Car & Driver Tests the Huracan
Discussion
cheddar said:
An incredible set of acceleration figures and embarrassingly (for Lamborghini) much quicker than their halo model Aventador.
Even the 1.9 second 30 -50mph time in top is amazing, that's a gear that'll pull 200+mph.......
And for those who suggest that the test cars are 'optimised' there's not that much you can do a normally aspirated 5.2 litre engine that pushes out 115bhp per litre to make it faster.
Maybe you are right, however it didn't "feel" that fast, as the numbers are amazing. Will be interesting to see what Autocar come up with. Even the 1.9 second 30 -50mph time in top is amazing, that's a gear that'll pull 200+mph.......
And for those who suggest that the test cars are 'optimised' there's not that much you can do a normally aspirated 5.2 litre engine that pushes out 115bhp per litre to make it faster.
GusB
it always amused me how whenever lambo put more power in the "old" gallardo, it only ever chipped a single tenth off the former model's 0-60 time
then autocar published a ( usually reliable ) 3.25 seconds figure for the 2007 sl !
also amused by the way that the max speed peaked at 196 mph for all the later models, and they didn't change the gearing for the magical extra 4mph until they needed to promote the new lp series
then autocar published a ( usually reliable ) 3.25 seconds figure for the 2007 sl !
also amused by the way that the max speed peaked at 196 mph for all the later models, and they didn't change the gearing for the magical extra 4mph until they needed to promote the new lp series
After watching this video ..... WOW! .... http://www.autoevolution.com/news/lamborghini-hura... .
I will only be selling my current gallardo spyder to get into a huracan spyder.... time to start saving.....I now don't see any benefit in choosing an aventador over one of these... other than looks i guess.
Any aventador owners care to comment?
Had a really good look around a fantastic special edition blue aventador roadster in marbella the other day, but surely the size of the thing must prevent you from having fun on our roads? (other than motorways).
I will only be selling my current gallardo spyder to get into a huracan spyder.... time to start saving.....I now don't see any benefit in choosing an aventador over one of these... other than looks i guess.
Any aventador owners care to comment?
Had a really good look around a fantastic special edition blue aventador roadster in marbella the other day, but surely the size of the thing must prevent you from having fun on our roads? (other than motorways).
lambo666 said:
After watching this video ..... WOW! .... http://www.autoevolution.com/news/lamborghini-hura... .
I will only be selling my current gallardo spyder to get into a huracan spyder.... time to start saving.....I now don't see any benefit in choosing an aventador over one of these... other than looks i guess.
Any aventador owners care to comment?
Had a really good look around a fantastic special edition blue aventador roadster in marbella the other day, but surely the size of the thing must prevent you from having fun on our roads? (other than motorways).
That Huracan only had 650 miles on the clock and had a full tank of fuel whereas the Aventador had travelled over 3000 miles and was only carrying half a tank (50kgs less?).I will only be selling my current gallardo spyder to get into a huracan spyder.... time to start saving.....I now don't see any benefit in choosing an aventador over one of these... other than looks i guess.
Any aventador owners care to comment?
Had a really good look around a fantastic special edition blue aventador roadster in marbella the other day, but surely the size of the thing must prevent you from having fun on our roads? (other than motorways).
Despite that the Huracan was slightly quicker up to 300kph and so much shorter geared than its long legged big brother which pulls a silly 50/80/110/140/170/200mph in 1st through to 6th gear and there's still 7th gear to go.
The 'baby Lambo' did show a '4WD overheating' warning when it hit 285kph, I wonder if they'd had a few 'Thrust Mode' attempts ? ?
If you look at the test venues they were tested at different locations. Even in the notes on the Aventador test it mentions the test venue had a poor surface with poor grip.
The probable reason for the high figures is that Nardo is a world leading test track and these figure were probably done on a very high grip surface. Some test venues will not allow the use of these high grip surfaces for performance testing for risk of damage to the surface (they tend to be used for lateral loading testing).Unless performance figures are carried out on the same track under the same conditions they are meaningless. Good road test magazines tend to always use the same venue for performance testing for this very reason.
The biggest impact on Performance testing is traction. The lower the gear the less engine torque you can use becuase of the torque amplification as a result of the gear ratio. In the lower gears once you get over certain levels of torque the only way you can improve performance is improve traction. So a 40hp gain in power in a car which is about the same weight as the Gallardo, with a slightly quicker transmission is not going to knock off over a second off in the 0 to 60 time. Even the manufacturer is only claiming low 3's. If you look at the road test figures for the R8 when it gained the new transmission the improvement in performance was well under a second. I would expect a similar improvement in the Huracan.
