Hooning in the Snow with Lamborghini

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Supercars and snow are usually an ill-advised, YouTube-bound combination, but Lamborghini's Winter Driving Academy mines that unlikely pairing by showing off the cold weather hoonability of their all-wheel drive exotics.

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The program is held a several times a year and attracts global participants-some of whom are Lambo owners, others simply hunting for new driving experiences; I sampled the program in the Italian town of Cortina d'Ampezzo, nestled in the Dolomite mountain range, alongside speed hungry guests from Russia and Singapore.

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The event atmosphere is surprisingly casual, with the only chalk talk consisting of a 20-minute briefing followed by loads of seat time-just the way we like it. Using two Aventadors, four Gallardos, and two Gallardo Superleggeras (all with studded tires,) instructors convey rally-style car control techniques despite the inherent challenge of taming these high-horsepower, stiffly sprung sports cars. As I learned on my first day in the snow, Lambos are considerably trickier to wrangle in slippery conditions than, say, a Subaru STi, whose?compliant suspension enables more communicative transfers of weight.

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With the electronic nannies off, sliding these bad boys across ice is like wrestling a hyperactive ninja, requiring delicate throttle stabs and swift countersteers. The Aventador LP700-4's wide berth and 691 horsepower engine oozed a bit too much vigor for our tight course-though its electronically controlled Haldex differential was better equipped at routing torque to the front wheels than the Gallardo's rear-biased setup. My favorite? The taut but drift happy Superleggera, which offered the best steering feedback and most responsive dynamics.

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The next three-day program runs in Mongolia this March, includes high-end accommodations, and will set you back ?5,950 (around $7,800)-- pricey for me and you, but probably chump change for the average Lambo owner.?

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For more, go to lamborghiniacademy.com.

Source: http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/auto-blog/lamborghini-winter-driving?src=rss

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