No 26 TASTE IS TIMELESS

WE’RE AS MAD ABOUT AUTOMOTIVE DESIGN AS WE ARE ABOUT INTERIORS, SO WHEN WE HEARD THAT THE WINDS OF CHANGE ARE TRANSFORMING TRADITIONAL SPORTS CAR MAKER LAMBORGHINI, WE WERE INTRIGUED. THE LATEST MODEL, THE HURACÁN PERFORMANTE – LAUNCHED WITH THE SLOGAN “SCULPTED BY THE WIND” – IS NOW MORE GALE-FORCE THAN EVER.

WORDS DIETER LOSSKARN

When German efficiency and the Italian lust for life are combined in one car, what do you get? The Lamborghini Huracán Performante, of course. And whereas the regular Huracán is already a very potent sports car, the Performante (= performance) cooks up an even fiercer storm, a fact that was impressively demonstrated during some hot laps on the famous Imola racetrack, close to Sant’Agata Bolognese, where the Italian icons are built. The Volkswagen group bought Lamborghini in 1998, and, as with Bentley, another purchase, kept the spirit and identity of the brand. Lamborghini is as Italian as its founder, who was a master mechanic. After World War II, Ferruccio Lamborghini was building tractors out of spare parts. And he was so successful that he could afford a Ferrari. One day he…

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