After being in the right place at the right time — with the right contacts! — to attend the Huracan’s US debut in Amelia Island in March, I fell hard and fast for this incredible new supercar.
All the time spent with colorizers and specs builders (see previous articles at links below) do the car little justice.
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http://www.car-revs-daily.com/2014/03/09/2015-lamborghini-huracan-sunny-photos-led-blinker-sequence-usa-launch-galleries-hd-video/
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http://www.car-revs-daily.com/2014/03/08/2015-lamborghini-huracan-american-debut-127-high-res-photos/
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http://www.car-revs-daily.com/2014/02/12/202mph-lamborghini-huracan-official-colorizer-tech-specs/
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http://www.car-revs-daily.com/2014/02/12/2014-lamborghini-huracan-colorizer-close-up-high-res-images/
In person, its lines are so immensely intoxicating that the initial photo sets do it almost no justice.
It has proportion, glamour and sheer magnetism that is absent in some digital renderings of the car. The more sophisticated and deep the surfacing and design of a car, the less is it able to really be captured in 3D models. The NC2020 comes to mindin this regard as well. It looks so huge and blocky in GT6, but in person, is more flowing and cavernous than anything this side of the Jaguar CX-16 hypercar concept.
The Huracan is most definitely one to be appreciated in the flesh. Low, mean and lean — its Estoque-inspired lines will mature well. In passing, it is longer and lower-seeming than the Gallardo, which was not a car one would mistake for the flagship Aventador. The Huracan will definitely take some time to determine which is flying past you with a lurid howl of Italian V10 or V12 power.
Welcome to the new chic: subtle supercars.
EXTERIOR BUILDER – COLORS
EXTERIOR BUILDER – WHEELS
INTERIOR BUILDER
Marbella Dynamic Debut
EXTERIOR PHOTO GALLERY
2015 Lamborghini Huracan
INTERIOR PHOTO GALLERY
Chassis and body
Suspension
Tyres and wheels
Airbags
Brakes
Engine
- Type:
- V10 90° IDS, 40 valves
- Displacement:
- 5,204 cm³ (317.6 cu.in.)
- Bore and stroke:
- Ø 84,5 mm x 92,8 mm
- Compression ratio:
- 12.7 : 1
- Maximum power:
- 610 HP (449 kW) @ 8,250 RPM
- Maximum torque:
- 560 Nm (412 lbft) @ 6,500 RPM
- Emission class:
- EURO 6
- Cooling system:
- Water and oil cooling systems
- Engine management system:
- Bosch MED 17 Master Slave
- Lubrification system:
- Dry sump
- Type of transmission:
- All-wheel drive with electrohydraulic multi-plate clutch.
- Clutch:
- 7-speed LDF dual-clutch transmission, shift characteristics variable via Drive Select Mode
- Top speed:
- >325 km/h (>202 mph)
- Acceleration 0-100 km/h (0-62 mph):
- 3.2 s
- Acceleration 0-200 km/h (0-124 mph):
- 9.9 s
- Wheelbase:
- 2,620 mm (103.15 in)
- Overall length:
- 4,459 mm (175.55 in)
- Overall width (excluding mirrors):
- 1,924 mm (75.75 in)
- Overall width (including mirrors):
- 2,236 mm (88.03 in)
- Overall height:
- 1,165 mm (45.87 in)
- Front track:
- 1,668 mm (65.67 in)
- Rear track:
- 1,620 mm (63.78 in)
- Dry weight:
- 1,422 kg (3,135 lb)
- Weight/Power ratio:
- 2.33 kg/HP (5.14 lb/HP)
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