The Lamborghini Huracán was introduced in 2014 as the Italian supercar maker’s next-gen entry-level model, following in the footsteps of the ever-popular Lamborghini Gallardo. In January of 2019, Lamborghini revealed the second-generation Huracán EVO Coupé, and now the Raging Bull is dropping the top with the Huracán EVO Spyder at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show. Slotting in as the second entry in Lambo’s modern V-10 stable, the Huracán EVO Spyder is equipped with the same go-stuff as the hardtop, including a naturally aspirated 5.2-liter powerplant, adaptive suspension components, and eye-popping aerodynamics. However, as an added bonus, the Huracán EVO Spyder adds in unlimited headroom, all without compromising the Huracán EVO’s impressive performance capabilities.

Update 03/15/2019: We've updated this review with fresh images of the 2019 Lamborghini Huracan EVO Spyder that were taken during the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. Check them out in the gallery at the bottom of this page!

2019 Lamborghini Huracán EVO Spyder

Specifications
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  • Model: 2019 Lamborghini Huracán EVO Spyder
  • Engine/Motor: V10
  • Horsepower: 631 @ 8000
  • Torque: 443 @ 6500
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Pros
Cons

2020 Lamborghini Huracán EVO Spyder Exterior Styling

- Looks very similar to the Coupé - Lightweight aluminum and carbon fiber skin - Soft foldable roof takes 17 seconds to open/close at speeds up to 31 mph - Five times more downforce than original Huracán Spyder - 20-inch wheels - Half an inch taller than the Coupé

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Note: 2020 Lamborghini Huracán EVO Spyder pictured on the left, 2020 Lamborghini Huracán EVO Coupé pictured on the right.


However, the Spyder adds to this striking piece of design by replacing the hard bits up top with a new foldable roof mechanism.

The soft top is made from a lightweight canvas material, and uses electrohydraulic actuation to open and close. Drivers can activate the roof via a single button on the central tunnel, and the whole operation takes 17 seconds to complete at speeds up to 31 mph.

Per usual, the move to a Spyder body style gives the Huracán EVO an entirely new aesthetic vibe, further emphasizing the design’s low-slung, ultra-wide stance. However, despite the lack of a metal roof, the Huracán EVO Spyder’s aero components, most of which are carried over from the Coupé, still manage to create “more than five times the downforce and efficiency of the original Huacán Spyder.”

Up front, you’ll find a familiar front bumper treatment, complete with a pronounced front splitter and angular intakes. The headlight housings are check-marked components that stretch back into massively flared fenders, while character lines along the hood emphasize the sharpness of the front end.

Lamborghini says that when the roof is lowered, a pair of body-colored fins are raised, adding more drama to the car’s silhouette.

In back, the EVO Spyder once again receives a rear design that’s inspired by “naked race bikes” and racing versions of the Huracán. The rear diffuser, taillights, and center exhaust look more or less identical to what you get on the Coupé, with twin rounded pipes making the good sounds, and an integrated and slotted spoiler keeping the tail planted to the pavement. However, the rear engine cover is all-new on the Spyder, rocking a design that moves the vents to a lower, more central location that helps to accommodate the folding roof mechanism.

Put it on a lift, and you’ll also find the Spyder keeps the same aero-efficient underbody as the Coupé.

This particular example you see here is finished in a searing shade of four-layer green called Verde Selvans, but Lambo offers a variety of paint color options to suit the taste of buyers. In the corners, the Spyder comes equipped with 20-inch Aesir wheels, which are staggered at 8.5 inches in width up front and 11 inches in width in the rear.

Finally, the 2020 Lamborghini Huracán EVO Spyder’s exterior dimensions mirror those of the Coupé in every respect except for the overall height, with the Spyder gaining about half an inch with the roof up when compared to the hardtop.