All the driving impressions that both magazines and listers have given supports a higher figure than 2.5. So no I do not believe these figures show the Hurican is so much quicker than its competitors. I would expect similar figures from them at this venue.
The probable reason for the high figures is that Nardo is a world leading test track and these figure were probably done on a very high grip surface. Some test venues will not allow the use of these high grip surfaces for performance testing for risk of damage to the surface (they tend to be used for lateral loading testing).Unless performance figures are carried out on the same track under the same conditions they are meaningless. Good road test magazines tend to always use the same venue for performance testing for this very reason.
The biggest impact on Performance testing is traction. The lower the gear the less engine torque you can use becuase of the torque amplification as a result of the gear ratio. In the lower gears once you get over certain levels of torque the only way you can improve performance is improve traction. So a 40hp gain in power in a car which is about the same weight as the Gallardo, with a slightly quicker transmission is not going to knock off over a second off in the 0 to 60 time. Even the manufacturer is only claiming low 3's. If you look at the road test figures for the R8 when it gained the new transmission the improvement in performance was well under a second. I would expect a similar improvement in the Huracan.
All the driving impressions that both magazines and listers have given supports a higher figure than 2.5. So no I do not believe these figures show the Hurican is so much quicker than its competitors. I would expect similar figures from them at this venue.
cheddar said:
lambo666 said:
After watching this video ..... WOW! .... http://www.autoevolution.com/news/lamborghini-hura... .
I will only be selling my current gallardo spyder to get into a huracan spyder.... time to start saving.....I now don't see any benefit in choosing an aventador over one of these... other than looks i guess.
Any aventador owners care to comment?
Had a really good look around a fantastic special edition blue aventador roadster in marbella the other day, but surely the size of the thing must prevent you from having fun on our roads? (other than motorways).
That Huracan only had 650 miles on the clock and had a full tank of fuel whereas the Aventador had travelled over 3000 miles and was only carrying half a tank (50kgs less?).I will only be selling my current gallardo spyder to get into a huracan spyder.... time to start saving.....I now don't see any benefit in choosing an aventador over one of these... other than looks i guess.
Any aventador owners care to comment?
Had a really good look around a fantastic special edition blue aventador roadster in marbella the other day, but surely the size of the thing must prevent you from having fun on our roads? (other than motorways).
Despite that the Huracan was slightly quicker up to 300kph and so much shorter geared than its long legged big brother which pulls a silly 50/80/110/140/170/200mph in 1st through to 6th gear and there's still 7th gear to go.
The 'baby Lambo' did show a '4WD overheating' warning when it hit 285kph, I wonder if they'd had a few 'Thrust Mode' attempts ? ?
They look similar from the front. They look similar from the inside. They sound similar from the exhaust. They accelerate at a broadly similar pace.
Only major difference is looks. The Aventador is pretty from every angle. The Huracan is pretty from 3 of 4 angles (front, side, above). Huracan looks unspeakably bad from the rear.
The next-generation Aventador is going to have to be epic to beat the Huracan. May even need 1000bhp
andrew said:
70proof said:
car and driver are a very down to earth mag no? ie not an evo/car more a autocar/whatcar.... more likely to have tested a standard car ... in which case, wow....
imagine how fast the green ones are going to be... 
Wow, anything less to 60 and cars are going to need to be catapulted down the road. Must feel pretty violent, especially with a high revving V10 and no turbos. lambo666 said:
After watching this video ..... WOW! .... http://www.autoevolution.com/news/lamborghini-hura... .
I will only be selling my current gallardo spyder to get into a huracan spyder.... time to start saving.....I now don't see any benefit in choosing an aventador over one of these... other than looks i guess.
Any aventador owners care to comment?
Had a really good look around a fantastic special edition blue aventador roadster in marbella the other day, but surely the size of the thing must prevent you from having fun on our roads? (other than motorways).
The Aventador has a bigger cabin! I could not fit into the Huracan at all really, I am 6'1". I will only be selling my current gallardo spyder to get into a huracan spyder.... time to start saving.....I now don't see any benefit in choosing an aventador over one of these... other than looks i guess.
Any aventador owners care to comment?
Had a really good look around a fantastic special edition blue aventador roadster in marbella the other day, but surely the size of the thing must prevent you from having fun on our roads? (other than motorways).
Car and driver times are often very impressive as they use a 12" roll out or 3mph-60mph if you like many US magazines use this hence they are often quicker than the times used posted by Autocar/evo etc....
http://www.caranddriver.com/features/the-importanc...
http://www.caranddriver.com/features/the-importanc...
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