The 10 Fastest Lamborghinis MotorTrend Has Ever Tested
The biggest and baddest bulls that burned down the quarter mile.
Get ready for a storm of Huracáns and a—gaggle?—of Aventadors. Our list of the 10 fastest Lamborghinis that we’ve ever tested pulls almost exclusively from the extensive array of special editions that the Italian automaker sprinkled in among its two most impressive modern offerings. Of course, not every ultra-quick Lamborghini has two doors—and we’ve thrown in a couple of our favorite classic speed machines to complement the usual suspects.
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But before we get to the most raging of the raging bulls, a quick note about our testing. The MotorTrend test team measures the acceleration of more than 200 vehicles every year to inform the rigorous, unbiased reviews written by our experienced editors. To ensure our 0–60 and quarter-mile times are accurate and comparable, we hold ourselves to high standards. We test at automotive proving grounds in California and Michigan with Racelogic Vbox Touch data loggers that record a vehicle's speed 25 times per second using high-accuracy GPS. Our acceleration times are weather corrected using the methodologies outlined by SAE International, the standards organization formerly known as the Society of Automotive Engineers. The weather-correction defined in SAE J1349 allows MotorTrend acceleration numbers collected on a Michigan winter day to be directly compared with those captured during summer testing in California.
Got all that? OK, now here’s our look at the fastest Lamborghinis we’ve ever strapped our test gear onto.
10. 2023 Lamborghini Urus Performante Euro Spec | 11.3 seconds at 121.3 mph
It’s a testament to our times that this list leads off with an SUV. The Lamborghini Urus is the second SUV from the brand (following in the footsteps of the “Rambo Lambo” LM002, an ’80s icon), and the Performante edition features more aggressive gearing and a 104-pound diet to help make it that much quicker off the line compared to the “standard” model.
We were able to squeeze an 11.3-second quarter mile from the Lamborghini, which features a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8 tuned to provide 657 horsepower and 627 lb-ft of torque. Of course, all-wheel drive is present and accounted for, helping put the vehicle’s tremendous output to the ground with a minimum of drama and ensure a trap speed of 121.3 mph.
Read the First Test of the 2023 Lamborghini Urus Performante
9. 2023 Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4 Sterrato | 10.7 seconds at 128.5 mph
Wait a minute—the first Lamborghini on this list is an SUV, and the second is cosplaying as an SUV? It turns out that adding all-terrain tires, a heap of body cladding, and a minor suspension lift isn’t enough to push the Huracán LP 610-4 Sterrato out of contention as one of the fastest Lamborghinis we’ve ever tested.
That trail-ready Bridgestone rubber might knock some of the luster off the Sterrato’s lap times, but in a straight line it’s still got enough grip to turn in some truly impressive numbers: 10.7 seconds at 128.5 mph when exercised on a dragstrip. Thanks in large part to its 602 horsepower and 413 lb-ft of torque from a 5.2-liter V-10 engine, that’s within 0.2 second of a past street-only Huracán in our logbook.
Read the First Test of the 2023 Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato
8. 2021 Lamborghini Huracán STO | 10.7 seconds at 132.3 mph
Remember earlier when we lauded all-wheel drive for helping the Sterrato stick to the pavement? It turns out that there’s more than one way to get the most out of the Huracán’s driveline, as the rear-wheel-drive STO edition proves by pipping the Sterrato one spot on our fastest Lambos list.
The Huracán STO has a bit more power (630 horses in all) from the same-displacement V-10 engine the off-road wonder uses. Add that to the Super Trofeo Omologato car’s race-derived DNA, stickier tires, and shorter gearing, and the STO’s manages to tie the Sterrato with a quarter-mile time of 11.7 seconds and then pushes past it on the list with a quicker trap speed of 132.3 mph.
Read the First Test of the 2021 Lamborghini Huracán STO
7. 2014 Lamborghini Huracán | 10.6 seconds at 132.8 mph
When the Lamborghini Huracán first appeared on the scene, it was like nothing else the automaker had ever built. Not in the sense that it was quick, as over-muscled Lambos were certainly nothing new. Instead, the Huracán proved that the company could engineer a supercar that was every bit as easy to live with daily as it was electrifying from behind the wheel.
Our first test of the Huracán (an LP 610-4) proved that Lamborghini put its best foot forward, as 10.6 seconds at 132.8 mph in the quarter mile still stands up a decade later as compared to the many other Huracán models to have followed it. The Huracán’s fantastic performance, paired with a relatively comfortable interior and very reasonable dynamics on real-world roads, also proved that driving an exotic Lambo could also be day-to-day enjoyable.
Read the First Test of the Lamborghini Huracán
6. 2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 Euro Spec | 10.6 seconds at 133.9 mph
The Lamborghini Aventador is a little gnarlier to corral than the Huracán, as demonstrated by our test of a 2012 model where it posted the same 10.6-second quarter mile e.t. as its upcoming sibling, albeit with a higher trap speed of 133.9 mph.
The Aventador’s 691-horsepower V-12 engine hits like the boulder from Raiders of the Lost Ark once it gathers steam and unleashes all 509 lb-ft of torque through the Thrust mode launch control baked into its single-clutch, seven-speed automated manual gearbox. Easily able to overwhelm its all-wheel-drive system (and occasionally its pilot), the LP 700-4 was nevertheless the second-quickest street car we’d ever tested at the time (though we had trouble repeating that performance, scoring a 10.8-second quarter mile later in the year with a similar car).
