Lamborghini has sneaked out the track-ready 2022 Huracan Tecnica. Designed to fit midway between the base rear-wheel drive Huracan Evo and the crazy, winged STO, the Tecnica is engineered to be fun on road and track, Lamborghini says. It also claims that it’s for drivers seeking fun and “lifestyle perfection”, and while we have no idea what that means, we’re into it if it means getting behind the wheel of a mid-engined V10 supercar.
Though the Tecnica is based on the
entry-level rear-drive Evo, it comes with a stack of equipment normally only
found on more expensive Huracans. So instead of the base model’s 602 hp, 560 Nm naturally aspirated V10, the Tecnica gets the 631 hp, 565 Nm version of the V10 found in the STO, which the
company claims now features an enhanced, sharper sound at high revs. Compared
with the STO and its huge roof snorkel though, the Tecnica initially appears
pretty tame. But the more you look, the more you notice some significant visual
changes, many of them borrowed from some of Lamborghini’s most extreme recent
concept cars and limited run hypercars.
There’s a new bumper at the front
featuring a Y motif located beneath each headlight inspired by the Sian hypercar
and Terzo Millenio concept, the side window shape is subtly tweaked to mimic
the look of the Essenza SCV12, and the new Damiso 20-in diamond cut wheels are
inspired by the rims on the Vision GT. But the biggest change is at the rear,
which gets a lightweight, slatted carbon fiber engine cover and vertical rear
window. There are also new hexagonal exhaust tailpipes, a new bumper, and a
rear diffuser that can, like the roof, be painted in body color or black, plus
a small fixed rear spoiler.
That rear spoiler looks almost apologetic
next to the huge wing on the top of the STO, but Lamborghini claims it
contributes to a 35 percent improvement in rear downforce compared with the EVO
RWD, and works with aerodynamic features like the new front splitter, and
underbody aids to reduce drag by 20 percent. Weight is also down versus the
entry-level car in part thanks to that carbon hood, but when the press release
brags that black bodywork at the base of the windshield “increases the
lightweight impression” you know to temper your expectations. Lamborghini
quotes a dry weight of 1,379 kg for the Tecnica, versus 1,389 kg for the Evo RWD, and 1,339 kg for the no-compromise STO.
The zero to 100 km/h times don’t
show massive improvements either, falling from the Evo RWD’s 3.3 seconds by a
tenth to 3.2 seconds (the STO does the job in 3.0 seconds flat), but the
Tecnica looks destined to do its best work on twisty pavement. Rear-axle
steering, torque vectoring, carbon ceramic brakes with cooling vents in the
bodywork, and the LDVI (Lamborghini Dinamica Veicolo Integrata) integrated
control system are all borrowed from the 631 hp AWD Evo, while owners
looking to maximize their track time can choose lightweight door panels and
race harnesses from the options list.
Prices for the Tecnica are still TBC, but
first deliveries will start later this year.
