Lamborghinis once had a reputation for being fast in a straight line and clunky in corners. The 2015 Lamborghini Huracán is fast everywhere.

Lamborghini pegs the 0 to 62 mph time at 3.2 seconds and 0 to 124 mph in 9.9 seconds. It is powered by a 602-hp, 5.2-liter V-10.

The Huracán’s skin and underlying structure are mostly aluminum. The use of carbon fiber in the rear bulkhead, center tunnel, and portions of the B-pillars accounts for a 10-percent weight reduction and is part of a 50-percent increase in rigidity. Its angular design manages to be both severe and elegant, and its stealth fighter

Alcantara and leather has been attractively stretched over carbon-fiber bucket seats (lighter, firmer optional chairs that are manually adjustable and very low set), and similar buttery hides have been contrast-stitched into place over nearly every other surface in the intimate cabin.