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Motor Trend: 2018 Lamborghini Huracán Performante First Test Review


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Those of you who couldn’t wait have already scrolled to the bottom and checked the chart, but for context as to how well the 2018 Lamborghini Huracán Performante performs under instrumented testing, let’s review the numbers.

 

Far and away the most impressive number is its lap time at Willow Springs International Raceway’s “Big” track. There, it shattered the Porsche 918 Spyder’s long-standing record by a full second with a time of just 1:22.5. Unfortunately, a month before we tested the Performante, we tested the McLaren 720S, whose turbo torque contributed to a blistering 1:21.7 and gave it the official lap record. Still, it’s a monumental accomplishment for a Lamborghini.

 

More @ http://www.motortrend.com/cars/lamborghini...st-test-review/

 

 

2018 McLaren 720S 81.75 sec

2018 Lamborghini Huracán Performante (Euro-spec) 82.53 sec

2015 Porsche 918 Spyder 83.54 sec

2017 Ford GT 83.69 sec

2017 Porsche 911 Turbo S 84.26 sec

2016 McLaren 675LT 84.29 sec

2015 Chevrolet Corvette Plastic mess-06 (Z07, 6M) 85.00 sec

2014 Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4 85.17 sec

2016 Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 Superveloce 85.42 sec

2015 Nissan GT-R NISMO 85.70 sec

2015 Chevrolet Corvette Plastic mess-06 (Z07, 8A) 85.76 sec

2015 McLaren 650S Spyder 85.88 sec

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This is why I don’t like turbo cars.

 

 

“It also affords you an additional cushion of control exiting a corner. Driving any car fast is all about smooth inputs, and the need to be smooth on the throttle escalates with power. Having all that turbo torque available the moment you crack the throttle exiting a corner comes with a great responsibility to apply it judiciously, lest you end up backward in a ditch. Less torque and a comparatively gradual implantation eases the mind as you roll into the throttle leaving corners.”

 

 

and this is why I love the Performante:

 

“Part of this is also the Performante’s impressive stability. On the skidpad and racetrack, we were able to provoke small mid-corner understeers and equally small exit oversteer but nothing more. On the road, the handling is perfectly neutral, and the grip feels limitless. Modern supercars have become so fast that finding their limits on public roads is about as reasonable a proposition as Russian roulette, but the Performante puts the mind just a little more at ease knowing it’s not inclined to push or spin if you overdo it. Confidence in the car is greater than the more high-strung Ferrari and McLaren when the consequence is a mountainside or a cliff. Randy, however, saw room for improvement entering Turn 8 at 140 mph.”

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