2021 Lamborghini Huracan STO
MALIBU, Calif. — If heavy death metal music were a car, it would be the Lamborghini Huracán STO. This is not your run-of-the-mill Lamborghini. It doesn’t have all-wheel drive. The floor and doors are essentially bare carbon. It has a complex clamshell front end/hood you manually open with a plastic prong — under it, there’s barely room for a racing helmet. There are only three drive modes, a pittance for a modern supercar. A super-low, zero-forgiveness full carbon fiber front bumper/splitter is fitted that will torment your mind on every grade change. Its dry weight (the only one Lamborghini quotes) is only 2,942 pounds. That last bit — its low-for-a-Lambo weight — is the secret ingredient in what makes this STO drive like a special machine. Forget any stereotypes you may have about today’s Lamborghinis being the porky, easier-to-drive Italian supercar. The STO is pure, old-school Lambo. It looks those preconceived notions in the face and slaps them aside as quick as the 5.2-liter V10 can rev to its 8,500 rpm redline. That is, very, very quickly. The death metal begins as soon as you drop into the carbon buckets. In proper race car fashion, there are no traditional grab handles on the bare carbon door. Instead, a flexible piece of fabric is fashioned as a pull, and it works quite well. Getting out could be confusing for those new to track-focused machines like the STO, as the red strap suspiciously poking out of the door is actually a handle that you pull to activate. Adjusting the seat is all manual work — every extra electric anything would just add weight. You’ll quickly learn that there’s a reason carpeting is the floor material of choice for every car out there, as the optional $4,600 carbon fiber floor mats optioned on this STO make for a Slip’N Slide-themed pedal box. It can be acclimated to (your shoe choice has never mattered more), but good old-fashioned carpeting can’t be beat. Everyday functionality was the last thing on Lamborghini’s mind when creating the STO, though. One quick look at the rearview mirror makes this abundantly clear. While you’ll see flashes of trailing traffic in between the louvers of the STO’s engine cover, this design largely limits rearward visibility to the side mirrors. And before you ask, no, it doesn’t have blind-spot warning. The view out the letterbox windshield (that happens to be 20% lighter than the Performante’s windshield) is at least unobstructed, but there’s no softening the total lack of visibility in this car. If you want to easily see out of your high-performance track machine, go buy a Porsche 911 GT3 or Acura NSX Type S. Flipping up the cover for the start/stop button is normal Lamborghini, but that doesn’t make it any less dramatic. The V10, which is shared with the regular Huracan EVO and Super Trofeo, barks to life with even more anger than anybody could hope for — it’s jump-scare worthy for anybody standing near the exhaust outlet. Despite …
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MALIBU, Calif. — If heavy death metal music were a car, it would be the Lamborghini Huracán STO. This is not your run-of-the-mill Lamborghini. It doesn’t have all-wheel drive. The floor and doors are essentially bare carbon. It has a complex clamshell front end/hood you manually open with a plastic prong — under it, there’s barely room for a racing helmet. There are only three drive modes, a pittance for a modern supercar. A super-low, zero-forgiveness full carbon fiber front bumper/splitter is fitted that will torment your mind on every grade change. Its dry weight (the only one Lamborghini quotes) is only 2,942 pounds. That last bit — its low-for-a-Lambo weight — is the secret ingredient in what makes this STO drive like a special machine. Forget any stereotypes you may have about today’s Lamborghinis being the porky, easier-to-drive Italian supercar. The STO is pure, old-school Lambo. It looks those preconceived notions in the face and slaps them aside as quick as the 5.2-liter V10 can rev to its 8,500 rpm redline. That is, very, very quickly. The death metal begins as soon as you drop into the carbon buckets. In proper race car fashion, there are no traditional grab handles on the bare carbon door. Instead, a flexible piece of fabric is fashioned as a pull, and it works quite well. Getting out could be confusing for those new to track-focused machines like the STO, as the red strap suspiciously poking out of the door is actually a handle that you pull to activate. Adjusting the seat is all manual work — every extra electric anything would just add weight. You’ll quickly learn that there’s a reason carpeting is the floor material of choice for every car out there, as the optional $4,600 carbon fiber floor mats optioned on this STO make for a Slip’N Slide-themed pedal box. It can be acclimated to (your shoe choice has never mattered more), but good old-fashioned carpeting can’t be beat. Everyday functionality was the last thing on Lamborghini’s mind when creating the STO, though. One quick look at the rearview mirror makes this abundantly clear. While you’ll see flashes of trailing traffic in between the louvers of the STO’s engine cover, this design largely limits rearward visibility to the side mirrors. And before you ask, no, it doesn’t have blind-spot warning. The view out the letterbox windshield (that happens to be 20% lighter than the Performante’s windshield) is at least unobstructed, but there’s no softening the total lack of visibility in this car. If you want to easily see out of your high-performance track machine, go buy a Porsche 911 GT3 or Acura NSX Type S. Flipping up the cover for the start/stop button is normal Lamborghini, but that doesn’t make it any less dramatic. The V10, which is shared with the regular Huracan EVO and Super Trofeo, barks to life with even more anger than anybody could hope for — it’s jump-scare worthy for anybody standing near the exhaust outlet. Despite …
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MSRP / Window Sticker Price
| Engine | 5.2L V-10 |
| MPG | |
| Seating | 2 Passengers |
| Transmission | 7-spd auto-shift man w/OD |
| Power | 630 @ 8000 rpm |
| Drivetrain | rear-wheel |
| Curb Weight | 3,172 lbs |
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