A few more details: Yes, the Spyder uses the exact same 602-hp 5.2-liter V-10 as the coupe, the same seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, and the very same all-wheel-drive system. The only changes to the V-10’s formula are the addition of stop-start and cylinder deactivation, the latter of which shuts down one of the Huracán’s cylinder banks entirely, leaving the engine to run as an inline-five. These fuel-saving bits are also being added to the coupe for 2016.
Lamborghini says the Huracán Spyder’s aluminum and carbon-fiber chassis is 40 percent stiffer in torsion than the old Gallardo droptop, and the new car’s bodywork generates 50 percent greater downforce. Interestingly, Lamborghini claims the Spyder weighs just one pound shy of 3400 pounds; when the Huracán coupe arrived last year, the automaker said that car weighed barely less than 3400 pounds. This is all to say that the Spyder may not be much heavier than its fixed-roof sibling.
That bodes well for the Huracán’s dynamics, which we found pleasant and sharp in our road test of an LP610-4 coupe. That car weighed 3423 pounds and hit 60 mph in a zippy 2.5 seconds—quicker than Lamborghini’s more powerful twelve-cylinder Aventador—and ground to a halt from 70 mph in as little as 144 feet. (The Spyder is claimed to hit 62 mph in 3.4 seconds on its way to a 201-mph top speed; the coupe, by comparison, is estimated by Lambo to achieve 62 mph in 3.2 seconds and to reach 202 mph.) Making this experience possibly more pleasant? Performing those dynamic tricks with the Spyder’s fabric roof lowered, a feat accomplished in 17 seconds at speeds up to 31 mph. Alternately, say it’s just a little too sunny—or raining—but you’d still like a dab of V-10 noise; the rear window can be lowered independently from the top. To keep turbulence in the small cabin to a minimum, Lamborghini says it employed a special duct to calm the air “in the headroom.” We take this to mean Donald Trump can drive without fear of his golden coiffure going flying.
When it goes on sale next spring, the Huracán Spyder will offer three roof colors (red, brown, and black), 11 non-special paint colors, five interior trim packages, 17 interior colors, and endless more personalization options available through the Ad Personam customization program. Speaking of single-page breakdowns of complex information, the bottom-line figure on U.S.-market Spyders’ window stickers are predictably rich. At $267,545, it’s roughly $27,000 dearer than the Huracán coupe.
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