A new era is beginning for Automobili Lamborghini and the
luxury super sports car segment: with the brand new Huracán Lamborghini is
not only presenting the successor to the iconic Gallardo, but is also
redefining the benchmark for luxury super sports cars in this segment. With
its pure and unique design, an innovative technology package, outstanding
dynamics and excellent quality, the Lamborghini Huracán offers a super sports
car experience on a whole new level. The Huracán combines absolute
performance with easy-to-drive road behavior and both luxurious and sport-oriented
finish. With the Huracán, Lamborghini is taking a big step into the future,
and enhancing the brand's illustrious history with the next automotive
legend.
Starting from January 2014 the Lamborghini Huracán will be the protagonist of
over 130 private preview events in more than 60 cities throughout the world.
The Lamborghini Huracán will make its world public debut at the 2014 Geneva
Motor Show.
Name
With a total volume of 14,022 cars produced, the Lamborghini Gallardo has
been the most successful Lamborghini ever and, in its ten-year lifecycle,
lifted the Lamborghini marque to a whole new level. Its successor, the new
Huracán, has been developed from scratch down to the very last detail and,
like the Gallardo and most other Lamborghini models, derives its name from
the world of bullfighting. The fighting bull Huracán of the Spanish Conte de
la Patilla breed was known for his outstanding courage and strong sense of
attack. He fought in Alicante in August 1879, showing his unrelenting
character and remaining defiant and invincible, thus entering into the legend
of fighting bulls' history.
Design
The new Lamborghini Huracán revolutionizes the design language of the
Gallardo and is pure in its lines: precise technology and top level
craftsmanship meet an audacious design with sharp edges, monolithic and
sculptured volumes and precise surfaces. The starting point is the silhouette
of the Huracán, born out of the desire of creating an automobile, whose
profile is defined by only one line that merges the front with the cockpit
and the rear of the car. The lateral windows come together to create a
hexagonal form inserted like a glass jewel in the car's profile.
Also by night is the Huracán unmistakably a Lamborghini. Not only are the
main headlamps equipped with full LED illumination, but all other light
functions also feature state-of-the-art LED technology as a standard feature
for the first time in the segment.
Interior
The interior is dominated by an innovative cockpit. A 12.3 inch full-color
TFT instrument panel delivers all car information to the driver, from rev
counter to navigation maps and infotainment functions, and can be configured
by the driver in different setups. Fine Nappa leather and Alcantara
distinguish the interior, with several color combinations offered to ensure
broad individualization options. The design of dashboard and central tunnel
underline a new lightness in the interior. Superb craftsmanship guarantees
the highest quality and sense of luxury throughout.
Chassis and powertrain
Systematic lightweight design and Automobili Lamborghini's extensive
expertise in carbon fiber come together in the Huracán's new hybrid chassis -
an integrated structure of carbon and aluminum elements. With a dry weight of
1,422 kg it enables not only the excellent power-to-weight ratio of just 2.33
kilograms per horse power, but also guarantees race-car precision with
outstanding stiffness.
The new 5.2 liter V10 engine delivers a maximum power of 448 kW / 610 HP at
8,250 rpm and a maximum torque of 560 Nm at 6.500 rpm. In the new
"Iniezione Diretta Stratificata" (IDS), direct and indirect
gasoline injections are smartly combined. This results in more power and
torque with lower fuel consumption and emissions compared with the Gallardo
V10 engine. The top speed of over 325 km/h and the acceleration from 0 to 100
km/h in 3.2 seconds and to 200 km/h in 9.9 seconds only partially describe
the dynamic experience at the wheel of the Lamborghini Huracán. Also thanks
to the Stop & Start technology, the combined EU consumption figure has
been further reduced to 12.5 liters per 100 km (290 g/km CO2 emissions). The
engine complies with EU6 emissions regulation.
Driving dynamics
The power of the V10 engine is brought to the road via the new 7-speed
dual-clutch transmission "Lamborghini Doppia Frizione" (LDF) and
fully electronically controlled four-wheel drive system. The different
driving modes of the Lamborghini Huracán can be selected via a driving
dynamics selector switch in the steering wheel - from traction-oriented on
the road to extreme performance on the race track, with three setups of the
dynamics system: STRADA, SPORT and CORSA. The different modes ensure
extensive modification in road behavior of the Huracán. In particular they
influence the set-ups of several systems, such as the gearbox and engine
behavior, the sound, the four-wheel-drive system and electronic stability
control. The Huracán's carbon-ceramic brakes are a standard feature for
consistently superb braking performance. The "Lamborghini Dynamic
Steering" variable steering ratio system and magneto-rheologic
suspension damper control are both available as options for further
customization of the Huracán's dynamic behavior. They are also calibrated via
the three different dynamic set-ups.
The Huracán is produced at the Automobili Lamborghini headquarters in
Sant'Agata Bolognese on an entirely newly-equipped production line. Delivery
to the first customers is planned for spring 2014.
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