon-fiber sport seats, stitched leather, and microsuede upholstery as well as its 10.1-inch high-definition touchscreen infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Wi-Fi connectivity.
As we reported from Geneva, Lamborghini says all 40 Centenarios were sold before the car was ever shown. The roadster’s $2.23 million price is about a quarter-million dollars costlier than the coupe, which is probably pocket change for many attendees at The Quail, a few of whom, we suspect, are on this car’s owner list. About a third of these cars will come to North America, with deliveries starting by the end of this year and continuing into 2017.
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