Say Hello To The 631bhp Lamborghini Huracan Performante

Lamborghini's record-breaking Huracan has finally arrived in all its forged-everything glory, and not even a determined bunch of Internet doubters can spoil the party
Say Hello To The 631bhp Lamborghini Huracan Performante

The controversial Lamborghini Huracan Performante has arrived, in all its Tango-tinged drama. It’s the car that has apparently smashed the Nurburgring lap in six minutes 52 seconds.

Lamborghini calls it a streetfighter, with a top speed of ‘over 202mph’ (well what is it, then?) and the ability to crack 124mph from rest in a frankly unsettling 8.9 seconds. The 5.2-litre V10 has been cranked up to angry.

Snapped at tonight's Volkswagen Group night pre-Geneva show, with the Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid in the background
Snapped at tonight's Volkswagen Group night pre-Geneva show, with the…

Everything is stiffer, harder and more outrageous than has ever been conceived for the Huracan before. A 442lb ft hit, 70 per cent of which is apparently on offer from just 1000rpm despite no forced induction, punches it along on its way to peak power of 631bhp.

It’s lighter by 40kg compared to a regular Huracan thanks to forged carbon bits and a hollow spoiler, among other pretty trinkets throughout. There are bronze Narvi wheels, again forged, with a choice of road or track Pirelli tyres.

Say Hello To The 631bhp Lamborghini Huracan Performante

It’s oh-so-clearly built for the track, with 10 per cent stiffer springs and anti-roll bars, a 15 per cent jump in roll stiffness and three driving modes, two of which are a bit mental. Strada is for not dying, Sport is for lairy oversteer and Corsa is for chasing that now-infamous lap time.

After footage of the lap surfaced, people claimed it was a big fat fake, but then counter-claims from Race Logic seemed to side with Lamborghini. Anyway, we’re all supposed to know that ‘Ring times are pointless and we shouldn’t take any notice…

Say Hello To The 631bhp Lamborghini Huracan Performante

Ahem. Back to the action. Apparently, the cleverest and most significant bit with respect to that lap is the active aerodynamics system, delightfully titled the Aerodinamica Lamborghini Attiva, or just ALA. Two flaps at the front stay closed to deliver maximum downforce by directing the air over the body and rear wing in a very specific way. Opening the flaps increases the air flow through the body and reduces the under-body pressure.

The full tale of how the aerodynamics work is a long one that’s worth reading in full if you like that sort of thing. All told, the changes account for an astonishing 750 per cent increase in downforce, according to Lamborghini.

The UK price isn’t as steep as you’d think, currently resting at £208,000 or so. That’s only £10,000 more than a Huracan LP610-4 Spyder, so it seems pretty reasonable, as these things go. We’ll have two.

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Comments

Flatbush (အစဉ်မပြတá

Hot dam boi

03/06/2017 - 20:38 |
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Anonymous

This thing is all numbers, including the number of people who will suddenly regret buying an R8.

03/06/2017 - 20:38 |
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Flatbush (အစဉ်မပြတá

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Beat ya too it buddy

03/06/2017 - 20:39 |
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Flatbush (အစဉ်မပြတá

Yay I got the first 2 comments

03/06/2017 - 20:39 |
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Anonymous

I prefer the normal version as the ‘race’ styling kinda ruins the beauty

03/06/2017 - 20:43 |
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maurotehsilva

Welp time to repeat a joke. Lamborghini in their deal with it phase.

03/06/2017 - 20:51 |
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Freddie Skeates
03/06/2017 - 20:53 |
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Highly doubtful

03/06/2017 - 23:16 |
8 | 0

Look at it from a business perspective and you’ll see why it would be such a bad idea for them to edit the video. Obviously they haven’t.

03/07/2017 - 21:43 |
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Roadster / Tail Red

Seeing that price tag

03/06/2017 - 21:19 |
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Jakob

Honestly, I don’t like Lamborghini. I don’t like the way they look, I don’t like how they are decadence on wheels, yet still don’t have a very luxurious interior and I don’t like how most of them are only ever used in the city traffic of Miami.
But one thing needs to be said: the engines are masterpiece. 630 bhp from a 5.2 litre engine without any artificial respiration in a car that’s still fairly useable on the road, that’s an exceedingly high specific power output. Naturally aspirated engines like this are dinosaurs in the modern world, and yet Lamborghini continues to develop them to power levels beyond good and evil. In time when nearly any engine has a turbocharger bolted onto it, this is great to see. Even better when it laps the Ring in less than seven minutes.

03/06/2017 - 21:33 |
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Max Ward

In reply to by Jakob

Exactly what I was thinking..amazing specific output from a NA engine, and with incredible low down torque too somehow! And never mind the fact that it’s an undersquare cylinder…

03/07/2017 - 00:11 |
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OgierJr (Ford Powered) (Hoof-Hearted)

In reply to by Jakob

You kinda just stated why I love Lamborghini. Well, to each his own.

03/07/2017 - 04:48 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Jakob

I’m more impressed by a flat 6 500 hp from the new gt3

03/07/2017 - 11:02 |
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bctlegendary

In reply to by Jakob

How about 600hp from 4.5l Na v8?

03/08/2017 - 06:34 |
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Darth Imperius/Anthony🇭🇷

2 months later: We present the new Huracan Performante SV, lapped the Nordschleife in 6:9.

03/06/2017 - 21:47 |
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Poke

It’s astounding that this is just as powerful as a Murciélago LP640-4 from 10 years ago…

Oh how far technology has come!

03/06/2017 - 22:08 |
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0OUTL4W

In reply to by Poke

mfw I doubt someone but they actually have a point

03/07/2017 - 09:54 |
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