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Six minutes, 52.01 seconds. A N rburgring lap time that will have triggered a number of alarm bells throughout the performance car fraternity, set by a car that wears its racing DNA about as conspicuously as a haymaker to the face.Ladies and gentlemen, meet the brand new Lamborghini Hurac n Performante; a car so extreme its own makers describe it as a streetfighter".It is of course, the hardcore, track-honed edition of the Lamborghini Hurac n, and there are a number of vital stats we must rattle through before we get to its party piece.First off, the engine. The Hurac n"s 5.2-litre naturally-aspirated V10 becomes Lamborghini"s most powerful ever V10. Taking cues from Lambo"s motorsports programme, the revised V10 - complete with a bronze manifold cover, a-la Diablo - features optimised engine fluid dynamics, reduced losses in the air intake, titanium valves, and a new exhaust system.Watch: Lamborghini Hurac n Performante blitzes the N rburgring in 6m 52.01sSo, headline figures are 631bhp and 442lb ft of torque. Interestingly, Lamborghini claims 70 per cent of that 442lb ft of torque is available at just 1,000rpm. The whole lot is allied to an optimised version of Lambo"s seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and four-wheel-drive system, to record a 0-62mph time of 2.9s, 0-124mph in 8.9s, and a top speed in excess of 202mph.Chassis? Much stiffer, as expected. Springs and bars are 10 per cent stiffer than on the regular Hurac n, the roll stiffness has been improved by 15 per cent, and the radial and axial arm bushings are a whopping 50 per cent stiffer. Lambo"s ANIMA system that controls the various suspension modes has also been modified Strada favours traction, Sport gives more rear bias for oversteer, while Corsa is flat-out, track attack mode.Now, pay attention because this is the most important bit: the Hurac n Performante features active aero in the shape of the Aerodinamica Lamborghini Attiva", or ALA. At the front, there are two flaps which, with the ALA system off, remain closed and, in conjunction with the rear wing, deliver maximum downforce. With ALA active, they"re opened by an electric motor nestled in the centre of the splitter, boosting air flow and reducing drag and underbody pressure.The huge rear wing one of the new forged carbon-fibre elements is actually hollow, and the two upright supports have airboxes at their bases (which sit inboard, in the airflow at the base of the rear glass decklid) each containing motorised flaps.
Date written: 6 Mar 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6951
Six minutes, 52.01 seconds. A N rburgring lap time that will have triggered a number of alarm bells throughout the performance car fraternity, set by a car that wears its racing DNA about as conspicuously as a haymaker to the face.Ladies and gentlemen, meet the brand new Lamborghini Hurac n Performante; a car so extreme its own makers describe it as a streetfighter".It is of course, the hardcore, track-honed edition of the Lamborghini Hurac n, and there are a number of vital stats we must rattle through before we get to its party piece.First off, the engine. The Hurac n"s 5.2-litre naturally-aspirated V10 becomes Lamborghini"s most powerful ever V10. Taking cues from Lambo"s motorsports programme, the revised V10 - complete with a bronze manifold cover, a-la Diablo - features optimised engine fluid dynamics, reduced losses in the air intake, titanium valves, and a new exhaust system.Watch: Lamborghini Hurac n Performante blitzes the N rburgring in 6m 52.01sSo, headline figures are 631bhp and 442lb ft of torque. Interestingly, Lamborghini claims 70 per cent of that 442lb ft of torque is available at just 1,000rpm. The whole lot is allied to an optimised version of Lambo"s seven-speed dual-clutch transmission and four-wheel-drive system, to record a 0-62mph time of 2.9s, 0-124mph in 8.9s, and a top speed in excess of 202mph.Chassis? Much stiffer, as expected. Springs and bars are 10 per cent stiffer than on the regular Hurac n, the roll stiffness has been improved by 15 per cent, and the radial and axial arm bushings are a whopping 50 per cent stiffer. Lambo"s ANIMA system that controls the various suspension modes has also been modified Strada favours traction, Sport gives more rear bias for oversteer, while Corsa is flat-out, track attack mode.Now, pay attention because this is the most important bit: the Hurac n Performante features active aero in the shape of the Aerodinamica Lamborghini Attiva", or ALA. At the front, there are two flaps which, with the ALA system off, remain closed and, in conjunction with the rear wing, deliver maximum downforce. With ALA active, they"re opened by an electric motor nestled in the centre of the splitter, boosting air flow and reducing drag and underbody pressure.The huge rear wing one of the new forged carbon-fibre elements is actually hollow, and the two upright supports have airboxes at their bases (which sit inboard, in the airflow at the base of the rear glass decklid) each containing motorised flaps.
Date written: 6 Mar 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 6951
