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It took Lamborghini ten years to produce 14,022 examples of the Gallardo, the automaker’s first-ever V10 supercar. The smaller brother of the Murcielago arrived at a time when the Volkswagen Group was reshaping the Raging Bull of Sant’Agata Bolognese, and the ten-cylinder blunderbuss soldiers on with 5.2 liters of displacement and up to 640 PS (631 horsepower).
Coincidence or not, the 14,022nd Huracan to roll off the assembly line is a Huracan Evo with the output mentioned in the previous paragraph. The fixed-head coupe finished in Grigio Titans will head to South Korea, and if you were wondering, the Huracan achieved this milestone in just five years.
From a commercial standpoint, the Huracan is twice as successful as the Gallardo it replaced. That’s proof Lamborghini knows how to attract customers away from Ferrari and Lamborghini in a segment that’s busier and more expensive than ever before, staying true to naturally aspirated engines.
In the first half of the year, the Huracan moved 1,211 units as opposed to 649 examples of the Aventador. The undisputed leader, however, is the Urus sports utility vehicle with 2,693 orders. All told, an improvement of 96 percent over the sales from January to June 2018 is truly impressive.
There were rumors the Volkswagen Group would sell Lamborghini in order to streamline the portfolio, but why would they? A profitable brand with increasing sales and record-breaking commercial success is what we’d call a keeper, and the Volkswagen Group knows what it would lose as well.
It remains to be seen if Lamborghini can make a case for a rear-wheel-drive Huracan Evo, let alone that wild one-off with a suspension lift kit and plastic cladding on the wheel arches. As for the replacement of the Huracan family, it’s understood the V10 is here to stay but hybridization will enter the scene to improve performance while cutting back on CO2 emissions.
If you’re planning to enter the club, bear in mind the cheapest Huracan for 2020 is the Evo at $261,274 excluding taxes. The Huracan Evo Spyder, meanwhile, starts at $287,400 plus $3,685 for the destination charge.
From a commercial standpoint, the Huracan is twice as successful as the Gallardo it replaced. That’s proof Lamborghini knows how to attract customers away from Ferrari and Lamborghini in a segment that’s busier and more expensive than ever before, staying true to naturally aspirated engines.
In the first half of the year, the Huracan moved 1,211 units as opposed to 649 examples of the Aventador. The undisputed leader, however, is the Urus sports utility vehicle with 2,693 orders. All told, an improvement of 96 percent over the sales from January to June 2018 is truly impressive.
There were rumors the Volkswagen Group would sell Lamborghini in order to streamline the portfolio, but why would they? A profitable brand with increasing sales and record-breaking commercial success is what we’d call a keeper, and the Volkswagen Group knows what it would lose as well.
It remains to be seen if Lamborghini can make a case for a rear-wheel-drive Huracan Evo, let alone that wild one-off with a suspension lift kit and plastic cladding on the wheel arches. As for the replacement of the Huracan family, it’s understood the V10 is here to stay but hybridization will enter the scene to improve performance while cutting back on CO2 emissions.
If you’re planning to enter the club, bear in mind the cheapest Huracan for 2020 is the Evo at $261,274 excluding taxes. The Huracan Evo Spyder, meanwhile, starts at $287,400 plus $3,685 for the destination charge.
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