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Lamborghini Finally Gets Serious About Racing With Huracán GT3
Lamborghini Finally Gets Serious About Racing With Huracán GT3-October 2024
2024-02-19 EST 22:11:49

If you've ever wondered why pants-on-face-bonkers supercar manufacturer Lamborghini doesn't really have a factory racing effort, well, they're about to fix that. They're developing a for FIA GT3 racing. You're welcome.

Lamborghini has dabbled in racing for years, both with the one-make as well as giving some support to the team of , who have run Diablos, Gallardos and Murciélagos in the past.

Remember the Gallardo Super Trofeo? That was an all-wheel drive car with 570 horsepower. The new…

Now Lamborghini is developing a car for FIA GT3 racing through its own in-house motorsports arm. The car will be mostly based on the production Huracán, but shed a few hundred pounds off of its curb weight to comply with GT3 standards. It's likely that they will shed the all-wheel-drive system as fellow Volkswagen Group racers Bentley and Audi have done to meet weight restrictions.

I can't wait to see the 5.2-liter Huracán V10 in a racecar as well. We need more racing V10s, especially with Dodge team from United SportsCar. V10s are love and happiness in an engine note. There can never be enough.

This entry from Lamborghini places it head-to-head (or rather, wheel-to-wheel) with the new . I can't wait to see this much awesomeness on one track at once. While we're at it, does anyone else want to announce a new GT3 car today? The more, the merrier.

BMW has been racing the Z4 in GT3 competition since 2010. While it is still cool, it is getting…

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