Lamborghini Unveils RWD Huracan LP580-2 For Serious Drivers
By Paulo Acoba
If you like the assurance of AWD then this Lamborghini Huracan LP580-2 is not for you.
The other RWD variant of the 2016 Lamborghini Huracan is in racecar trim only and not meant for use on regular city roads and highways. Now that’s all changed as Lamborghini has just dropped a RWD version of its Huracan with slightly less power earlier today (Nov. 17, 2015.) According to Lamborghini, ” It is a serious car for serious drivers” so if you fancy yourself a casual weekend driver who occasionally puts his foot down for a couple of seconds at most, do yourself a favor and look elsewhere.
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"“The Lamborghini Huracán LP 580-2 continues the Lamborghini tradition of pure, visionary and technology-driven models,” says Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini. “The rear-wheel drive model fits perfectly into our Huracán family, appealing to those wanting an even more intense driving experience, or who currently drive other rear-wheel-drive marques and aspire to driving a Lamborghini. This is the purest expression of a Lamborghini to date, with class-leading technological refinements. It is a serious car for serious drivers: it is maximum driving fun.”"
Powering this RWD beast is Lamborghini’s tried and true naturally aspirated V10 pumping out 571 HP and 398 lb-ft all to the rear wheels. The different drive train means a weight savings of 72 pounds over its 4WD counterpart.
Lamborghini has also gone to great lengths to make this RWD Huracan is visually different from its AWD brother. The front air intakes are a larger and this nose is a bit sharper. Outback, designers have had their way too with a fixed rear spoiler. Around all four corners are staggered 19-inch wheels shod in Pirellis.
0-60 MPH comes and goes in 3.4 seconds and a top speed of 199 MPH means its just that much slower than its more powerful AWD variant.
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But this car wasn’t meant to break records. It was meant to whip its tail around corners and give real enthusiasts something to manhandle.