Lamborghini has unveiled a new variant of its Huracan supercar, the Huracan Tecnica, pitched as a sort of halfway house between the Huracán Evo road car and the STO track-special and which has been developed "for pilots seeking driving fun and lifestyle perfection on both road and track."
The new model features the same naturally-aspirated 5.2-litre V10 engine as the STO, developing 640hp and 565Nm of torque at 6,500rpm meaning a quick 0-100km/h time of 3.2 seconds.
Retuned driving modes
Making the Tecnica far more usable than the STO, however, is a recalibrated system of driving modes that can be switched between Strada (everyday driving), Sport (brisk road use) and Corsa (track mode) as required. While the same is true of other Huracán models, the driving modes in the Tecnica have been tuned in response to the new car's rear-wheel steering, revised suspension, reworked traction control system and tweaked aerodynamics.
Strada keeps everything relatively calm and uses the rear-wheel steering to increase manoeuvrability. Sport allows the traction control some slippage for a whiff of oversteer, sharpening the engine and transmission response as it does so. Corsa sets up all systems for maximum attack, speeding up the gear shifts and altering the traction control and rear-wheel steering settings to allow for much more oversteer.
Carbon-ceramic brakes provide the stopping power with newly-designed cooling ducts to reduce brake fade under heavy use. These cooling ducts are part of an overall package of aerodynamic and styling changes which set it apart from the standard Huracán Evo and, according to Lamborghini, improve the driving dynamics.
Aero package
Some of the design elements at the Tecnica's front end are inspired by Lamborghini's 2017 Terzo Millennio electric concept car and include a new bumper and front splitter. The rear has been revised too including a new vertical rear glass window and a redesigned carbon-fibre engine cover. The rear bumper is new, as is the diffuser (available either in body colour or contrasting black) and the hexagonal exhaust pipes.
Though the Tecnica is the same height as the Huracán Evo, it's around 6cm longer with a lower, broader stance. The aero upgrades, Lamborghini says, contribute to a 35 per cent increase in rear downforce and a 20 per cent reduction in drag.
Eight exterior colour choices are available as standard; with Lamborghini's Ad Personam customisation programme, that line-up is expanded to more than 200, with many more personalisation options available for the interior.
The whole car sits on a set of 20-inch alloy wheels featuring the hexagonal design motif found throughout the car and are shod in Bridgestone Potenza Sport tyres.
Sportier interior
The idea of the Tecnica being a more track-capable alternative to the Evo is continued inside with height-adjustable sports bucket seats and options including lightweight doors and racing harnesses. The user interfaces have been simplified with fewer colours to make the driver's instrument cluster more readable while control system functions and infotainment are operated through the central touchscreen retained from the Huracán Evo.
"The Tecnica completes the Huracán line-up," said Lamborghini CEO, Stephan Winkelmann, "sitting perfectly between the RWD and the track-focused STO, flawlessly presenting technology, performance and the Huracán's V10 aspirated engine in a dramatically evolved design."
"The Tecnica ensures that the pilot enjoys the strongest connection to the car and asphalt, with the car's potential always at his fingertips for ease of use in every driving mode and environment: in an era of virtual experiences it pays homage to technical purity and physical sensation."