2020 Lamborghini Huracán Exterior Dimensions

Wheelbase

2,620mm (103.15 inches)

Overall Length

4,520mm (177.95 inches)

Overall Width (w/o mirrors)

1,933mm (76.10 inches)

Overall Width (w/ mirrors)

2,236mm (88.03 inches)

Overall Height

1,180mm (46.46 inches)

Front Track Width

1,668mm (65.67 inches)

Rear Track Width

1,620mm (63.78 inches)


2020 Lamborghini Huracán EVO SpyderInterior Design

- Same layout and equipment as the Coupé - Alcantara and leather upholstery - Carbon fiber trim - Extensive customization offered through the Ad Personam program - 8.4-inch touchscreen in the center console - Infotainment includes Apple CarPlay, connected navigation, and voice command - Optional onboard telemetry helps to sharpen driver skills - Aero refined to reduce cabin turbulence - Pop-up safety bars in the event of a rollover

That means you get the same fighter-bomber aesthetic you see across the Lambo lineup, with geometric surrounds for the air vents and buttons, toggle switches across the center console, and a flat-bottom steering wheel with sizable hand grips. The Lambo’s various drive modes are selectable from a switch at the six o’clock position on the steering wheel.

Interior options include a mix of Alcantara and leather upholstery, plus body-matched stitching and trim. You can also get a variety of carbon-fiber style interior bits for added composite tastiness. Further customization is possible through the various optional style packages and bespoke Ad Personam program.

In the dash, you’ll find an updated infotainment system boasting Lambo’s latest connectivity features.

From this hub, drivers can alter settings for the seats and climate control, as well as soak up data readouts from the various onboard performance systems.

Options include optional onboard telemetry, which mounts two external cameras to “further improve your driving skills.” There’s also support for Apple CarPlay, connected navigation, web radio, video player, and voice command features to boot.

As such, the exterior aero was refined to minimize cabin airflow, creating a quieter ride when cruising with blue sky above thanks to an integrated duct that helps to decrease cabin turbulence.

You can also electronically open the rear window on demand, which works as a windshield when closed, but floods the cabin with a V-10 soundtrack when open.

Finally, there are hidden pop-up safety bars that will engage to protect your noggin should you accidentally roll the car.

2020 Lamborghini Huracán EVO Spyder Drivetrain And Performance

- Same engine as Huracán Performante and Huracán EVO Coupé - Mid-mounted naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V-10 - 631 horsepower at 8,000 rpm and 443 pound-feet of torque at 5,200 rpm - Seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission - High-performance all-wheel drive - 3,400-pound dry weight, 265 pounds heavier than Coupé - Weight-to-power ratio of 2.41 kg per horsepower - 0 to 100 kmh (62 mph) in 3.1 seconds (two-tenths slower than the Coupé) - 0 to 200 kmh (124 mph) in 9.3 seconds (three-tenths slower than the Coupé) - Top speed of 325 km/h (202 mph) - Aluminum and carbon fiber chassis - Adaptive damper suspension - Lamborghini Piattaforma Inerziale (LPI) 2.0 system adapts various settings - Lamborghini Dinamica Veicolo Integrata (LDVI) anticipates driver - Variable steering ratio - Six-pot aluminum front calipers, four-pot aluminum rear calipers - Carbon ceramic discs - Pirelli P Zero tires

This is the same powerplant used with Lamborghini Huracán Performante and Huracán EVO Coupé, and features cylinder banks tilted at 90 degrees, 5,204 cubic-centimeters (317.57 cubic-inches) of displacement, a bore/stroke of 84.5mm by 92.8mm (3.33 inches by 3.65 inches), and a 12.7:1 compression ratio. There’s also continuous variable adjustment for the intake and exhaust cams, titanium intake vales, and dry-sump lubrication.

All told, the 2020 Lamborghini Huracán EVO Spyder produces 631 horsepower at 8,000 rpm and 600 Nm (443 pound-feet) of torque at 5,200 rpm, matching the Lamborghini Huracán Performanté Spyder blow for blow in that respect.

Handling the cog swaps is a seven-speed LDF dual-clutch transmission, which feeds an electronically controlled Haldex Gen V high-performance permanent all-wheel drive system and rear self-locking mechanical differential.

