The reveal of the initial spinoff of Lamborghini’s sensational new Huracán supercar—the radical, rear-wheel-drive Super Trofeo race car—last weekend in Pebble Beach begs the question: Will Lambo create a tail-wagging, rear-wheel-drive Huracán for the street? Effectively, at that identical occasion, Autocar gleaned a hint of an answer from Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann: “We did it with the Gallardo, so it may be an choice,” he said. “We are a 4-wheel-drive super-sports car [manufacturer], but why need to we not do a rear-drive selection?”
The rear-drive Gallardo of which Winkelmann spoke is, of course, the restricted-edition 2010 Gallardo LP550-2 Balboni, which was powered by a 542-hp V-10, which had 10 fewer horsepower than the Gallardo LP560-4 but also lugged about 97 fewer pounds. It was a touch slower to accelerate (turns out 4-wheel grip is a great factor when there’s this a lot energy) but had a character that we described as “more beastly” than the automobile on which it was primarily based. A far more mannerly rear-drive Gallardo LP550-2 Spyder debuted for the Gallardo’s swan-song year, 2013, and was also constructed in very low volumes.
Apparently, it is less a matter of Lamborghini wanting variations on the Huracán theme than needing them. “We want lots of derivatives,” Winkelmann told Autocar. “Customers expect it, and we often need something new to talk about.” Yeah, because folks do not speak about Lamborghinis adequate.
What other derivatives are on the way? Nicely, if the Gallardo’s item cadence provides us anything to go on, a Huracán Spyder ought to seem within a year, and a lightweight Superleggera coupe and a smattering of particular editions will appear during the cycle, as well. Exactly where the rear-drive Huracán fits into the schedule is anyone’s guess, but we’re content to hear that execs are taking into consideration it.
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