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2015 Lamborghini Huracán Video Road Test

Lamborghini. For some of us, it means the Countach, the ultimate Eighties poster car, maybe the craziest supercar of all time.

For others, it's the Aventador, the state of the art supercar with Italy written all over it.

For us, it means the Huracán--the approachable Lamborghini, if there is such a thing. It's a blistering two-seat supercar that's just as rewarding to drive on the street as it is on the track. It's the best Lamborghini ever, in our humble opinion.

We've raced it around European road courses and strafed some continental countryside. But last weekend, we found time to hustle it around on our turf, on some of the best sports-car roads in America.

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We're ready to show you every nook and cranny and every tight corner we found in our video road test of the Lamborghini Huracán.

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Roughly $250,000 gets you this--a spectacular wedge of Italian beef, carved out of a solid block of lust.

Scoops, ducts, intakes--all the usual Lambo styling tricks and traits are here. But until the Huracán they never looked like they all got along. The Huracán's the first Lamborghini where the balance is perfect. The huge cuts and corners tuck perfectly into the dart-shaped body. There's a bit of Countach in the sharp nose, some universal aero cues down the sides, but it's all Lamborghini, and a fresh take that's an instant classic.

The cockpit's as close to the Blue Angels point of view as we'll ever get. The controls spread out like the view from the deck of the USS Enterprise, all toggles and switches and paddles. It's a little intimidating, as it should be.

But the real magic of the Huracán is this, its raucous and unrepentant V-10. It's a 5.2-liter with 601 horsepower and 413 pound-feet of torque, and it's a screamer. It rips to redline with a vicious bark that's part symphony, part shouting match. And it's not just for you--everyone the Huracán passes will get caught up in its staccato rap. It'll rocket from zero to 60 mph in about 3.2 seconds, and to a top speed beyond 202 mph.

Slide into the tightly bolstered bucket, flip up the cover over the ignition button, and it's on. The brute wakes up and roars to life. Pull on the right paddle, and the Huracán strains against the leash--but it has the self-restraint to drive at a human pace too, when you leave it in Strada mode.