Super Trofeo Omologata
The maddest Huracan yet is now here in India, at an eye-watering `4.99 crore
THERE ARE VERY FEW CARS THAT CAN match the presence of the Lamborghini Huracan STO. Lamborghinis are known for being mad, but the STO takes it to a whole other level. Let’s start at the rear. The jaw-dropping shark fin points directly to the massive double-element (adjustable) wing and at the back, gaping holes and vents replace body panels to reduce weight and the glass engine has been replaced by louvres. There’s a diffuser large enough to swallow your head whole back there and up front, a splitter big enough for you to lay the table on. All of this, plus more intricate vents, louvres and streaks means that the STO makes 53 per cent more downforce than the Performante and at the same time, is also 37 per cent more aero efficient. It is also lighter by 43kg, thanks to 75 per cent of its exterior panels being carbonfibre. The STO actually uses 25 per cent less carbonfibre material compared to the Performante thanks to a carbonfibre sandwich technique that’s been adopted from aviation. The lower weight is also helped by the cofango — a wordplay on cofano (hood) and parafango (fender), which does away with multiple panels at the front with a single piece of body work.
The STO is powered by the same 5.2-litre nat-asp V10 as the Performante, now producing 630bhp and 565Nm. That power figure is identical to the Performante’s while torque has actually gone down by 35Nm. But thanks to all the magic of aerodynamics, plus the weight saving and the Formula 1-derived Brembo CCM-R carbon ceramic brakes, the Huracan STO is much faster than the Performante. We don’t have a head-to-head time of those two yet but just for perspective, a Huracan GT3 Evo race car with slick tyres managed a time of 1:46.40 around Daytona. The STO? 1:48.46 with road homologated tyres. That’s incredibly fast and I’m pretty sure Lamborghini is going to be gunning for the Nurburgring lap record soon.
As far as the STO story goes for India, this Blu Notte and Giallo Belenus example pictured here isn’t a customer car but Sharad Agarwal, head of Lamborghini India, did say that there are “double digit” allocations for the STO and that there’s actually more demand than supply at this point. For a track-focused supercar that costs `4.99 crore before options and taxes, that’s pretty remarkable.