{"id":23952,"date":"2019-07-05T20:14:40","date_gmt":"2019-07-06T00:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=23952"},"modified":"2019-07-09T20:17:04","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T00:17:04","slug":"payne-living-the-lamborghini-huracan-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2019\/07\/payne-living-the-lamborghini-huracan-dream","title":{"rendered":"Payne: Living the Lamborghini Huracan dream"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Detroit News\u2019 regular\u00a0\u201cMichigan Dream Home\u201d feature<\/a>\u00a0showcases sprawling, multi-million-dollar estates with pools, walk-in closets, fountains\u00a0and epic kitchens. We ogle from a distance, but without the means to live the dream.<\/p>\n

Kind of like Lamborghinis.<\/p>\n

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The achingly beautiful Italian supercars have been our dream cars since we dreamed about cars. My teen dorm wall had a poster of the unattainable Lamborghini Countach, right alongside the unattainable Charlie\u2019s Angels pin-up. Today\u2019s generation of Lambo Aventadors and Huracans are regulars on my kids\u2019 computer screensavers.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s it like to have one? I got a taste recently when I spent some quality time with a 2020 Huracan EVO at Willow Springs Raceway outside Los Angeles. Like a gorgeous, 20,000-square-foot home, it\u2019s complicated.<\/p>\n

Approaching a Lamborghini \u2014 those sultry headlamps, jet-engine air intakes, perfect shape \u2014 is no less intimidating than asking an Angel out for a date. But familiarity helps the conversation.<\/p>\n

As the Italian brand\u2019s entry-level sports coupe, the $261,274 Huracan is not alone in the market. Indeed, despite its nose-bleed price, it occupies a fiercely competitive segment along with the ageless Porsche 911 Turbo, Ferrari 488 and McLaren 570. I\u2019ve driven all these cars (except\u00a0the Ferrari, though I\u2019ve driven its predecessor) at the limit, so the Huracan\u2019s learning curve wasn\u2019t steep.<\/p>\n

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