Huracán STO

The Huracán STO is the most focused V10-powered Lamborghini yet, directly drawing inspiration from the world of racing for both its name and its design.

This Super Trofeo Omologata model makes use of technical learnings and innovations from the Huracán Super Trofeo racer and the Huracán EVO GT3, a car so successful that it has won the 24 Hours of Daytona on three separate occasions. It is very much a racing car tweaked for the road, with sharper dynamics, less weight, new technologies and a much more aggressive package of aerodynamics.

The STO isn’t about raw power, but rather about honed airflow, sharpened handling and a meticulous dedication to removing weight. So, while it uses the same V10 engine as the rest of the Huracán range, here producing 640hp, it is much lighter. In fact, compared with the Huracán Performante – previously the most focused version – the STO is 43kg lighter.

The weight savings have been achieved through a switch to rear-wheel-drive – rather than four-wheel-drive – magnesium wheels and even a windscreen that is 20% lighter than the Performante’s.

In the cabin, you’ll find lightweight door latches, carbon fibre-backed seats, carbon fibre door panels and even carbon-fibre weave mats in the place of carpet – all in the name of saving weight. At the rear is a new bumper constructed built with an aerospace-inspired ‘sandwich’ technique, using 25% less material but with identical rigidity, and a manually adjustable wing.

That wing itself is part of a new package of aero upgrades to both improve airflow efficiency and downforce, boosting them by 37% and 53% respectively. At the front of the car you’ll find a new splitter, new bonnet ducts – for both cooling and downforce – and a redesigned underbody and diffuser. Perhaps the most striking addition is an integrated ‘shark fin’ on the rear bonnet, improving the STO’s, both providing extra stability during high-speed straight-line runs, and helping straighten airflow onto the wing, increasing downforce during cornering.

The STO is rear-wheel-drive-only, just like the Super Trofeo cars, imbuing it with a handling purity that engineers could build upon with new STO additions. There is, for example a wider track, stiffer suspension bushes, a race-inspired anti-roll bar design, new F1-inspired carbon ceramic brakes and MagneRide 2.0 adjustable damping. That means, despite the firm track-ready set-up, the ride can become more supple for everyday use.

The STO’s various characters are accessible through new driving modes; STO for standard driving, Trofeo for the ultimate track set-up and Pioggia for slippery conditions. In Trofeo mode, the LDVI assures maximum performance through dedicated torque vectoring and performance traction control strategies.

In anticipation of the demanding conditions of a circuit, the STO features new Brembo CCM-R brakes, drawing on materials expertise from F1 applications to deliver superior durability – the CCM-R discs provide four times higher thermal conductivity than traditional carbon ceramic brakes. Stress resistance is 60% higher, with maximum brake power improved by 25%.

Owners of the Huracán STO can fully personalize both the exterior and interior of their race car-on-the-road through the Ad Personam personalization program, with limitless paint and trim combinations as well as race-style vinyls. The concept of a personalized livery is inherent in the design of the Huracán STO, just as Huracán Super Trofeo race cars line up in their unique colors and designs on the starting grid of each race.