New Lamborghini Huracan STO Is A Super Trofeo Racer For The Street

Lamborghini has officially unveiled the Huracan STO and judging by its aero prowess and performance figures, this is shaping up to be one of the most track-competent supercars in the world.

Let’s start with its 5.2-liter naturally aspirated V10 unit and get the fact that it doesn’t produce any more power than it does in the Huracan Evo out of the way. This means 631 HP (640 PS). However, everything goes to the rear wheel exclusively in the STO.

Other meaningful stats include the 565 Nm (417 lb-ft) of torque, which is actually less than you get in the Huracan Evo (600 Nm / 443 lb-ft), but also the 2.09 kg/HP weight to power ratio. As you may have guessed, this Huracan has been on a diet and it’s now 43 kg (95 lbs) lighter than the already lightweight Performante variant.

This all translates to the asphalt as follows: 0-62 mph (100 km/h) in 3 seconds flat, 0-124 mph (200 km/h) in 9 seconds flat, and a top speed of 192 mph (310 km/h).

“The Huracán STO delivers all the excitement of a beautifully balanced, lightweight and aerodynamically superior super sports car, mirroring the driving feeling and exhilaration of Super Trofeo, and perfectly set up for the world’s most demanding tracks but created for the road. The extensive technical solutions and intelligence gained from both our Super Trofeo and GT3 programs has been refined and embodied in the Huracán STO, allowing the pilot to experience the emotions of a racing driver, daily, in a road-legal Lamborghini super sports car able to take lap records,” said Lamborghini CTO, Maurizio Reggiani.

By looking at its Squadra Corse models for inspiration, the carmaker managed to maximize aerodynamic performance on the Huracan STO, from bumper to bumper. Take for example the hood, which is actually a single component (hood, fenders and bumper) – inspired by the Sesto Elemento. There’s also a new front splitter that directs airflow to the newly designed underbody and the rear diffuser.

The new rear fender is derived from the Super Trofeo EVO, serving basically as an engine air intake, allowing for a 30% decrease in static pressure losses. The rear engine hood meanwhile features an integrated air scoop and dedicated air deflectors. Then there’s the shark fin, adjustable rear wing, new front brake cooling ducts and Brembo CCM-R brakes, plus the overall construction, which is 75% carbon fiber.

The Huracan STO is thus said to achieve the highest level of downforce in its class with the best aero balance for a rear-wheel drive car – Lamborghini’s words, not ours. Compared to the Huracan Performante, this new variant has 37% better airflow efficiency and 53% more downforce. Plus, the whole thing weighs just 1,339 kg (2,952 lbs).

Furthermore, you get an increased wheel track, stiffer suspension, a more direct pedal-to-throttle feel, faster gear changes, sharper steering (you also get rear-wheel steering) and an improved engine sound sharpness at high revs.

Lamborghini also added three new driving modes for the ANIMA system in STO, Trofeo and Pioggia. The STO mode is for driving on the road, while Trofeo focuses on giving you all the performance you need for fast lap times. Pioggia of course means “rain”, so you get optimizations for the traction control system , torque vectoring and ABS so that you can deal with the wet asphalt.

As for the interior, there’s extensive use of carbon fiber throughout the cabin, including the sports seats (full carbon fiber), Alcantara upholstery with Lamborghini’s Carbonskin, carbon fiber floor mats and door panels (with door latch), plus four-point seat belts. There’s even a newly designed frunk for helmet storage.

Looking at your gauge cluster will reveal new graphics and a fully connected telemetry system that allows you to monitor and record your performance on the track.

Through Lamborghini’s Ad Personam program, future Huracan STO owners will be able to personalize their car using limitless paint and trim combinations, as well as race-style vinyls – the Blu Laufey and Arancio California liveries are just two examples.

Customers will take delivery of their Lamborghini Huracan STO this upcoming spring, with prices starting from $327,838 (taxes excluded) in the United States, 249,412 EUR (taxes excluded) in Europe, GBP 216,677 (taxes excluded) in the UK, RMB 3,900,000 (taxes included) in China and YEN 37,500,000 (taxes excluded) in Japan.

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