Lamborghini has released a pair of new videos showing the all-new Huracan Sterrato sliding on Californian dirt, and one of them in particular highlights just how much fun it is to drive on loose surfaces.

Tim Bravo, Lamborghini's Director of Communication, links up with the brand's CEO Stephan Winkelmann, its Chief Technical Officer Rouven Mohr, and its Head of Design Mitja Borkert to find out how the car came about and what changes were made.

What follows is an entertaining in-car exchange between the executives as they discuss the car while driving through Italy and then sliding across the dirt in California.

The concept of an off-roading supercar came about a few years ago at one of the brand's Urus experience events, which was held in the style of an off-road rally. Every year, Lamborghini hosts events like these for its well-heeled customers. After everyone experienced the SUV going sideways on loose surfaces, the idea of an all-terrain supercar was planted in Mohr's mind.

He discussed his ideas with Borkert, and that night, the designer called his team to get some early sketches in progress. We sincerely hope that Lamborghini someday shows us its other design concepts for the car, as a 1:3 scale model of an earlier design looked even more extreme than the final production car.

But looks and a cool idea alone do not a car make.

To create a proof-of-concept technical demonstrator, Lamborghini used an old Huracan durability testing car to develop the idea further. The result is a supercar 44 millimeters taller than a regular Huracan EVO, with a 30-mm wider track in front and a 34-mm wider track at the rear, enhancing stability as the car fights for traction on loose surfaces like sand, gravel, or snow and ice.

Engineers also added 25% more axle travel up front and 35% more at the rear, while Bridgestone developed a special new Dueler AT002 tire that promises high performance on asphalt and remarkable traction off it. And with a new rally mode, also found on the Urus Performante, the car readjusts its torque curve to make the most of these hardware changes.

The result not only looks like a lot of fun but seems remarkably easy to control. In fact, Mohr reckons anyone could do it - that's how well the car is set up. And watching the car drive through the Joshua Tree National Park and then sliding through the mixed surfaces of the Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, we sincerely hope that buyers take the encouragement of those who created this car.

If Lamborghini only built this car for posing, it would not have a functional roof-mounted air intake scoop, so make the most of the protective cladding, reinforced sills, enhanced suspension travel, and other off-road-specific accouterments and make yourself feel like an Italian Colin McRae.