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<\/p>\nThe Lamborghini Huracan GT3 is regarded as a quick GT3 car that plays to its strengths, especially in low and medium-speed sweeping corners, and it is also strong under braking. However, high-speed corners and wheel-to-wheel battles are not among the strong points of the car, which is based on the Audi R8 platform. That is set to change with the new Temerario GT3 from this year onward, promises Lamborghini\u2019s chief technical officer Rouven Mohr.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe goal was to improve peak performance and eliminate the bottlenecks of the car,\u201d explained Mohr, who has now returned to head Lamborghini\u2019s motorsport department. \u201cAbove all, this is about raceability and slightly widening the operating window.\u201d<\/p>\n
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What does he mean by \u201craceability\u201d? \u201cThe Huracan has a pretty good drag-to-downforce ratio, which is down to the small frontal area of the base model,\u201d Mohr explained. \u201cThat\u2019s why, under BoP, we usually have to give up some top speed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cornering strength often punished on the Huracan<\/p>\n
This typically stems from the fact that Lamborghini\u2019s previous GT3 car makes its lap time in the corners, which often leads to negative adjustments to engine performance under Balance of Performance rules.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThat\u2019s not good for raceability, because unfortunately it\u2019s very difficult to overtake in the corners during races, even if you\u2019re faster. In the end, overtaking happens in the slipstream on the straights.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s also the reason why our car is extremely good when we qualify at the front or start in the first rows,\u201d he explained. \u201cIf we start further back, it\u2019s difficult for us because we can\u2019t make use of our cornering advantage and we can\u2019t overtake.\u201d<\/p>\n
Lamborghini will debut the Huracan’s successor this year, which will compete in a wide variety of championships, including the DTM.<\/p>\n
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A \u201cgamechanger\u201d is expected to be the new 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine. While many fans may feel nostalgic about losing the Huracan\u2019s screaming 5.2-litre naturally aspirated V10, the turbo unit is considered far less vulnerable in traffic.<\/p>\n
Raceability: A big step forward thanks to the turbo engine?The small airbox of the Lamborghini Huracan was a disadvantage in close combat.<\/p>\n
The small airbox of the Lamborghini Huracan was a disadvantage in close combat.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you\u2019re driving in the slipstream, you lose engine performance because you don\u2019t have the ram-air effect,\u201d Mohr said, referring to a key issue for naturally aspirated engines. \u201cThat problem is solved with a turbo engine. If you look at the GT3 field with the McLarens, the Ferrari and all the cars that already run turbo engines today, their raceability is generally better because they can use and compensate for this effect.\u201d<\/p>\n
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With the current Evo version of the Huracan, the situation was made worse by the fact that the airbox on the roof could not be made any higher due to GT3 regulations, meaning it received too little airflow in traffic.<\/p>\n
By contrast, thanks to turbocharging, the Temerario \u201cdoesn\u2019t rely solely on pure output to achieve its performance,\u201d Mohr clarified. \u201cThat hopefully puts us in a better position and within a better performance window in terms of raceability.\u201d<\/p>\n
Beyond that, the Temerario is intended to retain the strengths of its predecessor. \u201cOur car isn\u2019t the easiest to drive, but it rotates like crazy in the corners,\u201d he said, pointing to the strong front end of the Huracan, which allows it to change direction quickly.<\/p>\n
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\u201cAnd it\u2019s strong under braking,\u201d Mohr adds. \u201cWe actually want to improve that further, because we now have more stiffness thanks to the chassis.\u201d<\/p>\n
This had already been considered during development of the road car, since Lamborghini knew it would form the basis for the GT3 model. \u201cSome of the kinematic decisions in the road-car platform were made with foresight so we wouldn\u2019t be limited with the race car.\u201d<\/p>\n
Temerario set to be more accessible for amateur driversLamborghini Temerario GT3![\"Lamborghini](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/75a51c9c561bb031033cb9299817d6a1.jpeg\"\/)
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Lamborghini Temerario GT3<\/p>\n
Another key focus for engineers during the development of the Temerario was drivability. The aim was to make the car more accessible for amateur drivers than the Huracan.<\/p>\n
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\u201cEven professional drivers who are extremely quick in other cars sometimes struggle the first time they drive the Huracan,\u201d Mohr explained, attributing this to the \u201cvery narrow operating window of the current car.\u201d<\/p>\n
If you fall outside that window, you lose a lot of time \u201cbecause you lose balance and front-end grip, which leads to too much understeer,\u201d he said. \u201cThen you can\u2019t get out of the corners fast enough because the engine performance isn\u2019t there.\u201d<\/p>\n
With the new car, emphasis was placed on widening that operating window and making the car less sensitive to changes in ride height.<\/p>\n
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