When Ferruccio Lamborghini set out to build his first car, he had no aspiration to make the fastest road going vehicle like Ferrari. Instead, he simply wanted to build a better grand tourer than Ferrari could. After amassing a small fortune building tractors (which Lamborghini still builds today), he notoriously bought a Ferrari and was disappointed with its lack of refinement and grand touring ability. He returned to Enzo Ferrari and asked him to fix the car, a demand which Enzo's fragile ego promptly returned with insults.

To avenge himself, Lamborghini got to work on his own cars, which has resulted in this masterpiece, the Huracan LP 580-2. Interestingly, the 2 at the end of this Huracan's name wasn't a commonality for Lamborghinis throughout history. Instead, all-wheel drive permeated the lineup to make the grand tourer as safe and accessible as possible.

Cars like the Lamborghini Gallardo Valentino Balboni edition, a shout out to the company's longstanding test driver, were some of the first to get rear-wheel drive, but that trend had to continue into the era of the Huracan. When the mid-engine V10 supercar first hit the streets, it was known for understeering with such vigor that high-speed cornering was seriously hindered. So to make it more driver-friendly, Lamborghini decreased the horsepower a bit and decoupled the front wheels from the drivetrain, making the LP 580-2 one of the most driver-friendly Lambos aside from the top-tier Aventador SV.