Before we take a further look at the new Huracan Sterrato, a cross between the Super SUV Urus and the Huracan EVO, let’s take another look at the three official videos Automobili Lamborghini SpA has been posting of the last few months to get an impression on what this final V10 model is all about:

Beyond the Concrete:

Beyond the Concrete – Part 2:

Beyond the Concrete – Part 3:

So what does this tell us about the Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato? For one that it’s not another tarmac-eating supercar, this specific model is intended to extend your driving fun well beyond the paved, smooth streets onto gravel and sand, with the raised suspension the Sterrato will be able to tackle loose or dirt surfaces without too many issues, do keep in mind we’re not talking about massive ground clearance, nor a car that is capable of taking on steep inclines, there is still some serious overhang at the front and rear.

But the Huracan Sterrato is so much more than just a Huracan with a raised suspension, check out the additional, very bright LED lights on top of the front bumper, that really looks cool don’t you agree, and there is an air scoop on the engine cover, peeking above the roof, which might be necessary because it seems there is some protection for gravel and dirt in front of the air intakes behind the side windows, by adding additional cool air intakes above the roof, where the risk of stones and chips is a little less than on the side, Lamborghini solved the problem of not having enough airflow into the engine bay I guess.

There are even roof bars on top of this Huracan, if they are able to hold a lot of weight remains to be seen in the official press release, but imagine having a fold-up tent on top of this car … that might interfere with the airflow into that top-mounted air intake, but it would be amazing to take a camping trip with the Sterrato, although I do think the luggage space in this car might force you to travel light, very light indeed, and then we get to the wheel arch extensions, matt black bolted-on units that really remind me of the first LB-Works wide body, but it could also mean the track on the Sterrato is widened compared to the regular Huracan EVO, good for stability.

Personally, I think the Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato is a car for those that are seeking fun over pure driving speed, if you want a supercar to just go fast on the road, get the Huracan EVO or even the Huracan STO, but if you want a more practical supercar that doesn’t have you break a sweat each time you have to drive up a curb on onto a non-paved driveway, the Sterrato might be your best choice … if you really need the space and seating for more than two, you’ll still have to get the Urus instead, but my idea is that even on a gravel road, the Sterrato will outperform the Urus … I can’t wait to see someone putting this to the test.

Just so you can imagine what the Huracan Sterrato will look like in a different color than matt army green (I’m sure that’s not the official color name), I’ve done some renders to show you this new, final V10 NA model from Sant’Agata in different shades.

Giallo Orion:

Bianco Moncerus:

Verde Selvans:

Blu Cepheus:

Verde Citrea:

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And while we do enjoy the video Lamborghini released on their YouTube channel for this ‘Beyond the Concrete’ model, I still doubt there is a large market that wants to drive a Huracán into the dunes or the desert, I might be wrong in this assumption, but if I wanted to do some off-roading in a Lamborghini, I would opt for the Urus which is a Super SUV, with an even higher suspension, and still packing a lot of power from that twin-turbo V8 at the front, in the latest Urus Performante we’re even looking at 666 hp, while the Huracán EVO comes with just 631 bhp, sure the STO and Tecnica boast 640 hp, but will the Sterrato get the engine from the STO?

Now, I will be the first to admit it must be great fun to drive the Huracán Sterrato off-road, but won’t that gimic become old very quickly I ask myself. And yes, you get roof bars, which will probably make a ton of wind noise at speed just like those bars to fit a skybox on the roof, however, I do like the additional LED lights on the front bumper and those wide wheel arch extensions, but I can get both on a regular Huracán too, so where’s the attraction in this uncommon rally-style supercar?

I can’t help but see parts from the ‘old’ Huracán Performante in the front bumper and rear section with those raised tailpipes, and while there is some grille on the air intakes on the rear fender, it seems that does block some of the cool air for the engine bay, so Lamborghini fitted a scoop on the engine cover pulling in outside air above the roof, which makes sense as this is an off-road model, so dirt and gravel could easily make its way into the lower intakes, but somehow that intake looks like an afterthought, just ‘glued’ on top of the regular, non-glass, engine cover, so is this just a mock-up, or is it actually functional?

This brings us to another interesting news item, this time from the Squadra Corse department at Sant’Agata, in the form of the Lamborghini LMDh race car for the 2024 Le Mans 24h endurance race, to be entered into the Hypercar class of the FIA World Endurance Championship and the GTP class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, and to adhere with the strict regulations of that series, this car must come with a hybrid power unit consisting of an internal combustion engine and an Energy Recovery System with a combined output of max 500 kW or 681 hp, and now comes the interesting part: this race car will be powered by a twin-turbo, 90° V8 engine combined with a single source ERS kit.

So will the replacement for the Lamborghini Huracán no longer come with a V10 engine then? Will the successor be powered by a twin-turbo V8 hybrid engine based on the current Urus engine, or perhaps a detuned version of this new race engine? This is now really open for debate, but I think we can be sure we’ve seen the last of the V10 engined cars from Sant’Agata, starting with the Gallardo and ends with the Huracán, the obvious choice to make room and shed weight is to fit a smaller displacement engine with fewer cylinders in the next-generation ‘Baby’ Lamborghini, and as Squadra Corse developed a new V8 for the LMDh model, it would make perfect sense to put a derivative of that powerplant in the new model too, but only time will tell …

For now, some more photos of the upcoming Huracán Sterrato:

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I’m not sure Lamborghini ever built an actual unit of this orange Huracán Sterrato concept with the impressive livery and gold wheels, but things became quiet after the press release, a lot of rumors, but no official news nor any spy shots of when looked like the most unconventional Huracán V10 ever, until recently, when we saw a black Lamborghini Huracán with a raised suspension being road-tested up north, on ice and snow covered roads, and while some agencies published the spy shots of this special V10, most of the attention was drawn by an evolution of the Lamborghini Urus that was being tested at the same time, on the same roads.

