BLISTERING IN THE SUN

Lamborghini’s new HURACÁN EVO glows in the land where daylight never fades

- Lawrence Ulrich

LOFOTEN, NORWAY

TAKE A POTENTIALLY mythical car, the Huracán Evo. Drive it in a mythical land, the Lofoten Islands of Norway. The result, on this dangling archipelago north of the Arctic Circle, becomes a commentary on perspective: Although we’re overwhelmed by Lofoten’s extreme beauty—who knew Norway could look like this?—the locals flip out over the orange Huracán in their midst, glowing like the sun that never sets here between mid-May and mid-July.

No, the Huracán hasn’t lost its power to stun. Five years into the model’s fabulously successful run, the updated 631-hp Huracán Evo (up 29 horses from last year) becomes the base version of the supercar from Sant’Agata Bolognese. On the blazing heels of the record-setting Performante edition, the Lamborghini that took the fight to Ferrari and McLaren, the Evo borrows liberally from the company toolkit. It includes a barely modified version of the Performante’s titanium-valved 5.2-liter V-10, plus the rear-wheel steering first seen on the Aventador S. Formerly optional magnetic dampers and variable-ratio steering are now standard. Design upgrades include a new front bumper and enlarged rear diffuser, an integrated spoiler that bridges the rear decklid, and thigh-high exhaust outlets that move up and inboard in contemporary supercar fashion. Only the Performante’s novel ALA aerodynamics system is missing here, with its hollow, air-channeling rear wing.