Toe-in and curvature adjustments have a huge effect on a car’s behavior, and for the first time in the industry, Lamborghini is coming up with a formula that can adjust a vehicle’s toe-in and curvature on the fly.
The company is recently testing this generation with a special prototype of the Huracan, which works independently on the rear wheels. The system, called the Active Wheel Carrier, uses a single hub that is assembled with two swivel flanges that allow the wheels to move between toe-ins. and convergence, powered by a pair of 48-volt electric motors. It offers up to 6. 6 degrees of toe adjustment on any of the instructions and, even more impressively, allows up to 2. 5 degrees of positive tilt and 5. 5 degrees of negative tilt. .
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Adjusting a car’s toe and pitch requires a stop at an alignment shop. Lamborghini’s active wheel mount is said to be so complex that it can automatically adjust toe-in and lean at the same time up to 60 degrees consistent with the second. .
Car and Driver recently had the opportunity to put the system through its paces at Italy’s Nardo proving ground. It describes the Active Wheel Carrier as “deeply impressive,” noting that it makes the Huracan feel “more grippy and reactive” when switched on. Additionally, it reports that the prototype gained more traction in slower corners, and over the 3.9-mile handling circuit, Car and Driver’s reporter was 4.8 seconds quicker with the system enabled than with it turned off. Quattroruote also tested the system and was told that it could slash a car’s lap time around the Nurburgring by 5 seconds with an experienced driver behind the wheel.
Speaking to Car and Driver, Lamborghini technical director Rouven Mohr said that getting the formula to work with stability torque control and active aerodynamic formulas is the next challenge and will require an “extremely complex dynamic formula”. The Huracan prototype that’s being tested lately doesn’t have traction or stabilityArray
Lamborghini hasn’t officially said when or if the formula will go into production, however, the publication claims that the long-awaited successor to the Huracán may still appear next year.