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By Matt Bird / Thursday, 16 November 2023 / Loading comments
Thereās no doubting the Huracan STO is one of Lamborghiniās best recent supercars. Any lingering doubts that the Huracan might not be a āproperā driverās car were expunged in a blaze of sound, poise, engagement and exhilaration. Itās epic, and the ideal base for a special edition that celebrates a decade of the Squadra Corse race team: the Huracan STO SC 10 Anniversario.
Unveiled at the Lambo World Finals 2023 in Vallelunga, it looks like the average anniversary special. The livery, combining Verde Mantis with Nero Noctis and a tricolour, is inspired by the SC63 LMDh racer; there are āSquadra Corse 10 Anniversarioā logos on the doors to celebrate the motorsport success of SantāAgata, too. Thereās even more carbon fibre than usual, and a plaque inside. So far, so predictable.
Thereās more to the Anniversario than meets the eye, however, as this is a true motorsport inspired-special. Lamborghini proudly proclaims that this is the first road car that its Squadra Corse engineers have had some influence on, the result being a performance kit. For a 640hp, two-wheel-drive, track focused Lamborghini – so itās probably going to be quite special. The standard active suspension has been junked in favour of four āracing derived shock absorbersā that are adjustable in compression and rebound and both high and low speed, which must be the first time such equipment has been found on a Lamborghini. The Squadra Corse special even gets its own tyre, a new Bridgestone (presumably an evolution of the Potenza Race) that will boost track performance thanks to a new compound.
Buried in that new livery are a pair of carbon flics in the bonnet; combined with a rear wing three degrees higher than a regular STO, increased downforce at both ends are promised. Again, hardly like the base car was lacking, but tremendously exciting for those who want to use the car as intended – who wouldnāt want a go in the best V10 Lamborghini ever, made better by the factory race team? Told you it was more than just silly stickers.
Lambo CTO Rouven Mohr said of the new car: āThe HuracĆ”n STO SC 10Ā° Anniversario is not only a tribute to our racing division Squadra Corse, but a concrete demonstration of how experience gained in motorsport can be effectively transferred to the road product, enhancing performance and driving pleasure. We firmly believe that motorsport is the most technically sophisticated and challenging test bed, and Squadra Corseās know-how is a valuable asset that deserves to be highlighted on unique models and limited road series with a racing vocation.ā More of this please, everyone.
Lamborghini hasnāt yet stated exactly how many of these STOs will be made; canāt be many given production is set to wind up very soon, and there are all those Sterratos to get through. Maybe itāll be 63, like so many special edition Lamborghinis. 10 would be a bit mean. There isnāt a price yet, understandably (probably had to be at the World Finals for that), though expect a healthy premium over the c. Ā£260k a non-Squarda retailed at. Or even the Ā£300k a secondhand one cost. With the spec as it is, however, plus the Anniversarioās status as one of the last V10s, donāt be surprised if however many are being made are spoken for very soon.
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