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Why the Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4 Spyder and LP580-2 Coupe Are Different

The day you compare two Lamborghini Huracan supercars has got to be pretty special. However, if you approach this expecting them to be the same, you're in for a shock.
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Steve from Auto Express was recently handed the keys to a brand new pair of V10 monsters that came all the way from Italy to Britain just to be tested. We are talking about the LP610-4 Spyder and LP580-2 Coupe.

Both are exciting, but for slightly different reasons. The way the Internet works these days, you've got to either say something extremely positive and uplifting or be all negative and critical. The middle line is never available for reviewers, and watching the video, we got the sense that he wanted to discuss a few features of the Audi R8 and Ferrari 488 but couldn't.

So you're not going to find out which is the ultimate mid-engined entry-level supercar, but you might be surprised by the differences between the LP610-4 Spyder and LP580-2 Coupe.

Logic dictates that the Spyder model sounds better. However, the aim of this model is to be refined, comfortable and a brilliant everyday experience. Maybe the typical customers are slightly older, because Steve says he suspects even the 7-speed DCT has been softened up, in addition to the suspension.

The LP580-2 Coupe, meanwhile, is like the Porsche 911 GT3 of the Lamborghini range. It's not a full-on track car, but the exhaust is louder, more metallic, and the driving experience more engaging.

If we've learned anything from the past few years of car development, it's that weight doesn't really matter anymore. People actually really fast GTs that do tricks, not cars that challenge their driving skills to their maximum. So we predict that the LP610-4 Spyder will be by far the most popular of the two.

In acid green paint and with a brightly contrasting interior, it has that sense of pantomime people just expect from a Lamborghini. But don't get us wrong, we are really thankful that Sant'Agata Bolognese continued to refine the RWD formula.

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About the author: Mihnea Radu
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Mihnea's favorite cars have already been built, the so-called modern classics from the '80s and '90s. He also loves local car culture from all over the world, so don't be surprised to see him getting excited about weird Japanese imports, low-rider VWs out of Germany, replicas from Russia or LS swaps down in Florida.
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