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"  On-Sale Date: Now  Base Price (est.): $245,000  Competitors: Audi R8, McLaren 650S, Porsche 911 Turbo S Powertrains: 5.2-liter V-10, 602 hp, 413 lb-ft; seven-speed dual-clutch automatic, AWD EPA Fuel Economy (city/hwy, mfr. est.): 15/21  It&amp;#039;s not just that the Lamborghini Hurac\u00E1n looks like a fighter jet. Nor is it because the car&amp;#039;s aluminum structure mixes in carbon fiber to save weight. No, the biggest reason why the Hurac\u00E1n is a street-going F-22 is because it uses actual aerospace components to make it faster and easier to drive. Tucked under the leather-lined cabin, right near the car&amp;#039;s center of gravity, is the LPI, or Lamborghini Piattaforma Inerziale (literally, inertial platform). It&amp;#039;s a black box with three gyroscopes and three accelerometers. Other cars typically only have one gyroscope; fighter jets and fantastic Lamborghinis use three. The extra gyros mean that the motions in pitch, yaw, and roll can be determined exactly. In cars with one gyro, that figure needs to be calculated using other inputs such as wheel speed.   The difference is slight, says Lamborghini&amp;#039;s technical chief Maurizio Reggiani, but important. With the new LPI, dynamic information is instantaneously available to all the systems that control the car&amp;#039;s behavior, most importantly, the stability control and four-wheel-drive systems. That allows for faster, more precise adjustments and, ultimately, better performance for everyone from seasoned race-car drivers to your grandma. Of course, granny might hesitate to cash out her retirement portfolio to pay for this quarter-million-dollar beast. But there has never been a 602-hp, 202-mph supercar that&amp;#039;s as easy to drive as the Hurac\u00E1n\u2014primarily because the clunky single-clutch transmission in the Gallardo has been replaced with a new seven-speed dual clutch unit that&amp;#039;s as fast and smooth as any transmission in the world. There are other improvements, too, like moving all the buttons on the steering column to the steering wheel. And the instrument cluster is all digital, allowing you to alternate between a giant dial showing the speedometer or tachometer and a smaller dial with infotainment data next to it, or a full-screen navigation map.  Lamborghini figured out all the details on the Hurac\u00E1n. Well, almost all of them. It&amp;#039;s by far the most comfortable Lamborghini ever, and the interior lives up to every childhood fantasy you&amp;#039;ve ever had. But do the air-conditioning vents need to be covered in cheap plastic? Sure, it&amp;#039;s a small gripe, but aluminum or carbon fiber seems more appropriate for a fighter plane.  While this is the most comfortable Lamborghini ever, the Hurac\u00E1n is definitely still a Lamborghini\u2014that means a wicked scream from the V-10 wailing behind your ears. But at lower engine speeds, like when crusing on the highway, the exhaust note is more of a drone, and you can hear the valvetrain and accessories whine. And even with the optional MagneRide electromagnetic dampers, the Hurac\u00E1n will buck and chuck over rough roads. To most people, that&amp;#039;s probably part of the experience, but if you&amp;#039;re looking for everyday comfort, a Porsche 911 Turbo or even the Audi R8 are more your speed. And speed, of course, is the Hurac\u00E1n&amp;#039;s specialty. Lamborghini says 0 to 62 mph (or 100 km/h, thus the odd number) happens in just 3.2 seconds. But there is more here than raw, furious speed. The Lamborghini ties in all of the electronics, including the optional adaptive steering and MagneRide adaptive shocks. Here again, the Hurac\u00E1n echoes a fighter jet\u2014the automatic controls that keep the plane flying level do countless minor adjustments to keep the plane flying stable. The Lamborghini doesn&amp;#039;t need the computer to keep it going straight down the road, and the driver is always firmly in control. But the concept is similar: The computers are making us faster. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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