The new Lamborghini Huracan Performante sounds like as the regular Huracan isn’t ‘performante’, which it most definitely is. Except this latest addition is more ‘performante’ still.
It gains this name rather than Superleggera since the focus was on being ‘performante’ rather than light weighting: nearly every feature of the car has been reworked, but mass is only down 40kgs.
In fact, the focal point was on devastating the Nordschliefe production car record, which the Performante did with a 6m52sec lap. But the necessities of the ‘Ring have left us with a car that is both dazzling on the track and practical on the road.
It keep hold of its naturally-aspirated V10, of course, but also its all-wheel drive, as that’s what Chief Engineer Maurizio Reggiano gauged would be most excellent for the ‘Ring attempt.
Not only do we obtain the best Huracan yet, however the atmo engine and all-paw grip give this car a real point of disparity to rear-driven track-focussed specials from the rivals.
What break ups the Performante from a regular Lamborghini Huracan?
Uncovering The Aspects
- The top end of the engine has been greatly reworked,
- Counting the intake system from the Super Trofeo race cars and a new exhaust which cuts back-pressure, saves 10kgs on its own, and sounds like death metal.
- Power is up, from 602bhp to 631bhp. Lambo declares 2.9sec for the 62mph sprint but the standard car has been alone clocked faster than that.
- The complete chassis has been modified, starting with stickier, bespoke P-Zero Corsas: the Trofeos on which the record were set are an option.
- The bushing is 50 per cent rigid to handle with the higher forces.
- Roll stiffness is up 15 per cent but vertical stiffness only 10 per cent to cope with the surface of the Nordschliefe, and this assist to sustain the standard Huracan’s somewhat obedient behavior on public roads.
Interior
The steering, braking and stability control calibrations have all been modified too, the latter to permit the ‘oo-racan’, as Reggiano charmingly calls it, ‘more of oversteering, more of an attitude of drift.’
