It’s now cheaper to own a Lamborghini roadster, with the Italian supercar maker unveiling a two-wheel-drive version of the Lamborghini V-10 Huracán Spyder at the LA Auto Show.

The LP580-2 Huracán Spyder will be priced from $429,000 when it arrives here in January – $50,000 less than the AWD LP610-4 Huracán Spyder and $366,000 cheaper than the Lamborghini Aventador Roadster.

And unlike the LP610-4 coupe, the 426kW generated by the LP580-2’s naturally aspirated V10 engine is only transferred to the rear axle instead of all four paws. Not that’s anything wrong that, especially when you consider its 0-100km/h time of 3.6secs is just 0.2secs slower than the AWD Spyder and it has a toupee-destroying top speed of 319km/h.

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The decision to produce a rear-wheel-drive Spyder is good news for the purists and not just because of the 50-grand saving – something that Automobili Lamborghini Chairman and Chief Executive Stefano Domenicali seems happy to acknowledge.

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“It’s also a Huracán for those entering the Lamborghini family, wanting a true Spyder experience without compromising on the performance and dynamic handling of a rear-wheel drive car.”

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The soft-top can be opened and closed in 17 seconds at speeds up to 50km/h and rear windshield can be electronically opened to let in that sweet V10 din when you have the roof up.