The Lamborghini Huracan has been around since 2014. This has given the supercar maker the opportunity to milk the compact, mid-engine platform and give us various interpretations of the “baby Lambo.” Lamborghini has been romancing the idea of a mid-engine, all-terrain supercar for a long time and in 2019, Lamborghini introduced the Sterrato Concept – an off-road model based on the Huracan. But unlike most Lamborghini concept cars, the Huracan Sterrato is going to happen. The off-road Huracan is scheduled to come out by the end of 2022, and here’s what we know about it so far.
The Huracan Sterrato was Prioritized Over Another Model
This is also the first mid-engine Lamborghini to come out of the factory with a roof-mounted light bar and roof rails.. The off-road model was rumored to make it to production, but it seems, the Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato took priority over it. Had the Asterion made it to production, it would have had the same 5.2-liter V-10 as the Huracan. However, unlike in the Huracan, the naturally-aspirated V-10 would have been part of a hybrid powertrain.
It Will not be the Most Expensive Huracan Model
Yes, the soon-to-debut Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato is not the first off-road supercar built by the Italian company. In the 1970s, ex-Lamborghini test diver, Bob Wallace modified a few Lamborghini models with rally-specific suspension. Two of those were the 1973 Lamborghini Jarama Rally and the 1974 Lamborghini Urraco Rally. Almost 50 years later, the Huracan Sterrato comes out to revisit its off-road legacy.
The Quickest Off-Road Supercar
The Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato is equipped with an off-road specific suspension and sits 1.85 inches (47 mm) higher than the standard car. The 20-inch wheels are wrapped in special, off-road tires with bigger sidewalls and the wheel-arch extensions add 1.2 inches (300 mm) of width to the track. The front fascia now features an aluminum skid plate just like on proper, off-road SUVs, and special “rally lights” have been added to the nose of the car. This is also the first mid-engine Lamborghini to come out of the factory with a roof-mounted light bar and roof rails.
Although the interior of the Sterrato has not yet been revealed, we know it will be a heavily revised version of what we know from the Huracan EVO. The Huracan Sterrato interior will feature unique trim, aluminum floor pans, a lightweight, titanium roll-cage, and new carbon-fiber seats with four-point harnesses.
While the Huracan Sterrato may look like the unholy child of a Huracan Performante and a Lamborghini Urus, the off-road supercar doesn’t share a single part with its SUV sibling. With that said, the wheel-arch extensions are designed to mimic the fender flares of the Urus. The Sterrato also has integrated mud flaps, which unlike those on normal cars, are made of carbon fiber and elastomeric resin.
But just because it can be driven like a proper rally car doesn’t mean it gives quarter to the road-going Huracan variants. The 5.2-liter V-10 in the Huracan Sterrato packs the same output as the Huracan Performante. This means 640 horsepower (470 kilowatts) at 8,000 RPM and 442 pound-feet (600 Nm) at 6,500 RPM.
Power hits the ground through all four wheels and a seven-speed, dual-clutch automatic. The 0 to 60 mph (97 km/h) sprint happens in 3.0 seconds, which is a hair slower than the Performante’s 2.8 seconds and identical to the rear-wheel-drive Lamborghini Huracan Tecnica. The taller statue and numerous off-road revisions mean that the top speed is slightly lower than that of other Huracan models – 188 mph (303 km/h). With a curb weight of 3,527 pounds (1,600 kg), the Huracan Sterrato is the heaviest version of the Huracan.
The Huracan Sterrato is underpinned by the Huracan EVO and features extensive chassis upgrades as well as extensive calibrations to the Lamborghini Dinamica Veicolo Integrata (LDVI) system. Thanks to the system’s predictive logic, which controls the car’s all-wheel drive, all-wheel steering, and other key systems, the Sterrato is able to predict the driver’s next move and adjust accordingly.
It Will not be the Most Expensive Huracan Model
The Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato is expected to come out in limited numbers of 500 to 1,000 units. With that said, the Sterrato is expected to be priced at around $245,000, which puts it right between the base Huracan Evo’s $206,000 and Huracan Performante’s $275,000 price tag. It also makes the Sterrato less expensive than the STO, which costs $328,000 and roughly the same price as the $239,000 Huracan Tecnica.