Over the course of a decade, Lamborghini produced a multitude of versions of the Gallardo, from the original model to the LP 550-2 Tricolore to the LP 560-4. Clearly, the company has every intention of keeping that tradition going with the Gallardo’s successor, the Huracan.
Lamborghini showed three versions of its newest baby bull at this year’s Beijing International Automotive Exhibition. The aviation-inspired Huracan LP 610-4 Avio is available in five new colors that can be combined with different liveries (Verde Turbine and Orange is a great mix). Its interior cockpit features more standard content and laser-engraved Alcantara. A 601-horsepower 5.2-liter V10 helps it fly from 0-62 mph in 3.2 seconds and to a top speed north of 202 mph.
The Huracan LP 610-4 Spyder makes the same amount of power, but hearing the wail from the V10 even easier because of a retractable soft top. Acceleration to 62 mph takes 0.2 seconds longer than it does in the Avio, but that’s the price you pay to “Own the Sky.”
Lamborghini trims the output of the Huracan LP 580-2 to 572 horsepower. However, all of that is routed through the rear wheels instead of all four like the AWD Avio and Spyder. Not only did Lamborghini change the way it puts power to the ground; it also changed the LP 580-2’s bumpers, exhaust outlets, rear grills, and 19-inch wheels. The LP 580-2 hits 62 mph in 3.4 seconds and tops out at 199 mph.
As exciting as these Huracan variants are, we’re even more pumped for a Superleggera version of Lamborghini’s volume model.
Derek Shiekhi's father raised him on cars. As a boy, Derek accompanied his dad as he bought classics such as post-WWII GM trucks and early Ford Mustang convertibles.
After loving cars for years and getting a bachelor's degree in Business Management, Derek decided to get an associate degree in journalism. His networking put him in contact with the editor of the Austin-American Statesman newspaper, who hired him to write freelance about automotive culture and events in Austin, Texas in 2013. One particular story led to him getting a certificate for learning the foundations of road racing.
While watching TV with his parents one fateful evening, he saw a commercial that changed his life. In it, Jeep touted the Wrangler as the Texas Auto Writers Association's "SUV of Texas." Derek knew he had to join the organization if he was going to advance as an automotive writer. He joined the Texas Auto Writers Association (TAWA) in 2014 and was fortunate to meet several nice people who connected him to the representatives of several automakers and the people who could give him access to press vehicles (the first one he ever got the keys to was a Lexus LX 570). He's now a regular at TAWA's two main events: the Texas Auto Roundup in the spring and the Texas Truck Rodeo in the fall.
Over the past several years, Derek has learned how to drive off-road in various four-wheel-drive SUVs (he even camped out for two nights in a Land Rover), and driven around various tracks in hot hatches, muscle cars, and exotics. Several of his pieces, including his article about the 2015 Ford F-150 being crowned TAWA's 2014 "Truck of Texas" and his review of the Alfa Romeo 4C Spider, have won awards in TAWA's annual Excellence in Craft Competition. Last year, his JK Forum profile of Wagonmaster, a business that restores Jeep Wagoneers, won prizes in TAWA’s signature writing contest and its pickup- and SUV-focused Texas Truck Invitational.
