FIRST DRIVES NEW CARS TESTED AND RATED
LAMBORGHINI HURACAN STO
Rear-driven atmo V10 supercar is given track focus through aero bodykit, chassis upgrades, lighter bodywork and stripped-out cabin
TESTED 29.7.21, VALLELUNGA, ITALY ON SALE NOW PRICE £268,000
TESTER’S NOTE
Don’t expect another Nürburgring record. Lamborghini’s tech chief says that the STO is substantially quicker than the Huracán Performante around tighter tracks but acknowledges that it no longer has the power to beat brawnier rivals around the Green Hell. MD
Plenty of Lamborghinis have proved their ability to perform on track. Indeed, both the Huracán Performante and the Aventador SVJ are previous holders of the Nürburgring Nordschleife lap record for a production car.
But the Huracán STO marks a new direction for the supercar maker, as the first derivative that Lamborghini has designed around a brief of regular circuit use. It’s targeting the same part of the market as the McLaren 765LT and Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series.
STO stands for Super Trofeo Omolagata (Italian for homologation), as a fair amount of its go-faster technology is drawn from the car used in the Super Trofeo one-make racing series.
The STO isn’t as fast around a circuit as its slick-shod sister, but our first drive on the Vallelunga track near Rome proved that it’s almost certainly more fun on track.