device,moresothana488.Here,thedrivermodesissue
isreallybroughttotheforeandthreatenstoovershadow
everything that’s good about this car. With cyclists,
ramblersandvillageresidentsaround,Ireallydon’tneed
the Armageddon of the unrestricted exhaust. Neither
do I need the Sport damping, which is a little too firm
for these demanding and poorly surfaced roads. (As for
Corsa, it may enable the Evo to be astonishingly lively,
and remove the annoying auto upshift nearthe red line
foundintheothermodes,buttherigidityofitsdamping
meansthere’snowayI’mevengoingtotryitouthere.)
But Strada just doesn’t cut it. It allows me to get into
a rhythm, yet the dampers are slackened off to such an
extentthatthey’lluseupalmostalloftheirstrokebefore
checking the car’s body. Assoon as there’s an awkward
bump, the Evo feels vulnerable, and a couple of times
when there’s a blind compression there’s an agonising
scrrchasthefrontofanexpensiveItaliansupercargrinds
itselfintotheDerbyshireasphalt.
The upshot is that I’m constantly flicking between
Strada and Sport and finding neither really does the
Above leftand
above:Huracán’s
cabin remains a special
place to spend time,
and now benefits
from a more modern
infotainment set-up
business, and that’s so frustrating because it gives the
impressionthatthecarhasbeensetupforthosewhowant
something loud and stiff-riding on the King’s Road, rather
thanthosewhoactuallywanttoenjoydrivingthecarinan
environmentconducivetodriverenjoyment.
THE NEXT MORNING I STEP OUT OF OUR
overnight accommodation and there’s a freshness to the
breezethatbetraystheovernightshowerofrain.TheEvois
inthecornerofthecarpark,dozingunderanoverhanging
lime tree, and a film of moisture clings seductively to the
‘THEDRIVER MODES
ISSUE THREATENS
TOOVERSHADOW
EVERYTHINGGOOD
ABOUT THIS CAR’