Lamborghini Huracan LP 580-2 Spyder 2017 review: road test
- Price From $429,000
- Seats2
- Fuel cons.12.1L/100km (combined)
What we like
- Soaring V10
- Seven-speed gearbox
- Even more fun than all-wheel-drive Huracan
What we don't
- Lack of second screen makes dash a bit crowded
- Not much storage
- Can't see the engine
Lamborghini's Huracan is the howling and fiery follow-up to Sant' Agata's best-selling model ever, the vicious, V10-powered Gallardo.
The first clean-sheet design since Audi's takeover of Lambo in the late 1990s, the new car has picked up where the Gallardo left off, selling like crazy. Since its launch a couple of years back, the new variants have come thick and fast, with the rear-wheel-drive 580-2 joining the LP610-4 as well as Spyder variants of both. Last month Lambo dropped the madcap and much waffled over Performante (or "totally bonkers" version).
Lamborghini's local arm made a canny decision to ensure we could kill two birds with one stone, letting us loose in a Huracan Spyder 580-2. Less power, less roof, fewer driven wheels, more weight. Does it mean less fun, though?
Verdict
The rear-wheel-drive Spyder couldn't be more fun if it put on a silly wig or sprouted a jet engine and wings.
Yes, it's heavier and slower than the Coupe but the Huracan loses almost none of its feel with the roof whipped off, plus you get all the fun and fresh air of a Spyder. The extra weight doesn't mean much on the road and the added bonus of the rear-wheel drive's more responsive steering and even sharper turn-in evens things out.
The V10 is the last of its type, with Ferrari and McLaren both employing forced induction V8s for their smaller sports cars - in McLaren's case, all of them. The Huracan Spyder is everything that's good about Lamborghini - nutty looks, crackpot engine, head-turning theatrics - with all of the bad stuff booted out by parent company Audi. The 580-2 loses none of the fun of the circus and with the roof off it's even louder music to your ears.
Are you roofless in intent or do your sports cars need a lid?
Specifications
- PriceFrom $429,000
- Fuel consumption12.1L/100km (combined), 283g/km CO2 Tank 83L
- Seats2
- Warranty3yrs/unlimited
- Service Interval12 months/15,000km
- Engine5.2L V10-cyl Premium, 426kW/540Nm
- Transmission7 speed twin-clutch
- SpareN/A
- Turning circle11.5m diameter
- Dimensions4459mm (L), 1924mm (W), 1165mm (H)
Lamborghini Huracan LP 580-2 Spyder 2017 review: road test
What we like
- Soaring V10
- Seven-speed gearbox
- Even more fun than all-wheel-drive Huracan
What we don't
- Lack of second screen makes dash a bit crowded
- Not much storage
- Can't see the engine
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