Thank goodness for Lamborghini. While compare cars other
manufacturers display a lack of nerve and imagination, the Raging Bull
keeps coming out with machines that couldn't be mistaken for any other
supercar, that make no apologies for their flashiness, with designs that
are confident and comfortable with the avant-garde. Cars like the
Huracan.
This successor to the wildly successful Gallardo
is the latest chapter of a story told in metal. The man responsible for
its design is Filippo Perini, director of Lamborghini Centro Stile
since 2006. While holding this post, he has also created the Reventon
and Aventador. In one of his previous jobs, he came up with the Alfa
Romeo 8C Competizione. So we're looking at someone whose name could soon
be mentioned with the same reverence as people like Bertone,
Pininfarina and Gandini.
Just as the Huracan carries the Gallardo's
torch, Perini took the baton from Luc Donckerwolke, the man behind the
Murcielago. And he has run with it. Right now, he's the Usain Bolt of
car design.
Take a head-on view for a greater appreciation
of the creases in the hood and the symmetry of the shallow angles. Above
the huge hexagonal air intakes are similar-shaped headlights containing
LED strips in Y formations. Even the door mirrors get in on the
six-sided action.
Studying the Huracan's profile, it's clear that
the line traced from the road-kissing front lip only arcs up to the
hood, windshield and roof as minimally as possible. Maybe just a little
less than necessary, as if the basic ergonomic needs of humans are of
little concern. Geometry goes three-dimensional for the cooling ducts
and hooded C-pillars.
At the tail, things get cleaner and more
elongated. Notice how either side of the rear valance reflects the
taillamps and how the quad exhaust tips follow the rising line of the
valance's lower edges. Those lamps also have Y-shaped LED strips.
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