A sound camera picked up an excessively loud rumble from the exhaust of a Lamborghini Huracán. Which exhaust company deserves a lesson in noise suppression? Lamborghini itself…
The Lamborghini Temerario can do a lot of things just as well, if not better, than its predecessor, the Huracán. One thing you have to be content with is eight cylinders. The ten cylinders of the Huracán are a thing of the past. Initial impressions of the Temerario’s exhaust are fine, but the majestic roar of the Huracán’s V10 was a special sound.
V10
Ten cylinders and a fairly high redline: the sound of the Huracán and therefore Audi R8 is one that most car enthusiasts will recognize. It is different from, for example, an LFA or Carrera GT and also different from the 8.4 liter V10 from the Viper. Moreover, Lamborghini leaves the exhaust nice and loud from the factory, making companies like Capristo, Fi, Akrapovic and Gintani almost redundant. They mainly add extra volume. Then you have to watch out when you rush past a sound camera.
Too loud
A New Yorker got a noise fine in The Big Apple. Well, if you put a Gintani system on the back of your Lambo, then the motto is to close the valves pretty quickly. It cost the car fanatic named Anthony Aquilino about 800 dollars. Those are not outlet prices. However, Aquilino does not agree with the fine. His Huracán Performante did not have a Gintani exhaust. And not from another brand either. His Performante is standard and not a single screw has been modified.
Indictment
Aquilino also wants to take the case to court. According to him, the Huracán is just a car that is legally allowed in the city, while the sound camera picked up that it was a car that was too loud. According to Aquilino, that should not be possible if the car is not modified, because the cameras try to filter out people with a modified exhaust that is too loud. Aquilino was not driving too fast, in fact, he just drove with the flow of traffic. According to him, this puts the Lambo owner in a difficult position: driving in New York means that you will be picked up by those sound cameras anyway, but not driving in your own city is also not an option. So for Aquilino it feels like he is being forced to sell the car.
Nürburgring
New York City officials understand Aquilino’s position, but say the cameras aren’t selective about modified cars or not. You’d think a car that’s legal in the U.S. would meet the noise limits. Incidentally, this isn’t the first time a completely stock Huracán has exceeded noise limits. The Nürburgring now also has a noise limit of 130 dB. YouTuber Shmee150 wanted to take his Huracán STO for a spin but was denied because the STO peaked at over 130 dB. Also with the stock exhaust. Could Lamborghini have been a little too optimistic with their noise limits? (via NY Post)
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JelmerS say
Well, if consumption figures differ everywhere, do you think that they will suddenly start recording decibels after the decimal point?
