@eliudprom on twitter the most expensive car in world:Lamborghini  Veneno Roadster  costs £3.3million

Lamborghini today unveiled the world’s most expensive car - a super-aggressive model costing a staggering £3.36 million.

The jaw-dropping Lamborghini Veneno Roadster is a limited edition hypercar which goes without a roof.

It has been designed by the Italian firm to drive like a race car while being entirely road legal - making it one of the most extreme vehicles ever built.

Rapid: The Lamborghini Veneno Roadster is a limited edition hypercar which costs more than £3.3million

Stylish: The Lamborghini Veneno Roadster looks more like a fighter jet than a 221mph hypercar

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But the convertible, of which nine will be built, will set back potential owners a cool £3.36 million.

Top down: This Lamborghini hypercar is powered by a 750bhp V12 engine

Streamlined: Lamborghini designed the Veneno Roadster to be a race car for the road

This is more than ten times the price of the firm’s Aventador model while the same figure could buy 335 Ford Fiestas.

LAMBORGHINI'S SUPERCAR IN NUMBERS

Engine: 6.5-litre V12 developing 750bhp

0-62mph (100kph): 2.9 seconds

Top speed: 220mph

Weight: 1,490kg

Number built: nine

Cost: £3.36 million

Equivalent to: Three x Bugatti Veyrons / 20 x Ferrari 458 Italias / 560 Dacia Sanderos

A statement from the Italian firm called the Veneno Roadster 'one of the most exceptional super sports cars of all time'.

It added: 'The Veneno Roadster is extreme and guarantees an intense driving experience - because open means truly open.

'There is no roof, just a strong rollover bar for optimum safety. The design is focused on optimum aerodynamics and stability through fast corners -- with handling akin to that of a racing prototype: '

Lamborghini claim every detail of the car’s body has been designed to boost downforce and minimalise drag in an attempt to optimise its handling on the road and track.

Price tag: Only the most wealthy could dream of getting behind the wheel of Lamborghini most expensive car which costing a staggering £3.36million