Without a roof, Lamborghini was forced to add more bracing lower in the body in order to maintain the proper torsional rigidity and handling characteristics, which means the 2020 Lamborghini Huracán EVO Spyder tips the scales with a dry weight of 1,542 kg (3,400 pounds). For those of you keeping score, that’s about 265 pounds more than the Coupé.

Even so, the EVO Spyder boasts a weight-to-power ratio of 2.41 kg per horsepower, which ain’t too shabby no matter what way you slice it. What’s more, you can make further reductions to the Spyder’s weight thanks to the various Carbon Forged Components found on the options list.

Properly motivated, the 2020 Lamborghini Huracán EVO Spyder can sprint from 0 to 100 kmh (62 mph) in 3.1 seconds, 0 to 200 kmh (124 mph) in 9.3 seconds, and achieve a top speed of 325 km/h (202 mph). Stopping from 62 mph to 0 takes 32.2 m (106 feet).

The Coupé sprints to 62 mph in 2.9 seconds, which means the open-top adds an extra two-tenths of a second in the benchmark. The run to 124 mph takes just nine seconds dead in the Coupé, which is three-tenths of a second quicker than the Spyder model. Finally, the Coupé can surpass the Spyder’s 202-mph limit in the top end, although Lambo declines to provide exact numbers for the Coupé.

The suspension is once again a double-wishbone setup at all four corners, with aluminum components used throughout. There’s also a set of steel springs matched to hydraulic dampers with evolved MagneRide electromagnetic damper control.

The variable damper settings work to complement the multiple driving modes offered, which set a number of system profiles to accommodate the situation at hand, whether it’s street comfort (“Strada”) or track aggressiveness (“Corsa”). Lambo also says the middle “Sport” mode allows the driver to “drift” the Spyder, if desired.

In addition to altering the suspension settings, the various drive modes also tailor the settings for the transmission, traction control systems, control stability control system, and ABS system.

LPI 2.0 incorporates a set of accelerometers and gyroscope sensors to monitor things like lateral, longitudinal, and vertical acceleration, plus the roll, pitch, and yaw rate of the chassis. From these readings, the system then alters the onboard systems as appropriate.

Speaking of the electronic aides, the Huracán Spyder offers Lambo’s very latest vehicle dynamic control system, something also shared with the Coupé. There’s also agility-enhancing features like rear-wheel steering and four-wheel torque vectoring, both of which fall under the Lamborghini Dinamica Veicolo Integrata (LDVI) system, which actively adapts the car’s handling characteristics through something Lambo classifies as “feed forward logic.” This is different from LPI, as it “anticipates” the driver’s moves, rather than simply adapting to them.

“Processing data in real time, the LDVI system monitors and analyzes external conditions through its active suspension and all-wheel drive,” Lamborghini explains. “It also recognizes the driver’s intentions through steering wheel, braking, acceleration, the gear and driving mode selected.”

Meanwhile, the rear-wheel steering helps this all-wheel drive car properly tuck the nose into a corner, eliminating excessive understeer.

Hauling it all down is a set of hydraulic dual-circuit brakes, with six-pot aluminum calipers in front and four-pot aluminum calipers in the the rear. These large calipers grab onto a set of carbon-ceramic discs with a ventilated and cross-drilled construction. Sizing is set at 380mm by 38 mm (14.96 inches by 1.5 inches) in front, and 356mm by 32mm (14.02 inches by 1.26 inches) in the rear.

Finally, Pirelli’s P Zero tire compound is used to make the traction. These come in staggered sizing front to back, rated at 245/30R20 fore and 305/30R20 aft.

