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Lamborghini Huracán Evo Spyder

One of the all-time great road-car engines in one of the most dramatic supercar shapes around. Sounds like the perfect recipe for a daily driver to us…

SHOULD YOU BUY A CAR FOR ITS engine? Would you buy a car for its engine? Why wouldn’t you buy a car for its engine when the combination of pistons, crankshaft, valves, con-rods, cylinder heads and all the other necessary elements results in the mechanical alchemy that is 5.2 litres of naturally aspirated V10?

We’ve dedicated plenty of column inches and YouTube minutes to the magic of Lamborghini’s Huracán motor (and Audi’s version of it, too). We’ve also rejoiced at the car’s aluminium-carbon chassis completeness, complimented every sharp edge and crazy detail that covers it inside and out. And we’ve held our backs and twinged after every session in one of Lamborghini’s instruments of torture, which you may recognise as a seat.

Now we’re going to experience all this for much longer than the usual loan period of just a few days, with this four-wheel-drive Evo Spyder taking up an evo residency for the early part of the year. It will be loud, fun will be had, and it will most likely get ugly when the key is left on a desk. A chiropractor might also be required.

When the Huracán Evo appeared, particularly in rear-wheel-drive form, it was considered a big turning point for Lamborghini’s junior supercar. It was the moment when the elements came together to create the car we’d always hoped the Huracán would be. Yes, the variants that had gone before had entertained, but there was always a

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