The Lamborghini Gallardo has led a good life. In fact, it’s led an excellent life, considering it’s Lambo’s best-selling model in history. But all good things come to an end.
While some of us will weep for the retirement of the Gallardo, we shouldn’t dwell on the past. We should embrace the future with open arms, especially since that future comes with 610 horsepower. The 2015 Lamborghini Huracan LP 610-4 can hit 60 in 3.2 seconds, and it’s going to help us get over the Gallardo pretty quickly.
From the side, the low height of just 45.87 in is evident. The 2015 Lamborghini Huracan rides on 20-inch alloy wheels, wrapped in Pirelli P Zero tires. Two wheel designs are available. The Y-shaped lighting signature of the headlights can also be found in the LED taillights. Four tailpipes flank a large diffuser, and a meshed air outlet completes the list of design features at the rear. The Huracan doesn’t provide an exterior view of its engine a standard, but there is an optional transparent engine cover, together with engine bay cladding in carbon fiber. Lamborghini offers the Huracan in 17 exterior colors.
Behind the steering wheel is a 12.3-inch full-colour TFT instrument panel with 3D graphics, powered by a Nvidia Tegra 30 chip. The driver can switch between three display modes: Full drive mode, with large rev counter flanked by displays for fuel level and water temperature; Mixed, with a window for infotainment functions occupying the right half of the display; and Full Navi and Infotainment mode, where the map fills most of the screen. There is no separate display for the infotainment system. All you get is the instrument panel and a small display for the climate control, which can also show oil pressure, oil temperature and voltage.
The dash, center console, seats and door panels are wrapped as standard in soft leather, with Alcantara accents here and there. There are four interior trim styles to choose from, each offering access to further color and material options. In the standard version, the seats can be electrically adjusted for the angle of the backrest and longitudinal position. But electrical adjustment for height, seat angle and length of the seat cushion are optional, as is a heating function. It’s not the only strange thing about the Huracan’s interior, as you’ll find out by reading the gadgets section.
You want Bluetooth? Sure, it has Bluetooth. But yo have to pay for it. You want digital radio? Sure, it has digital radio. But you have to pay for it. Well, it’s not like you need digital radio, but we just mentioned it because that’s about the only thing you can add, gadget-wise. The standard infotainment system provides you with just six speakers, a radio and a CD/DVD drive.
There’s a cool Track and Play app for your mobile device, which can record lap times, telemetry data and video. But – and this is a big "but" – it uses data supplied by a separate control unit which doesn’t come with the car. Installing it requires a trip to the nearest authorized dealer.
A seven-speed dual-clutch transmission is mated to the engine, and it comes with paddle shifters. The steering is electromechanical, with an optional Lamborghini Dynamic Steering system. Using a button located on the steering wheel, the driver can switch between three driving modes: Strada, Sport and Corsa, changing the settings for the throttle valves, exhaust sound flaps, the all-wheel drive, the stability control, the steering and the (optional) magneto-rheological dampers.
The Huracan uses carbon-ceramic brakes with internally ventilated and perforated discs. Front discs measure 14.9-inch discs with six-piston calipers while at the rear the discs are 14 inches with four-piston calipers. The calipers themselves are painted silver as standard but are available in yellow, black, red and orange.
Safety doesn’t rely entirely on your driving skills, though. Two front
airbags and two head/thorax airbags, stability control, and traction control are standard. And then there’s the chassis, which is made partly from aluminum and partly from CFRP, offering much better protection than a steel chassis.
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