2020 Lamborghini Huracán Performance And Drivetrain Specs

Engine

Ten-cylinder V, 90 degrees, IDS+MPI dual injection

Displacement

5,204 cm3 (317.57 cu in)

Bore / Stroke

84.5mm x 92.8mm (3.33 x 3.65 in)

Valve Control

Intake and exhaust camshafts with continually variable adjustment

Compression

12.7:1

Max Power

640 hp @ 8,000 rpm

Max Torque

442 lb-ft @6,500 rpm

Cooling System

Water and oil cooling systems

Engine Management

Bosch MED 17 Master Slave

Lubrucation

Dry sump

Drive Type

Electronically controlled all-wheel drive system)Haldex Gen. V) with rear mechanical self-locking differential

Transmission

7-speed LDF dual-clutch, variable shift

Clutch

Double-plate clutch (7.36 in)

Top Speed

325 km/h

0-100 km/h

3.1 seconds

0-200 km/h

9.3 seconds

Braking (100-0 km/h)

32.2 meters

Weight (dry)

1,542 kg (3,400 lb)

Weight / Power

2.41 kg/hp (5.29 lb/CV)

Weight Distribution (front/rear)

43% / 57%


2020 Lamborghini Huracán EVO SpyderPrices

The 2020 Lamborghini Huracán EVO Spyder made its big public debut at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show.

Pricing is set at $287,400 in the U.S, which is a little over $26,000 more than you’d pay for the Coupé model.

In Europe, the Huracán EVO Spyder sells for 202,437 euros. In the U.K., pricing is set at 181,781 pounds. In China, pricing is set at 3,650,000 yuan. In Japan pricing is set at 32,827,602 yen.

Start ticking off any of the available options, and expect that bottom line to rise dramatically.

2020 Lamborghini Huracán EVO SpyderCompetition

Ferrari 488 Spider

Per tradition, Ferrari has an answer for any supercar with a Lambo badge on the nose, and when it comes to the Huracán, the 488 fits the bill nicely. Mounted in the middle of the machine is a turbocharged 3.9-liter V-8, which is tuned to produce 660 horsepower and 561 pound-feet of torque. Output is routed to the rear axle through a seven-speed automatic gearbox, which yields a 0-to-62 mph time of three seconds flat, as well as a top speed of 203 mph. Massive 15.7-inch brakes in front bring it to a stop, while an electronic differential and F1-style traction control help make the most of available grip.

Read our full review on the Ferrari 488 Spider.

McLaren 600 LT Spider

Not to be outdone by the Italians, McLaren’s take on the open-top entry-level supercar segment is the 600 LT Spider. Like the Ferrari, the McLaren uses a mid-mounted turbocharged V-8 for motivation, but displacement is slightly smaller in the McLaren, rated at 3.8 liters. Output is slightly under that of the Prancing Horse as well, rated at 592 horsepower and 457 pound-feet of torque. However, performance is no less ferocious, with 60 mph arriving in 2.8 seconds. Top speed is rated 201 mph. Chalk it up to the McLaren’s impressively low weight, which tips the scales at just 2,859 pounds in its featheriest configuration.

Read our full review on the 2019 McLaren 600 LT Spider.

Final Thoughts

Not only does it come with the requisite eye-grabbing good looks, fire-breathing mid-mounted powerplant, and neck-breaking speed, but with standard all wheel-drive and a long list of electronic aides, it’s got the goods to make any driver feel like a superhero.

According to Stefano Domenicali, Automobili Lamborghini’ Chairman and CEO, the 2020 Lamborghini Huracán EVO Spyder offers “all the performance, next-generation vehicle control, and aerodynamic features of the EVO coupé,” plus an open-top driving experience that’s unique to the Spyder model. “The Spyder continues the Huracán EVO’s evolutionary charge: extremely easy to drive while excelling as a highly responsive, fun super sports car,” Domenicali states.

We agree, for the most part. Of course, “easy to drive” might be at odds with your expectations of what a “traditional” Lambo experience should be, but we have a feeling buyers won’t think twice about it.

Further Reading

Read our full review on the 2019 Lamborghini Huracán EVO.

Read our full review on the 2017 Lamborghini Huracan Performante.

Read our full review on the 2017 Lamborghini Huracan.