This year in the Northern Hemisphere, much of Europe has basked in high temperatures, sunny, summer days and warm balmy nights. Southern hemisphere countries will now be starting to look forward to their forthcoming summer days too and what better way to enjoy them than from the cockpit of a sensational Lamborghini convertible, just like the Huracán EVO Spyder model featured here. The images speak for themselves. This car can only come from Italy and from Lamborghini.
Driving
This prestige sports car combines the option of open-air driving with the prowess of the Huracán EVO’s evolutionary technologies. Rear-wheel steering and a four-wheel torque vectoring system are controlled centrally by the ‘Lamborghini Dinamica Veicolo Integrata’ (LDVI) system. These things sound so much better in Italian but it is in fact the Central Processing Unit that integrates and controls every aspect of the car’s set-up and dynamic behaviour, readily anticipating the next move and needs of the driver and interpreting this through a ‘feed forward logic’.
Processing data in real time, the LDVI system monitors and analyses external conditions through its active suspension and all-wheel drive. It also recognises the driver’s intentions through the steering wheel, braking and acceleration, plus the gear and driving mode selected. Precise inputs are given to the vehicle dynamic system, creating a super-agile and responsive car with unparalleled level of control: the car doesn’t just react, but also predicts the best driving set-up for the next moment.
Lamborghini ‘Piattaforma Inerziale’ (LPI) version 2.0 which appeared first on the sibling EVO coupé, is a comprehensive set of accelerators and gyroscope sensors located in the car’s centre of gravity, monitoring real-time lateral, longitudinal and vertical accelerations, as well as roll, pitch and yaw rate. The magneto rheological suspension, also upgraded to version 2.0, instantaneously adapts the damping following inputs from the LPI.
This new advanced traction control system together with enhanced all-wheel drive and torque vectoring, allows traction to be directed to just a single wheel as required by perhaps extreme conditions. As if that technology wasn’t enough, there’s also the ‘Modified Lamborghini Dynamic Steering’ (LDS) which provides higher responsiveness in corners while requiring the lowest steering angles. Coupled with rear-wheel steering, agility is ensured at low speed with maximum stability in high-speed cornering and under severe braking.
In short, driving the Huracán EVO Spyder is as refined or exciting as the occupants desire. A choice of the preferred driving mode can be selected, with ‘STRADA’ especially calibrated via the ‘LDVI’ system for road-driving comfort. In ‘SPORT’ it adopts a fun and exciting persona, with the ability even to drift (on a track obviously). In ‘CORSA’ mode the Huracán EVO Spyder demonstrates its performance heritage; in other words, although a road car this exciting premium sports car is race-track ready for exhilarating and extreme driving environments. The thrills happen thanks to a 5.2 litre naturally aspirated engine with a double overhead camshaft and ten cylinders that develop 602BHP (610 PS / 449 kW) of power at 8000 rpm, and maximum torque of 560 Nm at 6500 rpm.
The Aero & Design
The aerodynamic superiority of the hard-top version is continued with the Spyder. With the roof either up or down, the aerodynamic competency of the EVO Spyder offers enormous potential for downforce and efficiency, sustaining not only the most dynamic handling and performance but the comfort of the occupants.
Cabin airflow is minimised and the occupants are assured a quiet cockpit with a low, assertive personality and aerodynamic efficiency, improved via the front splitter and enlarged air intakes.
At the back the Huracán EVO Spyder adopts a rear design evocative of ‘naked’ race bikes and inspired by Lamborghini Huracán race cars, with the twin outlets of the new sports exhaust system positioned high in the rear bumper. At the upper end of the tail an integrated, slotted spoiler provides enhanced air flow, clearly emphasising the car’s aerodynamic abilities. The underbody has been shaped to maximise aerodynamic efficiency.
The side profile of the Huracán EVO Spyder differs significantly from its coupé sibling, but is equally dynamic with roof up or down. The lightweight soft top carves the top line of the Spyder’s silhouette while up, and is hidden away when down in the most efficient space possible, revealing the athletic and equally powerful lines of the open car. Automatic pop-up safety bars are hidden away. One convenience is that whether the roof is up or down, the driver can electronically open the rear window, which functions as a wind shield when closed and when open, amplifies the song of the EVO Spyder’s unique evocative engine sound.
The Soft Top
The electro-hydraulic, lightweight soft top opens via a button positioned on the central tunnel in just seventeen seconds up to a driving speed of 31MPH (50 km/h). As the roof silently lowers, two fins in the same colour as the body rise upwards out of the folding roof casing towards the seat-backs and once in place continue the line to the rear, enhancing the car’s low, dynamic appearance. An integrated duct between the fins reduces turbulence in the headroom during open top driving.
The Options
The Huracán EVO Spyder is presented in ‘Verde Selvans’: an iconic Lamborghini four-layer green, and one of an enhanced range of colours and trims available for the Huracán EVO coupé and Spyder. Interior options include new EVO trim in ‘Alcantara’ and leather mix, with stitching and trim details to match the body tone.
A number of style packages are offered as well as lightweight materials such as ‘Carbon Forged Composite’ and Lamborghini’s patented ‘Carbon Skin’. The Italian brand’s comprehensive customisation programme, ‘Ad Personam’, allows virtually limitless personalisation of the car when ordered new. The EVO Spyder sports smart 20 inch Aesir rims, with Pirelli P Zero tyres.
On the inside, there’s an 8.4 inch ‘HMI’ touchscreen, located in the centre console just above the start button, putting connectivity at the driver’s fingertips, with multi-finger gesture control. Governing car functions including seats, climate and the status of the ‘LDVI’ system in real-time it also puts all infotainment, such as Apple CarPlay with smartphone integration, at the cabin occupants’ disposal. A multimedia system incorporates connected navigation and entertainment including web radio and video player, with the intuitive interface enabling voice commands.
Lamborghini & MHH International
New and used Lamborghini cars, like the featured model or the dramatic Urus SUV (see this page) are exported by us to destinations around the world, including Kenya, Mauritius and New Zealand, to name but three and there’s a full list on our Home Page. Is a Lamborghini your next car? Get in touch with our colleagues and find out about buying one of these iconic vehicles. There are money-saving VAT-free options too. We look forward to hearing from you.
