The Lamborghini Aventador Roadster: A Car That Embodies Excess and Elegance

It's now time to introduce one of the most outrageous cars ever created, the Lamborghini Aventador Roadster. This brand new 27 mph convertible is a car that can be summed up in just one word: ridiculous. It's the most over-the-top, preposterous, lunatic car I've ever had the pleasure of driving, and I'm testing it on one of the world's greatest roads, the Black Mountain Pass in South Wales.

Nothing on sale creates a bigger impact than this car, and the price you pay for everyone staring at you is £288,000, which is 28 grand more than the hard top. You'd expect Lamborghini to give you 28G worth of high-tech folding roof, but they don't. Instead, the roof consists of two carbon fiber panels that weigh around 6kgs each. To remove them, you fold the seats forward and undo their clips, then with your fingers crossed at the rain, hold them open the boot and slide them in one by one. It takes a couple of minutes after a bit of practice, but by comparison to the Ferrari 458, it takes just 13 seconds.

Luckily, the roof is the only slow thing about the Aventador Roadster's acceleration. This car has got a 6 and A2 ler V12 normally aspirated engine, which is absolutely amazing. The noise, the drama – it's quick, you know! It's an epic engine that probably makes this one of the nicest-sounding engines I've ever had the pleasure of driving.

Even Lamborghini tips their hats to fuel economy, with a stop-start system that shuts down one side of the V12 if you drive it gently. But let's be honest, when you're behind the wheel of something as powerful and beautiful as this car, who cares about fuel efficiency? The Aventador Roadster has a carbon fiber monox chassis despite weighing 50kg more than the hard top, thanks to a bit of extra bracing. It's no heavier than a BMW 5 series, which is just mind-boggling.

There's a myth amongst petrol heads that a well-driven sports car can keep up with a cumbersome supercar on twisty roads. But now we're going to test that myth and put the Lamborghini Aventador Roadster's performance into perspective. We've got a Toyota GT86, which is the best value driver's car on the market – you can buy 11 of these for the price of one of those Lamborghinis. So, we thought we'd put a stunt man behind the wheel of this Toyota to see if he can keep up with me behind the wheel of that Lamborghini.

As we drive up the mountain roads, the Aventador Roadster quickly takes the lead, leaving the GT86 in its dust within two corners. It's disappeared from view, and I'm starting to wonder how that little car managed to keep up for as long as it did. The Lamborghini's power is truly brutal, but it's utterly usable – this car just demonstrates what an amazing piece of kit it is.

But the real question is: how much does this car cost? £288,000 might seem like a lot, but it's almost half the price of the Pagani Huayra, which is nearly £600,000 more than this car. So, when you consider that this Lamborghini is one of the most desirable cars on the planet, and it's basically half the price of the hypercar that's considered the ultimate status symbol, it starts to look like a bargain.

I love it – oh my God!

