The roadster is expected to debut at the Detroit Auto Show in January, Automobile believes. A few months later, at Geneva, an Aventador GT may be shown off. It will be less hardcore, and may include rear jump seats with access to them by way of short rear suicide-like doors. Its wheelbase will need to be extended, but the car is thus far only a show car, with its production viability still being decided upon from an investment and marketing standpoint.
The ultra-lightweight and ultra-rare Sesto Elemento that's expected to ship early next year to the 20 buyers who have already bought it is also due. Its numbers are extraordinary: $2.5 million price tag, 2.5-second 0-62mph time, and 219mph at the top end, along with a 2,202lb weight.
The third-generation Gallardo, meanwhile, will likely be shown at the 2014 Frankfurt auto show. It will continue to share much of the major components with the Audi R8, though the V10 engine will reportedly be 55-horsepower stronger in favor of the Italian. The next R8 should arrive sometime in mid-2014. Both will be based on the new modular sports car system (MSS) but only for one product cycle, as Porsche's modular sports car architecture (MSA) will serve the whole of the Volkswagen group thereafter.
That next Gallardo will lose 66lbs, get to 62mph from rest in 3.4 seconds and go onto a 203mph top speed. Fuel economy will see a 15 percent gain. The coupe will be followed by the Spyder one year later, while late 2015 will see a 590-horsepower Superleggera model, according to rumors. After a facelift in 2017, the over-600-horsepower Performance should bow.
The Urus crossover, if approved for production, will be the least expensive Lamborghini, at a projected $215,000. If sold at 3,000 per year, as targeted, it would triple Lamborghini's total annual sales.
