NOTABLE
The front spoiler features an electric motor that con-
trols the flaps, based on the inputs from the Lamborghini
Piattaforma Inerziale (LPI), which controls electronic systems,
including that of the ALA. The front flaps can be activated in
less than 500 milliseconds.
When the ALA is off, the active flaps in the front spoiler are
closed, thereby providing high downforce for cornering and
braking. When the ALA is on, the front flaps are opened, to
reduce the air pressure on the spoiler. The air is directed to
channels on the bottom of the vehicle.
Around back there are four ducts, two of which are always
open for engine ventilation and exhaust cooling. The other
two are connected to the inner channels of the rear wing;
the air flow through the rear wing channels is controlled by
two electro-actuated flaps. When the ALA is off, the rear flaps
are closed, so the rear wing performs as a conventional fixed
wing, providing maximum vertical downforce. According to
Lamborghini, the downforce exerted is 750 percent more than
that of a Huracán coupe.
During high-throttle conditions, the LPI turns on the ALA,
which opens the rear flaps so that air moves through the inner
channels in the rear wing and subsequently flows in ridges
beneath the wing, thereby reducing drag. The inner chan-
nels are separated, right and left, so that the LPI can control
which side air is channeled during cornering maneuvers,
increasing the downforce on the inner wheel to help the car
to carve the turn.
And about the performance: the vehicle accelerates from
0 to 62 mph in 2.9 seconds and the top speed is in excess
of 202 mph.
The interior makes extensive use of composites
for many of the components. The fabric used
throughout is Alcantara.
Aero critical to the
performance of the
Huracán Perfor-
mante. Airflow both
in the front and the
back is channeled
as directed by the-
control system.
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