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Why the Lamborghini Huracan Super Trofeo Switched to RWD

The past weekend’s Pebble Beach Concors d’Elegance has finally brought us the racing version of Lamborghini’s new V10 here, the Huracan LP620-2 Super Trofeo. As its designation tells us, the major change here is that, unlike in the case of the Gallardo Super Trofeo, the front wheels have been dismissed from the traction council. So why did the Huracan Super Trofeo switch to rear-wheel drive?
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The Raging Bulls explains the decision was made in order to aid Super Trofeo driver’s march towards GT racing, which means Lamborghini could take its motorsport program even further in the future.

Of course, this also has road car implications. Everybody knows motorsport is some sort of street car technology nursery and Lamborghini will take advantage of this. You see, the Gallardo’s rear-wheel drive versions may have kicked off with one named after the company’s now-retired chief test driver, Valentino Balboni, but, as we found out during our Gallardo LP550-2 Spyder review, their RWD implementation wasn’t as sharp as that of the AWD Gallardos. For instance, the RWD models were set up a bit more towards understeer, so that the experience would remain safe.

We expect Lamborghini to be working on a setup that does away with such matters, something that would truly unleash the rear axle pleasures and what better path to such a goal if not racing?

Besides, the powertrain surgery took the Super Trofeo’s weight loss program further, with the car now tipping the scales at 2,800 lbs (1,270 kg), which makes it around 330 lbs (150 kg) lighter than its road-going brother. The power-to-weight ration was further refined by a new ECU, which, among others, sees a 10 hp increase at the top.

For Europeans, the Huracan Super Trofeo delivers 620 instead of 610, while Americans will tell you that the car went from 601 hp to 611 hp.

Pirelli, who made the special tires for this car, once said “power is nothing without control”. The Huracan Super Trofeo is well aware of this, which is why it also wears a complex aerodynamic package. For instance, the generously-sized front wing has 10 positions it can be adjusted to.

Dallara is an important name in Lamborghini’s history (it has ties to the Miura, for example), which is why the two joined forces for the Huracan Super Trofeo project.

The Huracan will replace the Gallardo in next year’s Super Trofeo series and yet we must mention that the two will share the grid, albeit in different classes.

We couldn’t end this piece of news without mentioning Reiter Engineering, another one of Lamborghini’s motorsport partners - the two are set to release a Huracan GT3 racer that will take over from the current Gallardo GT3.

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