2009 Lamborghini Reventón Roadster
Explore 2009 Lamborghini Reventón Roadster: history, specifications, rarity evidence and credited photography.
The Lamborghini Reventón Roadster extends the angular few-off theme into an open body with its own programme record. The 2009 introduction and credited photograph stay separate from the original coupe’s customer and museum scopes.
Origins and the correct historical identity
The original September 2009 factory release limits customer availability to fewer than 20. Later factory accounts differ between 15 and 16 Roadsters. This profile preserves the original finite customer-programme ceiling of 19 while leaving exact delivered and full fabrication totals unassigned.
Design: what makes Reventón Roadster distinctive
The grey photographed car has an open cabin, dark lower face and sharply divided side surfaces. The missing fixed roof changes the balance of the geometric body, bringing the occupants and rear deck into greater focus. Its source identifies a 2010 Roadster at a 2024 event. Those dates describe the photographed example and appearance, rather than replacing the 2009 programme introduction.
Engineering and the concept brief
The factory record describes a 6.5-litre V12 open-car configuration. Its programme specification provides the correct basis for the Roadster, while an individual dossier should add delivery and component identifiers. The coupe’s customer numbering and museum-car references do not establish the Roadster’s exact population. Development objects must also remain separate from the original customer availability statement.
Why this Lamborghini belongs in the design archive
The Roadster and coupe work best as two connected records with distinct body and count scopes. A collector can compare the changes in cabin enclosure and rear shape through the supplied photos. That visual comparison is useful without inventing a combined production total. Any future factory-retained chassis profile should be attached to its documented parent rather than counted as another entire programme.
Recognising and documenting the physical subject
Source-identified 2010 Lamborghini Reventón Roadster at Hampton Court Concours 2024, photographed by MrWalkr; open body from the programme introduced in 2009. The original file record identifies the named subject, and the visible configuration supports the match. The photograph is a record of this appearance rather than a certification of every concealed component. Preserve its creator and individual licence when uploading the image. Further views of the cabin, rear, identification plates and mechanical areas would extend the dossier, provided they are connected to the same model or documented object. A chassis number should enter the individual record only when a clear source establishes it.
Reading the road-car record
A historic model specification and an individual vehicle dossier answer different questions. The model record describes the engine arrangement, body form and equipment offered for a defined series. The individual dossier establishes what one chassis left the factory with and what has happened to it since. Keeping those records connected is particularly useful when cars have been restored, repainted or updated. A published model output remains a period reference; it does not measure the present condition of the photographed engine. Likewise, a period optional feature should not be described as installed on every surviving example without configuration evidence.
For a collector, a useful sequence begins with the chassis identity, continues through the original delivery configuration, and follows the dated history of repairs and changes. That approach gives the attractive exterior photograph a documentary foundation. Engine and gearbox identifiers, build sheets and restoration invoices can add precision where the broad model record ends. The production reference describes a finite original programme; a current survivor register is a separate record that may grow as previously unrecorded cars emerge.
Collector significance and future research
The value of a concept archive lies in preserving the relationship between an idea, the people who developed it and the object that made it visible. A strong collection record keeps the original name, reference year, credited photographs and source links attached to that relationship. If new photographs or factory documents emerge, they can add a show appearance, a construction detail or a later change without replacing the original identity. This is particularly useful for a car whose published pictures may span several exhibitions and whose name may have acquired different spellings.
A finite model family and one of its named variants must not be added together as if they were separate manufacturing programmes. Where this profile uses a parent-family reference, it establishes the low-volume context without assigning that total to the named derivative. Published estimates and conflicting series counts retain their qualifications. A future exact tally should identify the chassis and definitions it covers, including whether prototypes, conversions or later rebuilds are included. Survivor counts require a separate dated register. This keeps the car’s rarity connected to a clear historical scope while allowing better evidence to refine the record.
Reading the evidence for this profile
The original source links below identify the programme and the historical statements used in this article. The photograph has its own creator and licence record, separate from the manufacturer’s vehicle history. Keep both when transferring this profile into a collection catalogue. A manufacturing tally describes how many cars belong to a defined original programme; it does not measure how many survive, how many are publicly visible, or how many retain all their original components. Those individual questions require dated chassis and restoration evidence. The reference year likewise describes the programme’s introduction or named historic configuration, while the supplied caption states the photographed setting and any established individual identity. This lets future research expand the car’s history without blurring the scope of the record already assembled here.
Specifications and verified rarity
| Reference year | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Model / programme | Reventón Roadster |
| Body / role | Open few-off V12 programme |
| Engine / architecture | 6.5-litre V12 Roadster model architecture |
| Reference-year basis | Programme introduction / named historic configuration |
| Individual chassis certification | Not assigned from the photograph |
| Exact manufacturing tally | Not established |
| Rarity evidence | 19 for the documented complete programme |
| Rarity scope | Original manufacturer release limits the complete Reventón Roadster customer programme to fewer than 20, hence at most 19. Later references 15/16 not treated as reconciled completed tally. Prototype and factory-retained fabrication scopes unassigned. |
| Inventory reference | LAM-062 — Verified |
Frequently asked questions
What original availability limit is verified?
Fewer than 20 customers, giving a ceiling of 19.
Are 15 and 16 reconciled as exact production?
Later reference differences remain unresolved.
Is the coupe’s museum car counted here?
The coupe and Roadster scopes are separate.
Which year identifies the programme debut?
2009.
What rarity or archive scope is verified?
Original manufacturer release limits the complete Reventón Roadster customer programme to fewer than 20, hence at most 19. Later references 15/16 not treated as reconciled completed tally. Prototype and factory-retained fabrication scopes unassigned.
Who took the supplied photograph?
MrWalkr via Wikimedia Commons, under CC BY-SA 4.0. The original file and licence links accompany the image. Retain that credit when the photograph is uploaded, exported or reused.
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Sources and photo credits
Photograph: MrWalkr via Wikimedia Commons original file, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source-provided photograph supplied without local cropping, retouching or text removal. A source thumbnail is used where available. Source-identified 2010 Lamborghini Reventón Roadster at Hampton Court Concours 2024, photographed by MrWalkr; open body from the programme introduced in 2009.
Built in limited numbers
Original manufacturer release limits the complete Reventón Roadster customer programme to fewer than 20, hence at most 19. Later references 15/16 not treated as reconciled completed tally. Prototype and factory-retained fabrication scopes unassigned.
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Specifications
Factory specifications may vary by model year, market and configuration.
Identity & production
- Official model
- Reventón Roadster
