Photo: The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance on Facebook
Despite the Lamborghini Huracan being ready on time for the Detroit Motor Show, the Raging Bull wanted to keep its European roots, so the car skipped Cobo Hall and made its public debut two months later in Geneva. Well, the time has now come for the Gallardo’s replacement to greet North Americans, with the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance.
The Huracan was introduced by Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann, who was ready to answer all the question about the performance machine.
We’ll remind you that Lamborghini recently published its sales statistics for 2013, revealing that North America remains its largest market. Lamborghini has already received about one thousand orders for the Huracan, with over 300 of them coming from North America.
With over 14,000 units sold, the Gallardo may have been the best-selling model in Lambo’s history, but the company is expecting the Huracan to exceed that. Despite that, we are still waiting for Lamorghini to release the Huracan’s pricing.
For the Huracan, Lamboghini uses a new line at its Sant’Agata Bolognese factory in Italy, with the first customers set to received their cars this Spring.
"Since we began private previews of the Huracán earlier this year, more than 300 units have been pre-ordered by North American clients,” Winkelmann said at the car’s Amelia Island debut. “The reception it received at the Amelia Island Concours this weekend matches that level of enthusiasm as well as the energy we saw from the global audience in Geneva.”
And speaking of the comparison with the Gallardo, the Huracan brings quite some changes. First and foremost, the car’s structure now mixes aluminium with carbon fiber. At 3,140 lbs, the Huracan is not only lighter than its predecessor, but also tops this in terms of rigidity.
The gearbox department also sees a serious refresh, with the automated manual making room for a double-clutch unit. What’s more, the Huracan’ standard all-wheel drive system now features electronic control.
The area with the least changes is found at the middle of the car, where the 5.2-liter V10 engine is carried over from the Gallardo, albeit with multiple upgrades. The unit now delivers 601 hp and a peak torque of 480 lb-ft. Thus, the 0 to 62 mph sprint sits at 3.2 seconds, while the Huracan offers a top speed of 202 mph.
We’ll remind you that Lamborghini recently published its sales statistics for 2013, revealing that North America remains its largest market. Lamborghini has already received about one thousand orders for the Huracan, with over 300 of them coming from North America.
With over 14,000 units sold, the Gallardo may have been the best-selling model in Lambo’s history, but the company is expecting the Huracan to exceed that. Despite that, we are still waiting for Lamorghini to release the Huracan’s pricing.
For the Huracan, Lamboghini uses a new line at its Sant’Agata Bolognese factory in Italy, with the first customers set to received their cars this Spring.
"Since we began private previews of the Huracán earlier this year, more than 300 units have been pre-ordered by North American clients,” Winkelmann said at the car’s Amelia Island debut. “The reception it received at the Amelia Island Concours this weekend matches that level of enthusiasm as well as the energy we saw from the global audience in Geneva.”
And speaking of the comparison with the Gallardo, the Huracan brings quite some changes. First and foremost, the car’s structure now mixes aluminium with carbon fiber. At 3,140 lbs, the Huracan is not only lighter than its predecessor, but also tops this in terms of rigidity.
The gearbox department also sees a serious refresh, with the automated manual making room for a double-clutch unit. What’s more, the Huracan’ standard all-wheel drive system now features electronic control.
The area with the least changes is found at the middle of the car, where the 5.2-liter V10 engine is carried over from the Gallardo, albeit with multiple upgrades. The unit now delivers 601 hp and a peak torque of 480 lb-ft. Thus, the 0 to 62 mph sprint sits at 3.2 seconds, while the Huracan offers a top speed of 202 mph.
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