Sterrato > Dirt Road

Nothing lost in translation here. Might as well call it what it is: the best Lamborghini Huracán ever.

- K.C. Colwell

USUALLY WHEN YOU HEAR ABOUT a “jacked-up Lambo,” the conversation is centered on a telephone pole or a wet curb just tall enough to high-center a late-model Gallardo. But this Huracán LP610-4 Sterrato, or simply Sterrato, is lifted 1.7 inches to make it as close to an off-road-ready Italian supercar as we have ever seen. And much to our surprise, it is the finest example of the baby Lambo.

Like the many versions of the Huracán that came before it, the Sterrato looks good and goes like stink. But unlike its brethren intended for buttery-smooth roads or racetracks, it’s fitted with run-flat Bridgestone Dueler All-Terrain AT002 tires, a suspension lift, and roof rails to attach a rack, should you want to take with you anything more than the four cubic feet of cargo the frunk affords. In addition, the higher center of gravity, revised electronically controlled dampers, and softer springs and antiroll bars give the Sterrato a compliance heretofore unknown to the Huracán.

Normal Lambo operation in Michigan often requires puckering in preparation for unavoidable craters, along with the occasional “Is that plastic bottle going to hit?” just before you hear it tumble and bounce along the underside. Michigan’s paved byways must be modeled after the gravel routes in Italy—sterrato is Italian for dirt road. This Huracán takes a new path, with a supple ride and tires that can soak up breaks, chuckholes, and patching mounds. It’s the Marshawn Lynch of supercars: It’ll plow right through a lot of crap if it has to, but given some space, it’ll be gone in a blink. And while it might not have a Super Bowl ring, its $2600 rally lights sparkle plenty.