The new Lamborghini Huracan Performante has made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show but prior to its reveal, the Italian carmaker uploaded a video of the supercar as it sets a blistering lap time of 6 minutes 52.01 seconds at the Nurburgring.
To put that into perspective, that is about five seconds quicker than the limited-edition Porsche 918 Spyder (6 minutes 57 seconds), which is not only more powerful than the Lamborghini, but also more expensive. Naturally, the result attracted many detractors who claim the brand faked the lap time by speeding up the footage or stitching different sector times together.
However, Lamborghini has decided the best way to shut those critics up is with evidence, and has done so by providing Roadshow with the full Racelogic Vbox data recorded during the lap. As you can see, it shows the speed the car was travelling at during each second throughout the 6 minutes 52.01 seconds lap.
Lamborghini’s director of research and development Maurizio Reggiani also revealed that the car was running on Pirelli Trofeo R tyres during the lap, which aren’t standard on the car but can be specified as an option by customers.
As for the inconsistent speeds shown in the video, he said the speeds shown come from the GPS unit fitted to the car, which can occasionally give inconsistent results. If you’ve ever used a GPS system while driving, you’ll realise the speed displayed on the unit isn’t refreshed every millisecond, which is likely the case here. Do you think Lamborghini has done enough to silence the “haters?”
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The Lambo time looks very fake. The car in the video is driven way too smoothly and the video comparison with the Porsche showed the Porsche was faster at many points on the track compared to the Lambo.
Remember that the McLaren failed to beat the 918’s time earlier and the Koenigsegg One:1 crashed trying to do the same.
I can achieve the same time with a Gen 2
Haters gonna hate. Just ignore them, Lamborghini.
do a live video to prove it
1st of all, who ever is the one driving that lap must have balls of Titanium.
2nd. The fuel tank was at 50% when it started. It ended at 30%. This must be a guzzler.
3rd. Why would Lambo lied when they have the full Racelogic Vbox data recorded during the lap.
The key is in aerodynamics
Aero changes everything
Because this car have super sticky pirelli trofeo R tires, 4 wheel drive and racing car aero tuning, i believed Lamborghini.
i disagree with your statement “racing car aero tuning”. racing car do not have active aero, therefore this huracan is already beyond a typical race car.
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Showing the speed profile in a Vbox telemetry is only proof of doing the lap but doesn’t tell anything about how.
If they showed lateral acceleration log it would be possible to understand if the tyres used were road tyres but until then this time just shows as nearly impossible and the car doesn’t have enough power or aero to achieve that performance on road tyres…