Three months after its world premiere, the Lamborghini Huracán Tecnica has landed in Malaysia. The latest rear-wheel-drive iteration of Sant’Agata Bolognese’s V10 supercar takes the upgraded powertrain from the balls-to-the-wall STO and shoves it into a less extreme package.
As such, the Tecnica is quite a bit less expensive than the STO, RM430,000 less to be exact. That doesn’t mean it’s much of a bargain, not when it costs a cool RM1.05 million – and that’s before you count taxes or any options you wish to put on your car.
Everyone digs Lamborghinis for their rorty naturally-aspirated engines, and this one is no different. The Tecnica’s screaming 5.2 litre ten-cylinder engine puts out 640 PS at 8,000 rpm and 565 Nm of torque at 6,500 rpm – 30 PS and five Newton metres more than the Evo RWD with which it shares its body.
With a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, the Tecnica fires itself from zero to 100 km/h in just 3.2 seconds, a tenth of a second faster than its more, ahem, pedestrian sibling. It’s also two tenths slower than the STO, but even so, nobody’s going to complain it’s not fast enough.
The narrower Tecnica loses the race car-style widebody of the STO but gains a few aerodynamic bits of its own. The front end has been completely re-profiled, incorporating black Y-shaped bumper corners from the Terzo Millennio concept, along with a new front splitter with lower, open slats that channel air through the wheels, increasing downforce. A lighter aesthetic has been achieved through a black section at the trailing edge of the bonnet, visually extending the windscreen.
Along the side, the redesigned rear quarter panels allowed the side air intakes to be pushed rearward. In turn, the side window graphic has been extended via slatted panels, mirroring the Essenza SCV12 track car. The rear end is dominated by a bulging centre section that encompasses the hexagonal twin tailpipes and the large diffuser. A new vertical rear window is said to improve visibility, although a glass engine cover window remains, allowing passersby to peek at the gorgeous V10.
But the most prominent part of the rump is the fixed rear wing, which contributes to a 35% increase in rear downforce compared to the Evo RWD. Drag has also been reduced by 20%, improving aerodynamic balance and stability; there are also underbody air deflectors to improve aero efficiency. Completing the look are new 20-inch Damiso two-tone alloy wheels with a hexagonal design inspired by the Lambo V12 Vision Gran Turismo, wrapped in Bridgestone Potenza Sport tyres.
Under the skin, the Tecnica continues to utilise the Lamborghini Dinaica Veicolo Integrata (LDVI), a centralised controller for the vehicle systems introduced on the Evo facelift. It also features rear-wheel steering, torque vectoring, a revised Performance Traction Control System (P-TCS) and retuned suspension. The Huracán’s Strada, Sport and Corsa drive modes remain.
Lamborghini has also put its recent racing experience in the Tecnica’s brakes, which feature new cooling management to deliver a more consistent braking performance on road and track. There are special cooling deflectors and calliper ducts that draw air into the carbon ceramic discs, lowering brake fluid temperatures and reducing brake fade and pad wear.
Elsewhere, the buyer can specify titanium wheel bolts and rear arches and a lightweight door design – these, along with a carbon fibre bonnet and engine cover, allow the Tecnica to weigh 10 kg less than the Evo RWD, tipping the scales at 1,379 kg dry.
Inside the car, you’ll find revised graphics for the two screens, including simplified instrumentation with an arced rev counter said to enhance legibility. The vertical centre touchscreen also features a number of driver-centric displays, including a real-time LDVI screen. Like the STO, the Tecnica comes with connected telemetry and allows users to keep track of their past destinations and track times via the Unica app.
As you can imagine, the personalisation options are endless and include eight standard colours and over 200 additional hues via the Ad Personam programme. Buyers can also specify unique interior trim and Alcantara options, along with the Tecnica script embroidered into the side bolsters.
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what a joke so expensive car with no aed better buy x50 cheaper got aed and turbo also.
Thanks to Mahatir this car will cost 2 million++.
While the car is actually worth around 1 million in the global perspective which is reasonable. Bu
But no in Malaysia we must still protect proton and Perodua in 2022 and beyond. Dungu Gov
What is there to protect proton or perodua from a 1mil car? Do they have luxury supercars in their product range? These cars are expensive no matter which part of the world you go to, it is the reason why you don’t see them on every drivelot in your neighbourhood, not because they are poor but simply these are not meant as mass market cars.
You are really being a jackass for no reason.
tax free is beautiful
I wonder if ppl that buy supercars have to go to special driving classes to handle the car? With so much power not everyone can handle it.
This is crazy for the first time the HP can be higher than Torque in an engine.
is it not common for performance normally aspirated engines? when civic type r used to be NA, same also. its not that this lambo has high hp, it has low torque hahahaha
Is common in NA config. It is very fun to rev the engine to 9k rpm and hear it roar !
Golf mk5 mk6 accelerator pedal and R8 brake pedal