When Lamborghini finally showed the Huracan in Geneva, following a rather painful video teasing process, the visual effect was clear - the Gallardo’s successor had put on the “baby Aventador” coat. Things over in Sant’Agata Bolognese obviously go deeper than that and now Filippo Perini, the man who leads Lamborghini’s design offensive, has come to explain the V10 supercar’s styling.
When Lamborghini designed the Aventador, they asked their in-house designers, the Centro Sille in Sant’Agata Bolognese, to compete with penning specialists coming from outside the company. The in-house designers won, with the result being more than spectacular.
Now Perini tells us that the Huracan was also brought to life at the Centro Stille. He states that there were two main requirements on top of the usual Lamborghini drama - the design had to be clean, while the car had to be ready for daily use.
We’re pretty sure the engineers weren’t exactly thrilled with loosing the right to gift the car with an automated manual (this was replaced by a double-clutch unit), so the designers can’t really complain. At least not to their colleagues.
Lamborghini’s Head of Design goes on to explain that they aimed to conceal all the aerodynamic openings, offering the side air intakes as an example - compared to the Aventador, these are pretty compact.
As for the interior, Perini states that, among other features such as large screens and an emotional design, the cabin had to offer an airy feeling. The Gallardo really needed this, so it’s a more than welcome treat.
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