The Reventon coupe made its debut at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show, with apparently enough interest in the car for Lamborghini to green light a roadster version. Only 20 Reventon Coupes were ever produced, with even fewer roadsters expected to be made.

According to AutoWeek, the Reventon Roadster will use the same powerplant as the recently debuted Lamborghini LP 670-4 SuperVeloce. That means a 670 horsepower 6.5L V12 will be mounted mid-ship, giving the Reventon Roadster a 20 horsepower advantage over its fixed-roof sibling.

And, thanks to its shorter production run, expect the Reventon Roadster to retail for even more than the coupe-variant. The original Reventon sold for about $1.6 million, with the roadster version expected to command a few hundred-thousand dollar premium over that price point.

Lamborghini Club Los Angeles has confirmed that the 31st of May 2009 will be the clubs first run. The event is attracting a lot of attention in and around Los Angeles. To find out more and to get involved visit please visit www.lamborghiniclubla.com

Having done a few of these kinds of things before, we’ve observed certain differences between Ferraristi and the Lambo crowd. Our observations are that—sure, we’re generalizing—Ferrari is older money (CEOs, corporate giants, and their smiling, helmet-haired, hardly desperate housewives) while Lambo folks are newer money, often made suddenly: rags-to-riches execs, athletes, dot-com braggarts, and their hot girlfriends.

Perhaps the more telling distinction between Ferrari and Lambo people, however, involves motorsports. Ferraristi, as wealthy and powerful as they are, accept the premise that they are mere serfs in Ferrari’s hierarchy, where buckets of money are collected with the primary purpose of sustaining Ferrari’s corporate addiction to F1 racing. Especially outside the States, Ferrari people follow the sport religiously, attend their races, and worship their drivers.

Many (if not most) Lamborghini buyers, on the other hand—particularly on these shores—don’t give a hoot about F1. They like fast cars. They like to talk about fast cars, drive fast cars, and drive fast cars fast. They are younger, quite gregarious, and approachable. In short, instead of being establishment types—blue bloods—they are like you and me, only far, far richer. And if they’re into racing at all, it’s because they race cars themselves. Or because they own the team.
And for what it’s worth, Lambo people are way better-looking.