Read the First Test of the 2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 European Spec
5. 2023 Lamborghini Huracán LP 640-2 (Tecnica) Euro Spec | 10.6 seconds at 134.5 mph
Lamborghini never tires of mixing and matching its various supercar formulas in the pursuit of yet another special edition model it can market to the speed-seeking masses. The 2023 Lamborghini Huracán LP 640-2 Tecnica is the perfect example, as it combines the rear-wheel-drive character of the Huracán STO with a sleeker, and less track-attack driving package that includes a more modest aero package and posher cabin.
With 630 horsepower along for the ride and presumably less drag from its various spoilers and splitters, the LP 640-2 Tecnica is another member of the 10.6-second quarter-mile club, peeling a tenth of a second back from the STO’s time while also turning in a trap speed of 134.5 mph. It’s faster than the hairier Aventador and more coddling as a daily driver to boot.
Read the First Test of the 2023 Lamborghini Huracán Tecnica LP-640
4. 2020 Lamborghini Huracán Evo AWD | 10.5 seconds at 132.7 mph
In the oft-changing world of Huracán special editions, the 2020 Lamborghini Evo AWD stepped up to fill the hole left by the departure of the Performante trim (which we’ll see on this list soon enough). Positioned as a significant update to the Huracán formula, the Evo AWD offered goodies like rear-wheel steering, torque-vectoring all-wheel drive, and of course a 630-horsepower 5.2-liter V-10 engine that was also good for 442 lb-ft of torque.
Point the Huracán Evo AWD at the timing lights, and you’ll likely approach our 10.5-second e.t. in the quarter mile without much fuss. With a trap speed of 132.7 mph, the Evo AWD set a higher bar for what buyers could expect from the friendly supercar, thanks in part to software that stalls out the Huracán’s active aero to reduce drag.
Read the First Test of the 2020 Lamborghini Huracán Evo
3. 2018 Lamborghini Huracán Performante Euro Spec | 10.4 seconds at 134.5 mph
If the Evo AWD was such an improvement, then why does the older Huracán Performance squeak ahead of it on our list of the fastest Lamborghinis we’ve ever tested? Since both vehicles share the same 630-horsepower 5.2-liter V-10, the answer is quite simple: The lighter Performante leverages a better power-to-weight ratio to take the checkered flag.
Such are the rules of physics. The Performante tripped our timers with a 10.4-second quarter mile pass, and its trap speed of 134.5 mph indicates how much more go its 10-cylinder engine has to offer when it’s strapped to a land missile boasting a lower mass. For those keeping score at home, that puts the Huracán Perfomante on the same level as the Bugatti Veyron 16.4.
Read the First Test of the 2018 Lamborghini Huracán Performante
2. 2015 Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 SV | 10.4 seconds at 134.7 mph
The 2015 Lamborghini Aventador LP 750-4 SV (Superveloce) sharpens the already lethal claws of the supercar, gifting it with 740 horsepower and 509 lb-ft of torque from its 6.5-liter V-12 engine. Combine that with all-wheel drive and a brutally efficient single-clutch seven-speed automated manual transmission, and that’s enough to propel the LP 750-4 SV to a 10.4-second quarter mile at 134.7 mph.
Don’t scoff at the fact that this version of the Aventador ties the less powerful Huracán Evo AWD at the drag strip. Instead, revel in the fact that it, too, tied with the infinitely more expensive Bugatti Veyron a full three years before the Huracán managed that feat, all while leveraging older and less refined technology.
Read the First Test of the 2015 Lamborghini Aventador SV
1. 2019 Lamborghini Aventador SVJ | 10.3 seconds at 136.4 mph
With the full name of “SuperVeloce Jota LP770-4,” the fastest Aventador that we’ve ever tested—and indeed, the fastest Lamborghini tested in MotorTrend history—commands attention right off the bat. Combine its mouthful of a moniker with the 760-horsepower version of the Aventador’s 6.5-liter V-12, and you’ve got a supercar that can hit the hammer hard enough to not only take the production car lap record at the Nürburgring in 2019 but also make you forget everything but the three little letters “SVJ” by the time you’ve ridden out its 10.3-second quarter-mile pass.
Oh, and remember that auto-stall feature on the Huracán Performante’s active aerodynamics? It’s here on the SVJ, too, only it’s even more efficient after several years of additional testing. That’s a big part of why its trap speed of 136.4 mph also stands as the fastest of any Lambo on our list.
Read the First Test of the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ
A Couple More Lamborghinis, Just for Fun
1988 Lamborghini Countach 5000 QV | 13.3 seconds at 104 mph
The last gasp of Lamborghini’s ’70s-wedge styling blitz, the Countach is the car that starred on a million teenage bedroom walls as the literal poster child of the supercar vanguard. The 5000 QV (and the mechanically identical 25th Anniversary model that replaced it) was dated but still potent by the end of the Countach’s run, thanks in large part to its ferocious 449-horsepower 5.2-liter V-12 engine.
Also capable of generating 369 lb-ft of torque, the Countach’s malevolent mill propelled the coupe to a quarter-mile time of 13.3 seconds with a trap speed of 104 mph. Still quick for the time, the Countach was on the verge of being caught by its cohort of equally exotic Italian, German, and even American rivals—but few of them could lay claim to being nearly as eye-searing.
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2001 Lamborghini Diablo VT 6.0 | 11.8 seconds at 120.9 mph
The Diablo was the car that replaced the Countach in the showroom, though maybe not in the hearts of the Lamborghini faithful. That didn’t matter much, as the Diablo was content to obliterate every performance record the Countach had ever held at the company and do so while delivering a much more human-focused driving experience that included small details like rear visibility.
The Diablo VT 6.0 featured a V-12 as large as the numeric badge on its back suggested, and with more than 580 horsepower on tap—along with all-wheel drive—it screamed down the quarter mile in 11.8 seconds at 120.9 mph.
