Huracán GT3: powerful in name and shape

After so many years with only Reiter Engineering taking care of Lamborghini’s motorsport activities, being them with Murcielagos, Diablos and Gallardos, finally the Italian manufacturer put its trump card on the table. The Huracán GT3 was finally revealed at its home ground, in a striking light green color.

As it was revealed last year, the Huracán GT3 was an expected step to take by Lamborghini, but only after the Super Trofeo version of the car was consolidated in the eyes of drivers, teams and general public.

Even though aerodynamics were made in partnership with Dallara, the rest of the Huracán GT3 is more like a properly enhanced heritage of its previous cars, like the monstrous 5.2-litre V10 engine under the hood, developing more than 600 hp.

And as the car was revealed, the chosen ones to initially compete and help in development of the Huracán GT3 were present. Squadra Corse, Lamborghini’s motorsport division, takes care of development of the car, and Grässer Racing Team and JLOC will be in the track with the first four units of the new GT3 contender, in the Blancpain Endurance Series and Super GT, respectively.

The drivers department will have initially eight drivers with the Huracán. Factory drivers Fabio Babini and Adrian Zaugg will drive one of the two Grässer machines alongside Mirko Bortolotti, while the other car will feature a 100% Squadra Corse Junior Team lineup, with Italian Giovanni Venturini, Dutchman Jeroen Mul and rising American star Andrew Palmer. Milos Pavlovic and Edoardo Piscopo were named the official Squadra Corse test drivers, involved in testing and supporting teams that will race the Huracán GT3 worldwide.

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Expectations high on a future battle between this Huracán beast and the Reiter Gallardo R-EX. It’s always interesting to see how the competition goes between two models of the same manufacturer, although not essentially they are manufacturer prepared cars, like the Chevy duel between the Callaway Corvette Z06.R and the SaReNi Camaro on ADAC GT Masters.

Let’s wait and see how it can develop if it happens.

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