The test mule did have some differences from the original concept, for one there was a large air intake on the engine cover, drawing air from a scoop raised above the roofline, while the front bumper looked exactly like the EVO unit now, still with bars on the roof, but no wheel arch extensions … but as usual that was only a test mule, and now Lamborghini finally teases us with a slightly camouflaged car of what seems to be the official Huracán Sterrato, or the off-road V10 model from Sant’Agata.

The black plastic, bolted-on wheel arch extensions are back, slightly different from the original concept ones, the air scoop on the engine cover is there, there seems to be some kind of reinforced side sills fitted, while both the front and rear bumper get protection plates for when you might hit a rock going off-road, while the two ‘pods’ on the front bumper house extra bright LED units, it seems the roof-mounted LED bar isn’t fitted on this teaser car, it might be an option, however, let’s wait and see.

What does look odd is the fact this Huracán Sterrato does come with a front bumper that really reminds me of the unit found on the old Huracán Performante, also note on the ‘shoulder’, just behind the door, there seems to be a grille fitted to rocks and small stones won’t be able to go into the air intake behind the side windows, and I do like the style of the wheels on this car, they look amazing and suit this kind of car perfectly.

Rumor has it we’ll be seeing the Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato in August 2022 during the Monterey Car Week in California, the USA, another rumor is that there will also be another Urus being unveiled at the same time … I for one am really looking forward to this, for now, check out the video below:

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The concept of an off-road supercar might be a strange one, the reason many people like an SUV isn’t to go off-road but to have lots of space and an easy way to get into and out of the car, possible with some passengers on the rear seat, some SUV even come with a third row, so what are the advantages of taking a, let’s admit it, cramped two-seat Huracán and raise the suspension by two inches?

Sure, you won’t be damaging that front bumper when going onto a driveway or entering a parking lot, but the reason many people buy a Lamborghini, or any other supercar for that matter, is the fact they are wide, low, and look impressive, so why would Lamborghini decide to create a spin-off model for their V10 series with a raised suspension?

I for one don’t have an answer to that, because they can perhaps, nonetheless there are some interesting details to be found on this latest test mule Lamborghini took up north for some cold-weather testing on snow and ice-covered roads, but first the one thing this black prototype is missing the flared wheel arches seen on the Sterrato concept, this car just doesn’t have them fitted, but the latter does come with a roof rack system and an air intake above the roof, feeding cold air into the engine bay.

The rest of the engine cover on this test mule does look like the standard louvered version, and up close it seems that air intake is just bolted on, would it be fake, just to make us all think they will fit another style of intake from the magnificent Huracán STO? Who knows, that wouldn’t be the first time Lamborghini does something like that on a test mule they just know will be photographed and published online.

This brings us to the next piece of information: Stephan Winkelmann confirmed we will be seeing no less than four new Lamborghini being introduced during 2022, and all that while the entire production capacity for 2022 is already all but sold out as you read this, so Lamborghini has big plans, and one of them is rumored to be an additional Huracán STO version, not an even more hardcore version with more power and active aerodynamics, quite the opposite, rumor has it they will do a kind of Huracán Ultimae, so combining the best from the STO with the regular EVO RWD to create a more subtle version of the STO, but with all the bells and whistles, less weight and more power compared to the regular EVO RWD.

While everyone is expecting to see the upcoming Aventador successor later this year, it seems we might be wrong about that, and Lamborghini will only unveil their new V12 hybrid model in early 2023 with first deliveries foreseen for the Summer of 2023, so what are the other two Lamborghini then for 2022 you might ask? During a recent interview, Stefan Winkelmann mentioned 2022 will be the final year we’ll be seeing new models from Lamborghini with internal combustion engines, so that will be the Huracán Sterrato and the aforementioned milder STO version … and two new Urus models coïnciding with the mid-year facelift apparently.

It seems the facelift Urus will also introduce a second version, perhaps finally a more potent Urus ST-X like we’ve heard about previously, but more likely just a restyle initially, still retaining the V8 engine from the current model but with a mild increase in power, who knows, if that test mule we saw earlier is an indication of the Urus v2, the front and rear looks a lot more aggressive, which got us thinking about it, as Stefan Winkelmann all but confirmed we won’t be seeing a Urus PHEV before 2024.

There is a rumor Lamborghini will unveil the second-generation Urus later this year, as mentioned with slightly different looks but not much of a power increase, but later in 2022 we might be seeing a new variant to join the Super SUV model from Sant’Agata, a kind of Urus S or EVO perhaps, with more power this time, even a hybrid is mentioned again, and some sources even mention Lamborghini will be creating a Urus on steroids, more power, a lower ride height, and even a wide body is mentioned.

It seems the successor to the Lamborghini Huracán is planned for 2024 already, just one year after the new V12 hybrid model to replace the Aventador, and just as with the flagship, the ‘entry level’ Lamborghini will be a hybrid, and it will not be using a derivative of the Urus V8 engine either, but think about this one for a second: Lamborghini has made no secret about keeping a V12 for the flagship model, but there is no mention about keeping the V10 engine for the next-generation Huracán, so I’m almost sure we won’t be seeing a V10 hybrid in two years, but as usual, only time will tell.

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