Performante Options ...

[BigR]

Interestingly I tried to get orange belts on mine (non-Performante) and Lamborghini couldn't / wouldn't do them. Subsequently I've been trying to get some aftermarket, but have really struggled. There is something of a reluctance to touch seatbelts it seems, which is kind of understandable, but also because of the rigorous testing that they of course have to go through, the colour / design availability is inevitably going to be limited to (relatively) mass market appeal. That said, if anyone finds someone able to sell and fit orange belts to a Huracan in the UK, then I'm all ears!

[famoussas]

BigR said:

Interestingly I tried to get orange belts on mine (non-Performante) and Lamborghini couldn't / wouldn't do them. Subsequently I've been trying to get some aftermarket, but have really struggled. There is something of a reluctance to touch seatbelts it seems, which is kind of understandable, but also because of the rigorous testing that they of course have to go through, the colour / design availability is inevitably going to be limited to (relatively) mass market appeal. That said, if anyone finds someone able to sell and fit orange belts to a Huracan in the UK, then I'm all ears!

Dub Customs or R-Tech will do them.

[topboss]

RamboLambo said:

Dooh not the dreaded "comfort" seats. Why oh why in a track biased car. Could be worse though it could be Verde Hydra with comfort seats !

After 300 miles in 24 hours I wish I’d specced comfort seats in mine. I’ll certainly be speccing them on my Spyder. ‘Wrong seats’ or not I’d rather have a car I can enjoy for longer than 30 mins and then get out and be able to function properly.

How anyone can get even remotely comfortable in them is beyond me 🙈

[RamboLambo]

topboss said:

After 300 miles in 24 hours I wish I’d specced comfort seats in mine. I’ll certainly be speccing them on my Spyder. ‘Wrong seats’ or not I’d rather have a car I can enjoy for longer than 30 mins and then get out and be able to function properly.

How anyone can get even remotely comfortable in them is beyond me ??

I think its a lot down to your build, height, shape and age as to whether they are comfortable or not but as a track focussed car I would want a track focussed seat.
There is probably slightly more of an argument for them on a spyder as its not so hardcore in the first place.

From a looks alone point of view I think the racing seats look so much better and whilst I agree they are firm I am comfortable in them up to 3 hrs just like most normal seats. I even see comments from comfort seat owners that say those seats are not anymore comfortable, so go figure

[topjay]

topboss said:

After 300 miles in 24 hours I wish I’d specced comfort seats in mine. I’ll certainly be speccing them on my Spyder. ‘Wrong seats’ or not I’d rather have a car I can enjoy for longer than 30 mins and then get out and be able to function properly.

How anyone can get even remotely comfortable in them is beyond me ??

Yep they are silly for a road car, relatively easily solved though, cushon or foam to sit on with a nice cover that matches the car and get some spacers put in on the front brackets so they recline a bit, not a perfect solution but a massive improvement, also gives more headroom. Any decent garage will do it, especially ones that run race cars where this is a very common modification and it costs virtually nothing, just about 10mm spacer and some longer bolts.

[topboss]

topjay said:

Yep they are silly for a road car, relatively easily solved though, cushon or foam to sit on with a nice cover that matches the car and get some spacers put in on the front brackets so they recline a bit, not a perfect solution but a massive improvement, also gives more headroom. Any decent garage will do it, especially ones that run race cars where this is a very common modification and it costs virtually nothing, just about 10mm spacer and some longer bolts.

Thanks for the advice, it’s certainly worth trying. I’ve ordered a cushion that will hopefully help for now whilst I explore the spacer option too.

[BigR]

famoussas said:

BigR said:

Interestingly I tried to get orange belts on mine (non-Performante) and Lamborghini couldn't / wouldn't do them. Subsequently I've been trying to get some aftermarket, but have really struggled. There is something of a reluctance to touch seatbelts it seems, which is kind of understandable, but also because of the rigorous testing that they of course have to go through, the colour / design availability is inevitably going to be limited to (relatively) mass market appeal. That said, if anyone finds someone able to sell and fit orange belts to a Huracan in the UK, then I'm all ears!

Dub Customs or R-Tech will do them.

Thanks - much obliged.

For those with seat issues, I had them not so much to do with comfort but height. I'm only just over 6' but my Spyder wasn't quite as comfortable as I'd hoped. It turns out the dealers can adjust the seats to recline just a little bit more, to the point of not quite touching behind. This can make all the difference, as I've discovered.

[throt]

Hi Guys,

A couple of question -

How limited will Performante be, I know, golden question. Can you still place a deposit and just wait for a new one to be delivered. ?..

Tia,
Cheers..

[RamboLambo]

throt said:

Hi Guys,

A couple of question -

How limited will Performante be, I know, golden question. Can you still place a deposit and just wait for a new one to be delivered. ?..

Tia,
Cheers..

Limited by time and 2 year production run rather than an ultimate number.
Apparently worldwide demand is strong and Lamborghini will struggle to build enough given capacity.
In UK I'm guessing it could be 200 cars tops but you may get a build slot for early 2019 or if lucky an odd cancellation.
Spider will be launched at Geneva and less deposits in place for that currently although again you might not see it to summer 2019
Good luck. If you can get one you won't be disappointed

[andrew]

BigR said:

Thanks - much obliged.

