Sant’Agata’s maddest off-roader since the wild LM002 is a logic-defying treat
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Engine 5204cc V10; 602bhp @ 8000rpm; 413lb ft @ 6500rpm Transmission seven-speed automatic, 4WD 0-62mph 3.4 secs Top speed 162mph Mpg 15.8 Price £232,820
Supercars and off-roading usually go together like high heels and beaches, but for the Huracán Sterrato itʼs part of the point – sterrato translates as ʻdirt roadʼ. Itʼs a supercar first, and follows the recent 911 Dakar and Ariel Nomad. The Sterrato also represents the end of the road for the Huracán and non-hybrid Lambos. Thereʼs no shortage of interest – a run of 1063 units has increased to 1499, all of which are sold.
The ride height is raised by 44mm, the tracks widened 30mm front, 35mm rear, and the 19in alloys wear chunky Bridgestone Dueler tyres. Underbody protection includes an aluminium undertray and beefier sills, and the 5.2-litre V10 breathes through a roof snorkel. With front spotlights and wheelarch extensions it looks stunning in an Instagram sort of way, but thereʼs a nagging suspicion that its raised ride and knobbly tyres will spoil the dynamics.
Yet the Sterrato works surprisingly well on track at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, California. Naturally, thereʼs more pitch and roll than in a ʻnormalʼ Huracán – and less grip, too – but languid slides are easy to gather up, with the all-wheel drive and abundant power helping to straighten things out. The steering is also surprisingly alert, given the chunkier rubber.
It feels deeply wrong to chuck the Sterrato off the circuit and into the desert bush, but it pummels over faster sections like a rally car and finds good traction in the deeper sand. Most striking is how controlled it feels, even when the wh
