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GENTLEMAN RACER

The Lamborghini Huracán STO is the best-driving car in the marque’s 59-year history, full stop. Yeah, I have a soft spot for the mega-awesome Aventador SV, but the STO—which got the second-most votes in our Performance Vehicle of the Year shootout in the April issue—is the king of bulls. What’s so great about the way it drives? No compromises. Features editor Scott Evans referred repeatedly to the STO as “a race car for the road.” He acknowledged the phrase as being cliché but swore it applied in this case.

Remember the O in STO stands for , Italian for homologation—there’s that racing thing again. One example: The car’s nose is dedicated almost entirely to aero, so much so that you can maybe fit a solitary helmet in the frunk. . It depends on the size of the helmet. In any other Huracán? A rollaboard would fit, maybe two. The interior is extreme, as well, even in the form of drive modes, where you have a choice of street (Strada)

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