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it takes a couple of minutes after a bit of practice but by comparison to the Ferrari 458 well that takes just 13 seconds and you don't need to get out luckily the roof is the only slow thing about the Aventador Roadster the acceleration is simply awesome this has got a 6 and A2 ler V12 normally aspirated engine and it is Absolut absolutely amazing the noise the drama Christ it's quick you know it's 691 horsepower you know 3 seconds to 60 217 M hour it's an epic engine probably the nicest sounded engine I think I've ever driven oh these days even Lamborghini tip their hats to fuel economy it's got a stop start system and if you drive it gently one side of the V12 shuts down but to be honest I don't give a doubt when Tiff drove the uh you know the hard top version of this car he didn't like the gearbox very much and he said it just gave him a sore neck but you know L begin say it's highly emotive gear change and I think they're right there's three settings there's St which is Road you know sport setting which is the middle one and then corser which is track and Tiff to a certain exent is right in the corser mode the upshifts are violent and I'll show you but the Down Changes aren't as nice they're not as clean not as crisp not as wow as they are in the middle setting which is the sport mode listen to this down change now oh man I think the settings need a little refining but it's very good the Roadster has a carbon fiber monox chassis despite weighing 50 kg more than the hards up thanks to a bit of extra bracing it's no heavier than a BMW 5 series the suspension is an F1 inspired push rod system with lightweight aluminium wishbones this all bodess well for Mega handling there's a myth amongst petrol heads that a well-driven sports car can keep up with a cumbersome Supercar on twisty roads now we're going to test that myth and put the lambo's performance into perspective this Toyota GT86 is the best value driver's car on the market and you can buy 11 of these for the price of one of those Lamborghinis so we thought we'd put a stunt man behind the wheel of this Toyota to see if he can keep up with me behind the wheel of that Lamborghini up these Mountain Roads within two corners the lambo opens up a lead I think we've um we've left him for dead already within three it's disappearing with a car as Nimble as the Toyota you'd expect this to be a close match the Lambos power may be brutal but it's utterly utterly usable I mean this just demonstrates what an amazing piece of Kit this is because that GT86 is a bloody quick car but this is on a different planet in terms of speed excitement and drama this is very very nearly in the same league as proper hyper cars like the pagan wire and bear in mind the bagani is nearly £600,000 more than this this is starting to look like a bargain I love it oh my Godit's now time to introduce one of the most outrageous cars ever created the Lamborghini Aventador Roadster a brand new 27 mph convertible this car can be summed up in just one word ridiculous it's the most overthe toop Preposterous lunatic I think I've Heaven driven and I'm testing it on one of the world's greatest roads the black mountain pass in South Wales I inan his Bonkers nothing on sale creates a bigger impact and the price you pay for everyone staring at you £ 288,000 that's 28 grand more than the heart up so you'd expect Lambo to give you 28 G worth of high-tech folding roof but they don't while cheaper supercars like the Ferrari 4558 and McAn 12C have electric folding tops the Lamborghini well it's a bit more DIY the roof consists of two carbon fiber panels which weigh around 6 kgs each to remove them you fold the seats forward and undo their Clips then with your fingers crossed at the rain holds you open the boot and slide them in one by one it takes a couple of minutes after a bit of practice but by comparison to the Ferrari 458 well that takes just 13 seconds and you don't need to get out luckily the roof is the only slow thing about the Aventador Roadster the acceleration is simply awesome this has got a 6 and A2 ler V12 normally aspirated engine and it is Absolut absolutely amazing the noise the drama Christ it's quick you know it's 691 horsepower you know 3 seconds to 60 217 M hour it's an epic engine probably the nicest sounded engine I think I've ever driven oh these days even Lamborghini tip their hats to fuel economy it's got a stop start system and if you drive it gently one side of the V12 shuts down but to be honest I don't give a doubt when Tiff drove the uh you know the hard top version of this car he didn't like the gearbox very much and he said it just gave him a sore neck but you know L begin say it's highly emotive gear change and I think they're right there's three settings there's St which is Road you know sport setting which is the middle one and then corser which is track and Tiff to a certain exent is right in the corser mode the upshifts are violent and I'll show you but the Down Changes aren't as nice they're not as clean not as crisp not as wow as they are in the middle setting which is the sport mode listen to this down change now oh man I think the settings need a little refining but it's very good the Roadster has a carbon fiber monox chassis despite weighing 50 kg more than the hards up thanks to a bit of extra bracing it's no heavier than a BMW 5 series the suspension is an F1 inspired push rod system with lightweight aluminium wishbones this all bodess well for Mega handling there's a myth amongst petrol heads that a well-driven sports car can keep up with a cumbersome Supercar on twisty roads now we're going to test that myth and put the lambo's performance into perspective this Toyota GT86 is the best value driver's car on the market and you can buy 11 of these for the price of one of those Lamborghinis so we thought we'd put a stunt man behind the wheel of this Toyota to see if he can keep up with me behind the wheel of that Lamborghini up these Mountain Roads within two corners the lambo opens up a lead I think we've um we've left him for dead already within three it's disappearing with a car as Nimble as the Toyota you'd expect this to be a close match the Lambos power may be brutal but it's utterly utterly usable I mean this just demonstrates what an amazing piece of Kit this is because that GT86 is a bloody quick car but this is on a different planet in terms of speed excitement and drama this is very very nearly in the same league as proper hyper cars like the pagan wire and bear in mind the bagani is nearly £600,000 more than this this is starting to look like a bargain I love it oh my God\n"