The HURACAN PERFORMANTE
Porsche lost its rein on the fastest Nurburgring Lap late last year to the likes of Lamborghini with their new hardcore Huracán Performante. On October 5, 2016 the new Huracan was driven around the punishing 12.8-mile Nürburgring in a time of only 6:52.01, decimating the previous record for a production car held by the Porsche 918 Spyder in 2013 by about 5 seconds and 28 seconds faster than the standard Huracan.
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The man responsible for the insane lap was Lamborghini test driver Marco Mapelli, who took an Aventador SuperVeloce around the 'Ring in 6:59.73 back in 2015. The most impressive aspect of this acheivement is the fast that the Huracán Performante isn’t a hybrid-endowed hypercar costing over a million dollars and its naturally aspirated. Where does the new Huracan access all its amazing performance then? The key is Lamborghini's new an active aerodynamics system called Aerodinamica Lamborghini Attiva, or ALA for short.
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ALA relies on a series of air ducts and active flaps at both ends of the car that work in-sync to adjust the vehicle's aerodynamics between high downforce mode for high-speed cornering and stability, and a drag reduction mode for optimal acceleration and top speed. Of course, there are other areas Lamborghini improved upon to provide the Huracán Performante its amazing performance figures when compared to the standard Huracán on which it's based. Lamborghini went hard to work to reduce its weight, improve its V-10's power output, a tuned and upgraded AWD system and it comes standard with a set of Pirelli Trofeo R tires.
