The Lamborghini Huracan is a mid-engine V10 supercar. Its purpose is to be the fastest, most beautiful and most attention-grabbing car on the road wherever it's driven. This all starts with the engine, a naturally aspirated 5.2L V10 that revs well beyond 8,000 RPM and sounds amazing when doing so. This engine is mated to a 7-speed dual clutch gearbox with paddle shifters. Driven flat out, the Huracan is capable of speeds over 200 mph.
The base Huracan, known as the 580-2, is equipped with rear-wheel drive and a 572-horsepower version of the 5.2L V10. The uplevel 610-4 adds a full-time all-wheel drive system and gets a bump in power up to 602 horsepower. The Performante model bumps horsepower to 631 horses and adds more carbon fiber reinforcement, reducing weight. Rounding out the Performante package are revised suspension and brakes, for even more pavement-crushing performance.
The exotic styling of the Huracan hides thoroughly modern and exotic underpinnings as well. The frame is a hybrid aluminum/carbon fiber affair that promises both huge amounts of rigidity and lightness.
The Huracan can be tuned to street, sport or track mode with the push of a button, changing everything from the speed of up and downshifts to the amount of torque that's sent to each different wheel. Optional electronically controlled magnetic shock absorbers can further tweak the firmness and responsiveness of the suspension to match driver needs.
Stopping the Huracan is handled by enormous 6-piston caliper disc brakes in front and 4-piston caliper disc brakes at the rear. The Huracan does feature advanced traction control and stability control, both of which can be turned off at the push of a button.
A Spyder convertible maintains almost all of the styling and performance of the Huracan but with a clever folding hard top that raises and lowers in only 15 seconds. With such extroverted styling, being seen driving one is best done with the top down.
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The Lamborghini Huracan returns for 2019 essentially unchanged.
With a base price of around $300,000, the Huracan is every bit the supercar its predecessor, the Gallardo was, with over-the-top styling matched with intense performance and handling. On top of this, Lamborghini tried to make the Huracan both easier to drive and a more pleasant place to be, even when away from the racetrack.
Other supercars in this elite category include the McLaren 720S and the Aston Martin DBS. For this kind of money, luxury appointments are hardly the issue. The decision comes down to buyer preference between the ultra-luxury grand touring Aston, the track-day dominating McLaren and the all-wheel drive Huracan. Unlike the others, the Lamborghini manages to do it all-- a luxury supercar powerful and agile enough to take on anything at the track, but sufficiently tamable to be a daily driver.
