Thursday 12th January 2017

Lamborghini Huracan Superleggera Spyder... spied

This means the coupe has to be coming soon, right?

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Yes, alright, we've been banging on about the Huracan Superleggera - at least, we think that's what it will be called - for a while now. But, as also mentioned numerous times, the prospect of a lighter and louder Huracan, perhaps even a rear-wheel drive one, is rather enticing.

Now there's additional interest in the form of Superleggera Spyder pictures, which will likely carry the Performante tag as seen on racier drop-top Gallardos. It's been caught winter testing with its coupe counterpart and, well, it deserves a closer look really.

Let's hope the wing stays. Even when camo'd up and even when on a wedgy Lamborghini, it looks heroically huge and entirely befitting of a (hopefully) track focused Huracan. Note too how the Spyder keeps the two-door Superleggera's higher exhaust pipes, which look suitably menacing. This car appears to have the standard Spyder's wheels, though the brakes seem to be a fraction bigger. Or perhaps that's wishful thinking Just tell us some more please Lambo!

The Spyder was spotted with the coupe, a prototype that must now be one of the most well travelled around. Or the most frequently photographed. New this time around are the wheels, which look suitably flamboyant even in the depths of winter, and perhaps there's another slat or vent in that aggressively chiselled front apron. A combination of the two will surely make it tricky to park your Superleggera around SW1...

However, there's cause to believe that this may not be simply another poser's Lamborghini. Of course it will be very good at that, but don't forget Stefano Domenicali is now CEO at Sant'Agata and has been for nearly a year. Could he be the man to make a lightweight Lamborghini that really delivers?

[Photos: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien]

[robbo_gt77]

Its a relief to see this being tested in its natural habitat, doesnt even look out of place on a snow covered forestry track :-)

[Tuvra]

The second generation Gallardo SL is one of my favourite Lamborghini's ever, looking forward to seeing these break cover

[Darran-95030]

The car will no longer be called a "superleggera" as another company now owns the rights to that name. The new coupe is called Huracan Performante and is pretty sure the spyder will be the same

[mersontheperson]

Which company owns it?

[Darran-95030]

I believe its some fashion house that owns the rights now. Its not a car company anyway. The Huracan Performante will be unveiled at Geneva in March

[mersontheperson]

I am not an Italian trademark expert but Ducati are still calling their bikes supeleggera and I would be very surprised if the rights to a term which is so common place and part of normal language could be owned by someone giving the historical pretext.
I guess we will see though

[Darran-95030]

mersontheperson said:

I am not an Italian trademark expert but Ducati are still calling their bikes supeleggera and I would be very surprised if the rights to a term which is so common place and part of normal language could be owned by someone giving the historical pretext.
I guess we will see though

I agree, It is bizarre buts its happened. Says perfomante on my order sheet

[TA14]

Darran-95030 said:

mersontheperson said:

I am not an Italian trademark expert but Ducati are still calling their bikes supeleggera and I would be very surprised if the rights to a term which is so common place and part of normal language could be owned by someone giving the historical pretext.
I guess we will see though

I agree, It is bizarre buts its happened. Says perfomante on my order sheet

Lamborghini may well have chosen not to call this car a Superleggera but it appears not for that reason since the court threw out the application to register that name. (Like MTP I'm not a trademark expert.)

ETA forgot the link: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri...

Edited by TA14 on Friday 13th January 12:08

[Tuvra]

With the last one wasn't the coupe the Superleggera and the Spyder version the Performante?

What is it you have on order Darran, Coupe or Spyder?

[Darran-95030]

Tuvra said:

With the last one wasn't the coupe the Superleggera and the Spyder version the Performante?

What is it you have on order Darran, Coupe or Spyder?

yes, i had a 2011 superleggera coupe and the spider was called the performante. The new Huracan coupe is called the performante now. I preferred the superleggera name for the car but hey ho.

[Darran-95030]

TA14 said:

Lamborghini may well have chosen not to call this car a Superleggera but it appears not for that reason since the court threw out the application to register that name. (Like MTP I'm not a trademark expert.)

ETA forgot the link: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri...

Edited by TA14 on Friday 13th January 12:08

I believe the rights to Lamborghini had expired but I'm only going off what was told to me by my dealer