The Lamborghini Huracan is finally bowing out after a decade in production, with the recently unveiled Huracan STJ being the last in a long line of the ‘baby Lambo’. With it, gearheads also have to say goodbye to the last naturally-aspirated V10 Lamborghini. Ever-tightening emissions norms are to blame, but also to a degree, the ever climbing bars of performance. The Huracan’s successor will likely be a twin-turbo V8 plug-in hybrid, with all the monster torque (and torque fill) that one can expect from such a drivetrain. Purists will of course miss the wail of Lamborghini’s historied V10, so here’s a roundup of facts to help remember the best of the Lamborghini Huracan.
Replacement to the original baby Lambo, the Gallardo
The Lamborghini Gallardo brought much of what made its V12-powered sibling, the Murcielago so desirable — exotic looks, exotic engine, soul-stirring sound — but in a more compact, user-friendly package, making for the first Lamborghini V10. The Huracan took that formula and perfected it as the second Lamborghini V10 supercar, adding in even more reliability to the mix. Presented at the Geneva Auto Show in 2014, the Huracan is finally being phased out after a perfect decade-long run.
The Lamborghini Huracan designer Filippo Perini also designed the Urus.Designed by then-Lamborghini design head Filippo Perini, the LB724 concept became the Huracan we know and love. Perini was charged with distilling the Lamborghini DNA, its signature wedge-shape design, into a more modern expression. One look at the Gallardo and Huracan side-by-side and you can see how the design matured, blending aggression and flair all in one. Perini is also credited with overseeing the design of the Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, Aventador, Centenario and Urus.
The Huracan’s naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V10 was over a decade old, when new
Lamborghini didn’t really see fit to throw the baby Lambo’s engine out with the bath water, instead upgrading the Gallardo’s V10 with a mix of direct and indirect fuel injection to make more power and meet emissions norms. IDS, or Iniezione Diretta Stratificata, gave the motor 50 horsepower and 15 lb-ft over the outgoing regular Gallardo LP560-4. The Huracan’s 602 horsepower and 413 lb-ft at launch was good enough for a 0-60mph of 3.5 seconds, around seven tenths quicker than its predecessor.
The Lamborghini Huracan is the best-selling Lamborghini supercar ever
Lamborghini sold a record-number of cars in 2023, breaking 10,000 units delivered in a single year for the first time in its 60-year history. The Urus accounted for over 6,000 units, taking the title of the best-selling Lamborghini a few years in a row, but the Huracan’s near-4,000 units is commendable for several reasons. One being that, over a 10-year span, the Gallardo sold 14,022 units to make it the then-best-selling Lambo — a benchmark the Huracan overtook in 2019, or just about half the time frame. The next Huracan sales milestone was the baby Lambo crossing 20,000 units in 2022.
There are 20 editions of the Lamborghini Huracan to choose from
From the debut of the Lamborghini Huracan LP610-4 in 2014, to the latest and last in line, the Lamborghini Huracan STJ in 2024, there have been 20 versions of the Huracan in total. Between adding rear-wheel drive to standard all-wheel drive Huracan, making the roof removable, adding aero bits, and tweaking the drivetrain and suspension, there’s a Huracan in every flavor you can think of. Some of the notable Huracan models include the mega track-focused Huracan LP640-2 STO, the Huracan Performante that debuted Lamborghini’s ALA active aerodynamics, and the off-road biased Huracan LP610-4 Sterrato.
If you want the rarest Lamborghini Huracan in your collection, you’ll want the Huracan STJ
As car collectors know, nothing affects the value of a car as much as exclusivity. With just 10 units of the Lamborghini Huracan STJ made, it takes the crown of the rarest Huracan. Other special edition Huracans haven’t even come close; 700 units of the Huracan STO were made, the car which inspired the STJ. Other Huracan 60th Anniversary Editions were capped to 60 units making them the second-most rare Huracans to own.
The most popular Lamborghini color is green, thanks to the Huracan
With the Huracan proving to be a hit among younger owners, it’s no surprise that the most popular color for Lamborghini is shaping out to be Verde Mantis, a particularly bright shade of green. Apparently, US owners seem to have ordered more of the Huracan in Verde Mantis than any other color in the very first year after the Huracan’s launch. This despite the Huracan’s launch color being Giallo Inti, a vibrant yellow.
YouTuber Alex Choi created “the world’s most distracting car” with his Lamborghini Huracan
Alex Choi, a YouTuber with over 922K subscribers, has been creating polarizing content with his 2017 Lamborghini Huracan since he first got it. From giving the Huracan brightly colored wraps, to removing the rear bumper, and twin-turbocharging it, one of his most controversial stunts was when he covered his Huracan in 30,000 LEDs for Christmas. Self-proclaimed to have started the trend of Christmas lights on cars, Choi took things further with the light setup that in his words, made it a “driving Las Vegas sphere”.
Alex Choi also created the first “rally” Huracan, before the already groundbreaking Huracan Sterrato
Taking a supercar off road isn’t the most common thing in the world today, though manufacturers like Lamborghini and Porsche are hoping to appeal to niche enthusiasts with their versions. The $278,000 Huracan Sterrato, for example, pioneered the concept in production form. It had 1.7 inches more ground clearance and sold 1,499 units, proving just how badly people wanted a supercar that could be driven everywhere. Lamborghini had the idea for it back in 2017, but beating them to the punch at the execution in a way was Alex Choi, who’s Huracan Unicorn V3 with a pink exoskeleton roll cage brought the idea alive.
The Lamborghini Huracan was Instagram’s most favorite supercar in 2022
According to data from CompareTheMarket, the Lamborghini wasn’t just the most popular Lamborghini model on social media in 2022, it was the most Instagrammable supercar period. The #LamborghiniHuracan hashtag made it to over 1.4 million posts in 2022, narrowly beating the Lamborghini Aventador. Both these Lambos featured nearly double the hashtags of the Ford GT in third place.
A Lamborghini is also pop culture’s favorite car
If Lamborghinis are popular on social media, it’s only because cars that bear the Raging Bull have been idolized so much in pop culture. While Lamborghinis have been featured in music videos before, like musician Jamiroquai’s Lamborghini Diablo in the Cosmic Girl video from 2012, this one stands out. Rapper Rae Sremmurd’s Huracan wrapped in a stars-and-stripes livery in the music video for Powerglide has racked up over 206 million views on YouTube, showing how far a Lamborghini can truly get you.
