{"id":2087775,"date":"2026-08-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2087775"},"modified":"2026-08-11T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T21:00:00","slug":"this-new-v12-roadster-is-eccentricas-open-air-1m-diablo-restomod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2087775","title":{"rendered":"This new V12 Roadster is Eccentrica\u2019s open-air \u00a31m+ Diablo restomod"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"HtmlContent\" class=\"MarkUpWrapper-sc-t20i90-0 hQwWlJ\">\n<p>This is called, quite simply, the \u2018V12 Roadster\u2019, largely because a) it has a V12, and b) it\u2019s very much a roadster. It\u2019s been built by a company called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topgear.com\/car-news\/big-reads\/have-we-reached-restomod-perfection-eccentrica-diablo-and-nardone-928\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"4b316ac2-5a25-4375-9c7b-6866025a1717\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Have we reached restomod perfection in the Eccentrica Diablo and Nardone 928?\">Eccentrica<\/a>, which specialises in restoring and updating Lamborghini\u2019s Nineties leviathan into something worth over a million quid.<\/p>\n<p>We do not yet know how much this\u2019ll go for, but \u2018a lot\u2019 is probably a good guess. And you get a lot of car thrown in for that amount \u2013 a lot of <em>good<\/em> car, if the Eccentrica V12 coupe is any sort of benchmark. Indeed, \u201cit\u2019s better in every direction\u201d, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.topgear.com\/car-reviews\/eccentrica\/coupe-2dr\/first-drive\" data-entity-type=\"node\" data-entity-uuid=\"a1117154-c7b7-44de-a583-98913c2b9401\" data-entity-substitution=\"canonical\" title=\"Eccentrica V12 review: a reborn Lamborghini Diablo that&apos;s &quot;monstrously analogue&quot;\">we said of the hard top<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"HtmlContent\" class=\"MarkUpWrapper-sc-t20i90-0 hQwWlJ\">\n<p>Eccentrica\u2019s keeping some of its powder dry ahead of a full reveal in California later this week, so for now has confirmed only that the V12 Roadster wears a steel and carbon fibre body, features redesigned suspension geometry, and bespoke semi-active dampers. Just like the coupe, then.<\/p>\n<p>Inside the V12 Roadster is treated to plentiful leather, Alcantara, a bit more carbon fibre (though exposed) and even a few anodized finishes, though of course for \u00a31m+ you can pretty much do what you like with it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"HtmlContent\" class=\"MarkUpWrapper-sc-t20i90-0 hQwWlJ\">\n<p>Further inside the V12 Roadster is also treated to\u2026 a big V12. It\u2019s the same spec as the coupe, which means you\u2019re treated to a 5.7-litre re-engineered twelve-cylinder capable of 550bhp, 443lb ft and a 0-62mph time somewhere under four seconds. That\u2019s still channelled through a six-speed manual to the rear wheels. All in, only 19 of these Roadsters are being built.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn open-air evolution of the original Eccentrica V12, the Roadster transforms a 1990s icon into the analogue supercar its creators would dream of today,\u201d it said. We\u2019ll bring you more news \u2013 and more pics \u2013 when we get them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is called, quite simply, the \u2018V12 Roadster\u2019, largely because a) it has a V12, and b) it\u2019s very much a roadster. It\u2019s been built by a company called Eccentrica, which specialises in restoring and updating Lamborghini\u2019s Nineties leviathan into something worth over a million quid. 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