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First Drive: Lamborghini Huracan Tecnica
By Jack Evans, PA motoring reporter
WHAT IS IT?
Do you remember the Lamborghini Huracan STO? The hugely powerful, be-winged supercar with mad-hat decals and a track-honed design that made it just a little harsh on the public roads? As one of the most extreme Huracan models ever made, we found it hugely exciting, but even we admitted that it was an uncompromising experience. That’s where this car – the Huracan Tecnica – slots in. Designed to offer the same kind of involvement that you’d get with the STO but while offering slightly better on-road manners, it’s got the ingredients to be a hugely impressive model. But can it deliver? We’ve been finding out.
WHAT’S NEW?
As well as some flavour from the STO, the Tecnica also draws a couple of influences from the Evo model. So there’s rear-wheel-steering to aid with agility at slower speeds while improving stability at greater ones, while torque vectoring and a complex traction control system allow you to extract the very best from the Tecnica at any given moment. In fact, those driving modes really influence the type of character that the Tecnica adopts. Switch into Strada and you’ll find it leaning more towards the road-going Evo, while Corsa mode means you’re unleashing some of the madness from the STO.
WHAT’S UNDER THE BONNET?
Power for the Tecnica comes straight from the STO; mounted in the middle of this Huracan is a naturally aspirated 5.2-litre V10 producing 631bhp and 565Nm of torque – around 30bhp more than you’ll get from the regular Evo. Zero to 60mph? That’ll come in a smidge over three seconds, Flat out, you’ll be doing 202mph.
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