For those with seat issues, I had them not so much to do with comfort but height. I'm only just over 6' but my Spyder wasn't quite as comfortable as I'd hoped. It turns out the dealers can adjust the seats to recline just a little bit more, to the point of not quite touching behind. This can make all the difference, as I've discovered.

quoting myself on another thread ( not sure if huracan is similar to gallardo ? ) :

andrew said:

here goes...

passenger's side, front of seat as viewed from kerb : front of seat is bolted through the lower hole on seat frame and so seat is vertical



driver's side as viewed from road : front of seat is now bolted through the upper hole on seat frame and so seat is more reclined



obviously you also need to move to the corresponding holes on the opposite side of the seat, and temporarily slacken-off the rear bolts ( too tricky to photo ! ) whilst rotating the seat around them

all of this necessitates first removing the seat frame from the car

with thanks to Mark at Backdraft who did this for me !
hth

[throt]

RamboLambo said:

Limited by time and 2 year production run rather than an ultimate number.
Apparently worldwide demand is strong and Lamborghini will struggle to build enough given capacity.
In UK I'm guessing it could be 200 cars tops but you may get a build slot for early 2019 or if lucky an odd cancellation.
Spider will be launched at Geneva and less deposits in place for that currently although again you might not see it to summer 2019
Good luck. If you can get one you won't be disappointed

Many thanks, Rambo..

I am seriously considering it..Never looked in to Lambos at all before..Not even sure about options and how they hold up price wise. However, if not great the V10 howling away would give a bit of compensation back.

Cheers.

[isaldiri]

throt said:

Many thanks, Rambo..

I am seriously considering it..Never looked in to Lambos at all before..Not even sure about options and how they hold up price wise. However, if not great the V10 howling away would give a bit of compensation back.

Cheers.

The question really is... would you rather have a car that depreciates or not get one that doesn't depreciate....

[throt]

isaldiri said:

The question really is... would you rather have a car that depreciates or not get one that doesn't depreciate....

Oh boy, you found me. Keep it just between me and you, okay

I did look at one today though and thought how awesome it was. We shall see...

[isaldiri]

throt said:

Oh boy, you found me. Keep it just between me and you, okay

I did look at one today though and thought how awesome it was. We shall see...

the v10 is pretty much worth the price of any depreciation imo and will blow the doors of the .2 gt3 engine. I don't want one as I already have another older v10 that is better but even if I don't think the performante is all it's cracked up to be in terms of lap times, I seriously think it'll be an awesome car. good luck

[KHK]

RamboLambo said:

Limited by time and 2 year production run rather than an ultimate number.
Apparently worldwide demand is strong and Lamborghini will struggle to build enough given capacity.
In UK I'm guessing it could be 200 cars tops but you may get a build slot for early 2019 or if lucky an odd cancellation.
Spider will be launched at Geneva and less deposits in place for that currently although again you might not see it to summer 2019
Good luck. If you can get one you won't be disappointed

I've heard something similar. When I attended the launch event in LA last March we were told the cars would be limited to around 1000-1200 and production would be 1 HP for every 5 H built. I've spoken to a few well known multi-Lambo owners and collectors and they've heard the same "rumors".

As for 2019 allocation, I am the first order at my dealer but I was told the allocation is going to be even tighter compared to 2018 so I doubt anyone who hasn't owned a Lambo in the past will get a chance to order one because current Lambo owners will get priority. Similar to what Porsche does with it's GT cars. Now there's some who think this all BS and Lambo will build as many as they can sell but just from what I'm hearing I don't think this is true with the HP.

Edited by KHK on Friday 2nd February 01:10

Edited by KHK on Friday 2nd February 01:11

[WDISMYL]

They will make as many as they can sell. Period.

What incentive is there for a dealer not to tell you that supply is limited? It never ceases to amaze me how people love to be told what they want to hear.

It’s a great car. Lots of people want to buy it. And lamborghini will supply it. And dealers will continue to tell you what you want to hear!

[KHK]

This was posted yesterday on one of the Lambo forums...

"Just heard that Performante will have limited one more year of production and new version coming next year with hybrid engine which means this could be the last of the NA V10 engines folks.

The fact that the production is now quite limited will mean that it will increase the raririty of the HP and potentially increase resale long term.

The change in engine is due to the new emissions that takes into effect September 2019 where even the GT3 will face the same fate with end of the NA engines."

[RamboLambo]

WDISMYL said:

They will make as many as they can sell. Period.

What incentive is there for a dealer not to tell you that supply is limited? It never ceases to amaze me how people love to be told what they want to hear.

It’s a great car. Lots of people want to buy it. And lamborghini will supply it. And dealers will continue to tell you what you want to hear!

Not quite true. They will sell as many as they can BUILD given the finite production time/run. Huracan gen II is in the system already so 2019 production will effectively be run out making way for new model.

Not sure if the rumours of it being the last normally aspirated V10 engine are true but it cannot go on forever with all the legislation around emissions.

If you are thinking of getting one my advice would be to get your name down pronto as time and build slots are rapidly running out.

And yes in true tradition let me say it will be a future classic One of the many I have owned albeit not when they achieved classic status, doh !

[WDISMYL]

At the current rate of manufacturers producing so called “future classics” the choice will be overwhelming! You haven’t spotted the pattern yet? The market is determined to run itself into a blind corner on this one.

Besides as much as I like the HP - it doesn’t pass the “proper Lambo” test - it’s doors don’t swing up! But I respect other people’s choices. Enjoy in good health.

[Yipper]

WDISMYL said:

At the current rate of manufacturers producing so called “future classics” the choice will be overwhelming! You haven’t spotted the pattern yet? The market is determined to run itself into a blind corner on this one.

Besides as much as I like the HP - it doesn’t pass the “proper Lambo” test - it’s doors don’t swing up! But I respect other people’s choices. Enjoy in good health.

Lol.

It is interesting to see how many people's faces sink in disappointment at petrol stations when a Lambo rolls up and it does not have scissor doors. It is like a cake without a cherry on top. Surprised more owners don't add aftermarket scissor doors to Huracans and Gallardos (even accounting for cost and weight). They defo add extra theatre.