LAMBORGHINI HURACÁN STO

‘IT REALLY FEELS LIKE LAMBORGHINI FULLY UNLEASHING THE POTENTIAL OF THE HURACÁN’ – JETHRO BOVINGDON, EVO 290

A LAST-MINUTE NOMINEE FOLLOWING ITS launch event just a few weeks prior to our departure for Scotland, the STO arrives at ecoty with an air of underdog and understatement about it – somewhat ironic considering the way it looks. But after last year’s wholly unexpected showing by the Huracán Evo RWD, many of us consider the STO to be little more than a louder, brasher, more attention-seeking version.

However, there is more to its selection than purely to add some theatre and a backing track to our film. Way more. Like the Aston, like the Civic, like the M5 CS and the Porsche, the STO drips in detail – not jewellery for show but bona fide technical detail that’s been engineered to improve the driving experience and nothing else.

Yes, there are concerns that a car so heavily influenced by Lamborghini’s Super Trofeo race programme could fall at the first hurdle for being too focused, too compromised, too OTT. But the Huracán on which it is based is such an accomplishment when it comes to on-road ability that there is enough confidence that the STO could reflect all that can be achieved in a modern supercar when driver enjoyment is put ahead of headline-grabbing numbers.

And indeed, on our first drives on road and track (evo 290) it proved itself to be more than simply a marketing exercise to sell more Huracáns as its life on earth begins to fade. We were captivated by its performance, drawn into its chassis and all consumed by its brilliance. Well, Jethro was, because he’s the only one who has driven the car prior to ecoty. We’re not sure who feels more pressure about the STO’S inclusion here, Lamborghini or Jethro.