DRIVEN: Lamborghini Huracán Evo
They’re necessary because, what the V10 lacks in low-down grunt compared with its force-fed rivals, it counters with astonishing top-end pace. Acceleration above 5 000 r/min in the first three gears is utterly savage, and there’s very little respite in the next four ratios. It’s no wonder Lamborghini claims an almost fantastical 0-100 km/h time of 2,9 seconds. Remember the McLaren F1? It needed 3,7 seconds, and that was a bona fide hypercar.
It was on outing three around Yas Marina that I finally started relaxing behind the Evo’s wheel and appreciating its dynamic docility, how even in its most extreme corsa driving mode (where the traction control finds its intermediate setting) it felt welcoming, goading me into braking later and accelerating sooner. On offer are extraordinary levels of grip, real steering feedback and whip-crack changes from the dual-clutch transmission. I didn’t scratch the surface of the Evo’s capabilities, where before the LP610-4 seemed to run out of answers before you’d even had a chance to ask tough questions.
There are issues, yes. The seats are still some of the most awkwardly shaped I’ve sat in – back ache’s assured after an hour – there’s not much room in the cockpit for taller folk and the carbon-ceramic brakes are tricky to modulate in congested traffic. Elsewhere, though, the Huracán Evo is an intoxicating mix of classic elements – the V10 is one of the motoring world's great naturally aspirated engines – and contemporary components; LDVI does exactly what Lamborghini says it will. The Evo may not quite have the 720S’ overall polish, but does that matter in the emotive world of the supercar? I can’t imagine Huracán Evo owners would give a damn once they unbridle that heroic engine on a sinewy Italian mountain pass...
FAST FACTS
Model: Lamborghini Huracán Evo
Price: R5 695 000
Engine: 5,2-litre, V10, petrol
Power: 470 kW @ 8 000 r/min
Torque: 600 N.m @ 6 500 r/min
0-100 km/h: 2,9 seconds
Top Speed: >325 km/h
Fuel Consumption: 13,7 L/100 km
CO2: 332 g/km
Transmission: 7-speed dual-clutch
Maintenance Plan: 3-year/unlimited kilometre
ABU DHABI, UAE – I had first and last driven a Lamborghini Huracán for the January 2015 issue as the CAR crew wound its way […]
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