Sterrato – All about car

A new Huracán-based concept from Lamborghini envisages an off-road variant of the firm’s Ferrari 488 rival. Packing the same 631bhp naturally aspirated 5.2-litre V10 as the new Huracán Evo, the Huracán Sterrato boasts a range of off-road-inspired styling revisions and equipment. Taking its name from the Italian for ‘dirt road’, the Sterrato is built to be “fun to drive off-road”. Lamborghini says the concept takes inspiration from its new Urus SUV, as well as Jarama and Urraco models modified in the 1970s to traverse challenging terrain at high speeds. The Sterrato employs the same Lamborghini Dinamica Veicolo Integrata (LDVI) system as the standard Huracán, which predicts the car’s movements and primes the four-wheel drive, four-wheel steering and torque vectoring mechanisms. Lamborghini says the LDVI system in the Sterrato has been adapted for off-road use, meaning the concept is better able to find grip on low-traction surfaces. Increasing the four-wheel drive system’s rear bias has supposedly increased torque and enhanced controllability in corners. The Sterrato’s ambitions are clear: a significant 47mm suspension lift and 30mm track increase allow it to cross rocky terrain, while 20in wheels and widened arches lend it a purposeful stance, with the image completed by the addition of LED light bars on the roof and bumper. The concept’s tyres have been specially developed with a thick sidewall and wide shoulders to reduce the risk of damage and improve traction on loose surfaces. A rear skidplate protects the exhaust system and acts as a diffuser at speed, while a similar unit at the front protects the chassis’ aluminium reinforcements. Carbonfibre has been used for the mudguards and the engine is shielded from flying debris by a new composite panel. Inside, the Sterrato features a titanium roll cage, four-point racing seatblets, new carbonfibre seats and aluminium floor panels. Maurizio Reggiani, Lamborghini’s chief technical officer, said: “The Huracán Sterrato illustrates Lamborghini’s commitment to being a future shaper. A super sports car with off-road capabilities, the Sterrato demonstrates the Huracán’s versatility and opens the door to yet another benchmark of driving emotion and performance.” While a driveable example of the Sterrato has been built, a spokesperson said there are no plans to put the model into production, although public reception and response to the car will be monitored when it starts making public
Origin: Lamborghini Sterrato concept is off-road-ready Huracan

Betcha didn’t know you needed an off-road Lamborghini Huracán, right? Well, neither did we. Until now. Apparently, Lambo knows what gearheads want before we do. Called the Huracán Sterrato – a word which, loosely translated, refers to a type of pavement made of rough crushed granite – this concept is based on the V-10 Huracán, and draws on Lamborghini’s off-road expertise exemplified in the Itchy Urus super-SUV. It uses the same 5.2-litre naturally aspirated engine, belting out 640 horsepower and a good bit of Italian swagger. Here’s where things get interesting. The company says its all-wheel-drive system is calibrated for off-road driving, including “low-adherence surfaces.” Your author had plenty of experience with those in college, but none of them involved Lamborghinis. The system is also said to provoke oversteer in certain situations, placing this bad boy squarely at the corner of yee and haw. In addition to fiddling with the traction systems, Lambo went ahead and gave the thing a lift kit. Well, a lift kit of sorts, anyway. Ground clearance is heightened by 47 mm, with the car’s front approach sharpened by 1 per cent and the departure angle enhanced by 6.5 per cent. Your author never thought he’d use the words “departure angle” and “Huracán” in the same post but here we are. The wheel track is enhanced front and rear by 30 mm, with 20-inch wheels on tires set into new wide-body wheel arches featuring integrated air intakes. The Sterrato is fitted with underbody reinforcements and body protection, including a rear skid plate that acts as a diffuser. A specially-designed interior trim reflects the sporty off-road character of the Sterrato, featuring a new lightweight titanium roll cage, four-point seatbelts to the new carbon bi-shell sports seats and aluminum floor panels. Keep in mind that Lambo campaigned modified Jarama and Urraco models back in the ‘70s that were pressed into desert-going high-speed duty, so this isn’t the company’s first kick at this particularly outrageous can. In fact, we think it makes us love the absurdity of this Sterrato even
Origin: Lamborghini heads off-road with new Huracán Sterrato supercar