Recently, I had the opportunity of a lifetime. Just a few weeks before our TRAX event at Silverstone on September 1st, 2024, my good friend Buzz dropped me a text to say that he had somehow managed to double-book his son’s birthday party (that’s right…) and the event. Not to be deterred, we set about making contingency plans to get his 2500bhp twin turbo Lamborghini Huracan to the event without him, after all, we wanted show goers to have a nosey at what is Europe’s Quickest Lamborghini. In a moment of confidence, I said: “I could always drive it to the show”. Which was quickly followed up by laughing emojis from Buzz.
Fast forward a few hours and I get another text from Buzz, with a reply to my earlier suggestion of driving the car: “Are you actually insured to drive it?”. Truth be told, while I definitely did want to drive the car, when the reality set in that I could well be taking it to TRAX, I had my reservations. Firstly, this is my friend’s car. I know (to an extent) just how much blood, sweat, and most importantly, money, has gone into building a 2500bhp car. Secondly, I’ve never driven a car with more than 2000bhp. In fact, I’ve not driven one with more than a 1000bhp. Not many people have… The fastest vehicles I’d driven prior were a 825bhp supercharged S550 Mustang from Clive Sutton, and a 800bhp R32 Skyline GT-R. So on the power front, I was quite literally in the kids leagues.
Driving the Twin Turbo Lamborghini Huracan
Back to how this opportunity came about, and whether I was insured to drive the vehicle. The short answer was yes, and just like that, Buzz put all his trust in me to take the Twin Turbo Huracan to the show. If anyone knows Buzz, you’ll know that he’s a larger than life character, but few have earned enough trust to hop behind the wheel, let alone take the car away for 24 hours…
It’s now the day before TRAX, I’ve driven to Buzz’s place in my Mrs’s 2012 Ford KA (yes, I really am trading in a KA for a 2500bhp Huracan, what on Earth is life…) and a slightly buzzed Buzz comes bounding out. Hugs (and kisses) out of the way, I hop into the cockpit and fire it up. At this point Buzz is shouting all manner of instructions at me. In the moment, I’m half listening half pinching myself that this is really happening. Brief over with, it’s time to make the journey to Silverstone, right when the light is starting to go.
First impressions
The next hour flew by, not because I was driving quickly, more on that shortly, but simply because it was so easy to drive. Once I’d negotiated out of town and onto the motorway, I started to settle in almost immediately. What I can’t quite believe is how stock-like the car feels. Of course that is until you hold onto a gear for just a touch longer and hear the turbos start to spool. It’s an addictive sound, you don’t even need to use full throttle, just build the boost and listen to it flutter. That’s what driving is all about. You can keep your batteries, I’ll take more of this!
Speaking of sound, this car is so obnoxiously loud. It’s funny because usually people hate ridiculously loud cars, but here, I, nor other roads users, could get enough. Van drivers will virtually drive into hedges just to let you by and get a glimpse of it in all its marvel. In short, there are no silencers, and the rear bumper has been removed, so there is no sound deadening. But f*** me does it sound incredible. It’s raw, and once you start to hear the V10 scream, just hold on tight.
Time-warp acceleration
If you’ve got 2500bhp ready to be unleashed under your right foot, you’re going to want to see what that feels like at least once aren’t you? Naturally, I’m the same, and I know that if I’d have given the keys back to Buzz without at least feeling what this car is capable of, even for just a few seconds, not only would I have been disappointed, but I know Buzz would have been too.
So, I put on my big boy pants, found a suitable stretch of tarmac, zero traffic, and put my foot down. Holy s***. Nothing could have prepared me for the g-force pushing me back into the seat. Suddenly you feel the front end become light for just a second as the power shoves the rear of the car into the ground. It doesn’t scramble for grip, it just hooks up and goes. Before I knew it I was travelling at speeds enough to send me to jail for a decent stretch. And that was roughly 4 seconds.
It’s a complete sensory overload, adrenaline floods through your body, a smile/slightly panicked look adorns your face and you’re gripping onto the wheel so tightly you worry you may actually pull it off. It’s like nothing I’ve felt before, almost like a plane right before takeoff on a runway.
Twin Turbo Lamborghini Huracan performance figures
To put the performance into perspective, let me just go through some of the official acceleration figures for this car, because without experiencing it, it’s hard to comprehend. These figures are GPS verified using a Dragy device.
This car, at Santa Pod, completed the ¼ mile in just 7.7 seconds, at a speed of 193.7mph. It doesn’t take a genius to work out that means 0-193mph takes 7.7 seconds. More staggeringly, the 0-60mph is over in 1.88seconds, while the 60-130mph sprint is over and done with in just 2.27 seconds. 0-130mph? That takes 4.15 seconds… That means that by the time a 2024 Porsche 911 Carrera goes from 0-62mph, this Huracan is travelling at over double the speed. It doesn’t stop there though, 100-150mph is over in a blink of an eye at 2 seconds flat. These are speeds that would trouble the very peaks of the hypercar industry. You can forget Bugatti, this is an area reserved only for the fastest Koenigseggs and the fearsome McMurtry. And yes, this is still a road car, and it certainly doesn’t cost north of £1million either!
And for you drag racing nerds out there, the 60ft comes in at 1.49 seconds and completes the 1/8th in 5.25 seconds at 152.9mph.
What’s a twin turbo Lamborghini Huracan like in normal driving?
The one thing that struck me most about this 2500bhp Huracan is the fact that for all intense and purposes, it’s a regular road car. It’s a tool that takes you from A to B. And above everything, it has to be able to do that, otherwise there’s not much point to it… This car can do exactly that. When you’re driving regularly, it changes up and down automatically, the throttle is easy to control, the brakes don’t grab and bite, the gearbox isn’t clunky (parking can be tricky).
In fact, if you ignore the parachute pully inside the cockpit, you’d have no idea it had been modified so extensively. And that’s where I have to take my hat off to not only Buzz, the owner, but everyone involved in the build. There are too many people involved in the build to name, but I know the hard work that GV Performance has put into maintaining the car, so a special shoutout to Gee. Not only have they managed to build Europe’s Quickest Lamborghini, but they’ve done so in a way that doesn’t compromise on it being driven in any scenario.
Returning the car
The only thing left to do was to hand the keys back to Buzz. This is always the hardest part of driving some of the cars I’ve experience. I know that there likely won’t ever be a time where I get to drive another V10-engined car, let alone one that can boast such ridiculous feats. It was a pleasure, and an honour to be entrusted with it, I just wish I could have spent another 24 hours with it. Before I leave you, here’s one thing I will say. No matter what anyone says, people treat you differently when you drive a Lamborghini. Suddenly traffic moves out of your way, women (and men…) smile longingly at you and walk around feeling 10ft tall. No wonder Buzz always seems like he’s hooked up to a caffeine drip…
Right, where’s my Ford KA?!
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