{"id":584666,"date":"2026-08-14T16:46:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/584666\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T16:46:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:46:14","slug":"eccentrica-v12-roadster-reimagines-lamborghini-diablo-as-supercar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/584666\/","title":{"rendered":"eccentrica V12 roadster reimagines lamborghini diablo as supercar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ECCENTRICA BRINGS ITS OPEN-AIR DIABLO TO THE QUAIL<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Eccentrica is unveiling its new V12 Roadster at The Quail by The Peninsula, A Motorsports Gathering, during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/monterey-car-week-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Monterey Car Week<\/a>, and designboom will be there to see it in person. Based on a first-series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/lamborghini\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lamborghini<\/a> Diablo, the open-top restomod follows the company\u2019s original <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/car-design\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eccentrica V12<\/a> with an arguably straightforward proposition: take one of the least discreet supercars of the 1990s, remove the roof, and rebuild almost everything underneath. Created together with Milan-based studio Borromeo De Silva, the Roadster uses more than 3,500 bespoke components to reinterpret the Diablo without sanding away the qualities that made it quite so unreasonable in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rather than simply cutting off the roof and hoping California weather does the rest, Eccentrica has reworked the structure around the new open cabin. The body combines steel and carbon fiber, while the track has been widened and the proportions adjusted to give the car a more planted stance without disguising its Diablo origins. A dedicated aerodynamic study addresses airflow around the exposed cockpit, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/carbon-fiber\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">carbon fiber<\/a> structural reinforcements compensate for the missing roof. Revised suspension geometry and a custom semi-active damper system further update a platform born well before software started asking drivers whether they would like to install something.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1203710 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"eccentrica removes the roof from the lamborghini diablo for its V12 roadster - 1\" width=\"818\" height=\"507\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786372270348.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>carbon fiber reinforcements compensate for the removal of the fixed roof | images courtesy of Eccentrica<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A NATURALLY ASPIRATED V12 KEEPS THINGS ANALOGUE<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Behind the cabin sits a re-engineered 5.7-liter naturally aspirated V12, recalibrated for sharper throttle response and improved thermal and airflow management. It produces 550 hp at 7,000 rpm and 600 Nm of torque at 6,500 rpm, with a claimed top speed of 208 mph (335 km\/h). Power is managed through a six-speed gated manual gearbox, while three driving modes adjust the car for different road conditions. Hydraulic steering remains part of the equation, paired with a modern Brembo braking system \u2014 contemporary assistance, in other words, without turning the experience into a touchscreen exercise.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The engineering program is led by Maurizio Reggiani, former Lamborghini chief technical officer whose r\u00e9sum\u00e9 includes the Murci\u00e9lago, Gallardo, Aventador and Hurac\u00e1n. For the Roadster, his team has focused as much on feedback as outright numbers, modifying the suspension, steering, braking and chassis to make the car more immediate from behind the wheel. The approach reflects Eccentrica\u2019s broader obsession with what it calls analogue emotion: sounds, vibrations and mechanical inputs are treated less as imperfections to be filtered out than as part of the point. There are faster ways to travel in 2026, certainly, but few involve a metal gate between the gears.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1203711 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"eccentrica removes the roof from the lamborghini diablo for its V12 roadster - 2\" width=\"818\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786372271376.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>the eEccentrica V12 Roadster reworks the Lamborghini Diablo into an open-top restomod<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>ONLY 19 ROADSTERS WILL BE BUILT<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Inside, the Roadster combines Connolly leather, Alcantara, anodized materials and exposed carbon fiber, balancing its motorsport references with a more tailored finish. Each example will be configured individually with its owner, extending to colors, trims, materials and detailing throughout the cabin and exterior. Eccentrica plans to build only 19 V12 Roadsters, giving every car its own specification rather than treating customization as a particularly long options menu.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The result sits somewhere between preservation and provocation. The familiar wedge remains unmistakably Diablo, but the widened stance, open cockpit and reworked surfaces shift it away from straightforward restoration. More importantly, the Roadster doubles down on a kind of driving increasingly defined by what it leaves out: no turbocharging, no automatic transmission and, now, no roof. Following its digital reveal earlier this month, the V12 Roadster makes its first physical public appearance at The Quail on August 14, where designboom will take a closer look at how Eccentrica\u2019s analogue manifesto translates beyond the press images.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1203712 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"eccentrica removes the roof from the lamborghini diablo for its V12 roadster - 3\" width=\"818\" height=\"498\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786372272462.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>more than 3,500 bespoke components reshape the original diablo platform<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1203713 size-full lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"eccentrica removes the roof from the lamborghini diablo for its V12 roadster - 4\" width=\"818\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1786372271193.jpg\"  data- loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>the 5.7-liter naturally aspirated V12 produces 550 hp and 600 Nm of torque<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ECCENTRICA BRINGS ITS OPEN-AIR DIABLO TO THE QUAIL \u00a0 Eccentrica is unveiling its new V12 Roadster at The&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":584667,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[17859,126650,85,46,34498,264378,125],"class_list":["post-584666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-car-design","tag-carbon-fiber","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-lamborghini","tag-monterey-car-week-2026","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=584666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/584666\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/584667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=584666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=584666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=584666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}