Underground Racing’s twin turbo Lamborghini packs more than 2,200 wheel horsepower.
The bright yellow Lamborghinishown in the video above is the fastest Huracan in the world in the half-mile. This car was built by Underground Racing to set records, and it has, hitting 257 miles per hour in September 2017, but the team headed back to the Shift Sector Indy half-mile event earlier this month with the hopes of resetting the record.
The wicked Lambo achieved that goal with flying colors, smashing its own previous best and hitting nearly 260 miles per hour in roughly 13 seconds in this video from the shop’s YouTube channel.
Underground Racing X Package
The details on this Lamborghini Huracan are fairly brief, but in hunting around the internet, we found that this car is owned by a guy named Mohammad and it is fitted with Underground Racing’s X Package. This includes a “highly built engine” with a twin turbocharger setup, delivering somewhere in the area of 2,200 horsepower at the wheels on the race gas tune, with the power being channeled to the wheels by means of a sequential transmission.
This is two steps above the Underground Racing Stage 3 Twin Turbo System with the modified engine, which costs $99,000 and offers 1,250 wheel horsepower on race gas. Based on that, the package on this Lamborghini could cost upwards of $150,000 to $200,000.
However, the result of this package is the world’s fastest Huracan in the standing half-mile.
Setting the Record
In the video above, the Lamborghini Huracan makes a run on the Shift Sector Indy half-mile track. It only takes this twin turbocharged raging bull 13 seconds to cover the half-mile, hitting a speed of 259.96 miles per hour. That is 0 to 260 miles per hour in just 13 seconds with street tires, making this the fastest street-driven Huracan in the world.
In addition to the trackside view, we also get to see this record-setting run from out the back of the car and from the windshield, letting us ride along on this incredible run. Crank up your speakers and enjoy!
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