Lamborghini will be unveiling the off-road-going Huracan Sterrato supercar at the Art Basel show in Miami Beach, Florida on November 30. While the reveal is still several days away, Rouven Mohr – the current CTO of Automobili Lamborghini – talks about the path the company had walked from the initial concept to a finished car.
‘The Sterrato is one of the projects closest to my heart,’ he said. ‘We were testing at Nardò on the ‘Strada Bianca’ and some of us had the idea of also driving an old and modified Huracán on this dirt track. In the evening, following the first test, I was having dinner with Maurizio Reggiani and Mitja Borkert and we elaborated on the idea of creating a car halfway between the Huracán and the Urus. The goal was not so much to create an off-road vehicle but rather an unprecedented super sports car for all surface conditions. So we then built the prototype, a truly incredible car: a lot of fun to drive on dirt roads and with a true rally set-up. Now, I’m proud to see the birth of the definitive version, which will also make our customers very happy.’
If you take a good look at the original Sterrato Concept in the attached video and then compare it to the production car in the gallery below, you will notice slight differences. The roof-mounted light bar is gone, among other things. The cabin remains to be shown, but the prototype had a titanium safety cage there, four-point safety harnesses, carbon-fiber seats and aluminum details all around.
The Sterrato will be Lambo’s last mass-produced car to utilize a non-hybridized, naturally aspirated internal combustion engine. Its power remains to be revealed.
