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Launched at Geneva in March 2014, Lamborghini’s stiffer, lighter, and more-powerful LP640-4 Huracán
stunning new Huracán stole the show with its wild and Performante, several dedicated competition models
aggressive body design, cutting-edge engineering and for FIA GT2 and GT3 competition, and the wild Super
stunning performance credentials. Representing the Trofeo, tailor-made for the one-make Blancpain-
future direction of its maker and profoundly influencing sponsored racing series of the same name. By 2016, a
the engineering of its Audi R8 corporate sibling, the Huracán posted a new – and controversial – lap record
new Lamborghini’s name translates from Spanish on the Nürburgring’s famed Nordschleife circuit,
as “Hurricane” and follows longstanding company where its electrifying performance was enhanced by
tradition, honoring a famous fighting bull whose Lamborghini’s new suite of active aerodynamic features.
courage and fierceness in his last bullfight remains the Following a mid-cycle refresh in 2019, Lamborghini
stuff of legends some 140 years later. unleashed the Huracán LP640-4 EVO (Evoluzione),
Initially designated the LP610-4 in recognition of its incorporating several key features of the Huracán
longitudinal, rear-mounted 5.2-liter V10 powerplant Performante, including its uprated V10 powerplant,
delivering 610 factory-rated horsepower and four-wheel factory-rated 631 horsepower at a screaming 8,000
drivetrain, the Huracán was soon offered in several engine revolutions with an upgraded lightweight exhaust
progressively wilder variations. Among them were the system and new titanium intake valves. A 7-speed
dual-clutch automatic transmission delivers lightning-
fast gear changes. Aggressive styling cues applied to the
EVO included a new front bumper with integrated aero
blades for improved downforce at speed and rear styling
influenced by the Huracán Performante, including
the latter model’s rear diffuser, exhaust outlets and
radiators. A new “ducktail” rear spoiler added vastly
higher downforce, maximizing performance. Speaking
of performance, the Huracán EVO is simply outrageous,
with 0-60 mph acceleration in just 2.9 seconds, 0-200
km/h (0-124 mph) acceleration in 9 seconds and a
202-mph terminal velocity. Anchor-like braking includes
100-0 km/h (62-0 mph) stopping power in just 104 feet
(32 meters).
As stunning as its performance credentials, the Huracán
Evo is a technical tour de force with uncanny handling
response thanks to Lamborghini’s rear-wheel steering
and 4-wheel torque vectoring systems. Fully integrating
all vehicle dynamics, the Lamborghini Dinamica
Veicolo Integrata (LDVI) system effectively anticipates
the Huracán EVO’s next move and driver needs. Real-
time monitoring of the vehicle is accomplished with
the Lamborghini Plattaforma Inerziale (LPI), utilizing a
comprehensive array of accelerometers and gyroscopic
sensors located at the Huracán EVO’s center of gravity.
Enhanced to Version 2.0 programming, the LPI system
provides real-time monitoring of lateral, longitudinal
and vertical acceleration, plus the roll, pitch and yaw
rates more commonly associated with latest supersonic
military aircraft. Revised magnetorheological suspension
uses electromagnetic current to adjust the suspension in
accordance with the driving mode selected.

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