Lamborghini Huracán Tecnica launch, Valencia
ISSUE 1,736 YES, I know tearing around a track in a V10 Lamborghini seems like an obvious choice. And yes, the Huracán Tecnica was sensational – and just the right amount of scary – around the Valencia circuit in Spain. By the way, that’s the permanent Ricardo Tormo track, not the Formula One street circuit, which now lies largely in ruins.
But anyway, as joyous as it was to hear that 5.2-litre engine bouncing off the rev limiter at 8,700rpm, the drive itself isn’t the only reason the launch of the penultimate Huracán derivative is my 2022 highlight. It also helps there was a real sense of hope coming from the launch that cars like the Tecnica might just have a future. This wasn’t a bittersweet occasion that left me sombre at what might be lost in the electric revolution.
Against all odds, next-generation Lamborghini supercars are set to retain big, naturally aspirated engines with many cylinders, with electrical assistance making them possible from a legislative standpoint. Speaking to company bosses both there and at the Urus Performante launch later in the year, it was clear that Lamborghini isn’t giving up on engines, even as it plans its first EV. There’s positive talk of how synthetic fuels might stop ICE Lambos from going extinct.
Driving Audi’s Group B rally monster
MY favourite moment of 2022 has to be getting behind the wheel of Audi’s incredible S1 E2 Quattro Group B rally car as part of Auto Express’s
