SPEEDY THRILLS
CO U N T RY C RU I S I N G Elysia Fryer celebrates the arrival of Lamborghini’s Leeds showroom with a whistle-stop tour of the Yorkshire Dales
With three new models in the bag, there’s never been a better time to get behind the wheel of a Lamborghini. Equally, when you’re presented with a supercar road trip through the Yorkshire Dales, you’d be a fool to turn it down. This is the first time three thrilling new models have been introduced to the Lamborghini market and to celebrate, one of the motoring world’s finest bloodlines brings its class to Yorkshire. Sales in Yorkshire have grown significantly in the last three years, and so the Italian brand saw a gap in the market, bringing a brand new, state-of-the-art showroom to the north of England at 2 Aire Valley Drive, Leeds. It’s a county with big ideas and big aspirations – an ethos Lamborghini is more than happy to tap into. We arrive at the glass-fronted showroom as a rainbow fleet of supercars roll up. We’re here to ride in the Urus SUV, the Huracán and the Aventador – all of which boast unique characteristics
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in the sportscar world. Of course, it’s not a Lamborghini if you’re not making a statement with colour. A convoy of bright blue and orange motors set off as we journey up and over the Dales. My first ride is the Huracán Evo – everything you’d expect from a Lamborghini and more, packing in more performance, control and innovation than ever before. Complete with a powerful V10 engine and all the latest technologies to ensure it’s at the top of its game, this is a real gamechanger. You can tootle along in automatic as you get to grips with the vehicle and all its gadgets, but this car really comes into its own when you vamp up the paddle gears and enjoy every bump, turn and twist out on the country roads. This car is built for having a bit of fun. It moves to satisfy the driver’s desires and is in perfect harmony with the Lamborghini DNA. Complete with dazzling aerodynamic design, an avant-garde control system and the Lamborghini Integrated Vehicle Dynamics (LDVI) system – a controller adapting the vehicle’s behaviour to suit to the driver –
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