Love and Thunder

This must be the best Huracán ever: thrilling or docile on demand and built around a raw V10 subtly helped by technology

- Mark Walton

TO BE HONEST, I HAVE NEVER BEEN much of a Lamborghini man-which is weird. I had a Countach poster on my bedroom wall as a kid and, as a road tester, I have enjoyed some stellar drives in Murcielagos, Huracáns, and Aventadors. But I have never actually wanted to own one. It is pure fantasy anyway I could barely afford a bull-branded brolly but in my head I have never seen myself as a Lambo owner. Maybe, they are a bit too bling; maybe (in the past, at least), a bit crude.

But everything has changed now: this Lamborghini I really want. I want to own it, I want to look at it every morning, I want to drive it every day, and I want the engine noise as my mobile phone ringtone. And this is not down to the excitement of some sparkly next-generation launch; this is a late-cycle derivative of a model that has been around for almost a decade. Launched in 2014, the Huracán got its Evo facelift in 2019 and only has a couple of years of production left before retirement. But the new Tecnica is simply the finest Huracán yet, combining the best of the rear-drive Evo with the race-inspired STO to slot into the middle of the range. Re-designed and re-engineered, the result is absolute magic.

Visually, the Huracán has aged incredibly well: it is still muscular and poised, the intersection between the roof-line and the glasshouse full of energy and tension. On this strong foundation, Mitja Borkert and his design team have updated it brilliantly. The nose now features the Y-shaped detail first seen on the 2017 Terzo Millennio concept car and re-designed air intakes that improve front brake cooling. The rear has a new vertical window, a new bumper and diffuser, and hexagonal exhaust pipes.