Australian New Car Buyer – June 2019

8 |AUSTRALIAN NEW CAR & SUV BUYER’S GUIDE

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amborghini’s Huracan

EVO is the fi rst major

overhaul of the origi-

nal Huracan LP610-

launched in 2014. It’s available

as a coupe, priced at $459,000,

and a Spyder convertible, for

which prices had not been an-

nounced as we went to press.

The aluminium/carbon fi bre

composite body gets improved

aerodynamics, while the

naturally-aspirated 5.2-litre V

is now the 470kW/600Nm variant

LAMBORGHINI

HURACAN EVO

previously used in the high-spec

Performante model.

Huracan EVO coupe weighs

1422kg. It reaches 100km/h

from rest in 2.9 seconds —

0.3 seconds quicker than the

original — and 200km/h in 9.

seconds, en route to a top speed

of “more than 325km/h”. Evo

Spyder takes 3.1 seconds to

reach the 100km/h mark.

Drivetrain electronics are a

signifi cant part of the overhaul.

Lamborghini’s “Dinamica

Veicolo Integrale” is a central

processing unit that monitors

and controls the car’s all-wheel

drive, four-wheel steering,

magnetically controlled

adaptive suspension dampers

and torque vectoring systems

to keep it on the straight and

narrow. Hopefully. Strada

(Road), Sport and Corsa (Track)

settings are provided.

Carbon ceramic discs are

squeezed by six-piston front

and four-piston rear aluminium

calipers. Wheels are 20-inch

Aesir, shod with 245/30 front and

305/30 rear Pirelli P Zero tyres.

Inside, sports seats are

upholstered in Alcantara and

leather. You can, of course,

personalise the cabin in any

way you please.

Evo Spyder’s

electrohydraulically-operated

soft-top is raised or lowered

in 17 seconds while driving at

speeds up to 50km/h.

Infotainment also gets a

boost, with Apple CarPlay

and Android Auto smartphone

mirroring now standard, plus

gesture control for the 8.4-

inch touchscreen, navigation

and digital radio. An optional

dual-camera telemetry system

records your racetrack heroics.

THE NEW MODEL DIARY JUNE–DECEMBER 2019