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NEED TO KNOW With a limited-edition run of 1,499 vehicles, Sterrato — meaning dirt road in Italian — signals the fi nal Lamborghini Huracán

Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato Tractor builder Ferruccio Lamborghini founded his namesake car company with a mission to show Enzo Ferrari how sports cars should be built. Sixty years later, Huracán Sterrato — a supercar turned super Baja-style buggy — arguably transports that sentiment into the present day. Sterrato is a nod to Huracán after the close of its nine-year life cycle, and there’s no pursuit of superlatives with this car, but rather a distinct ‘because-we-could’ attitude — a focus on fun from a set of supremely talented supercar engineers. Sterrato’s ride height is 1.73 inches higher than a standard Huracán (eliminating the inevitable supercar pothole and driveway scraping anxieties), and features custom 19-inch Bridgestone Dueler all-terrain AT002 tall-sidewall, run- fl at tires. Translated, the rubber is rated for speeds up to 168 mph, and a spare is unnecessary (excellent, because there’s not exactly space for one). Bonus: The roof rails can hold up to 88 lbs. Perfect for surfboards, or skis perhaps. Or whatever overland paraphernalia one could desire. Designers pragmatically sealed o ff the side-mounted air intakes and replaced them with a single roof-mounted scoop — the location least likely to devour dirt and debris. That meant detuning the mid-mounted 5.2-liter V10 from 630 hp to 602 hp. The shark nose, shortened and heighted for an improved approach angle, makes sense, but the decision to keep the fragile carbon-ceramic brakes remains the head-scratcher. Find some sand and engage rally mode. Or send it on the suburban streets, fi nally unafraid of bottoming out. Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato from $273,177, lamborghini.com

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