Did you know that the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) has deemed that a regular truck (non-dually) needs to hit 60 mph from a standstill in up to 30 seconds as part of the standardized J2807 procedure? Of course, when you own a supercar like the Lamborghini Huracan, determining its maximum tow rating involves a different kind of testing, such as pulling a trailer with an Urus SUV on top of it.
Whether we’re discussing the more hermetical car landscape of the past or today’s uber-diverse market where EVs rule the quarter-mile, the identity of the Lamborghini brand is unmistakable. So it’s no wonder that this seems to be the go-to marque for when vlogger Alex Choi, a guy who seemingly lives for his attempts to break the internet, wants to pull a big one (pun intended).
A few years ago when the Urus was a fresh arrival (we’re waiting for the mid-cycle revamp these days—oh how time flies!), Choi used a Sant’Agata Bolognese SUV to tow a Huracan and the shenanigan went viral. The cogs of the world wide web are a bit harder to turn these days, so the vlogger figured he might as well do the trick the other way around.
Thus, he fitted his heavily modded Huracan with a Class 4 tow hitch, which is rated for 15,000 lbs (it’s fixed to the subframe and reinforced), found a trailer that would be just generous enough to accommodate an Urus—but still the kind the supercar could handle, which it did, apparently—and went pulling, all with some burnouts along the way.
A history of hooning
However, one might say the enthusiast started small, taking his Lamborghini Huracan for a mud driving session four years ago. Back then, the Italian exotic had “only” been pushed from its 600 hp factory output to 800 hp, while sporting minor exterior mods and it all ended in overheating due to the mud clogging some vents.
Things started getting serious in 2019: after some more serious tech mods, he removed some body panels and installed an exoskeleton, making writers around the world research Lamborghini’s rally car history—it doesn’t exist—once his build was launched (yep, he’s the monkey bar Lambo guy).
Soon after that, I had a chat with a Lamborghini executive (on a different matter) and, when I casually mentioned Choi’s name, he said he was familiar “with this customer” and smiled. This only reinforced Sant’Agata Bolognese’s open-minded position (as also highlighted by approving of Mad Mike Whiddett‘s Huracan drift car), as opposed to how a certain brand with a horse logo likes to threaten those who mess with its cars with lawsuits, but this is another story for another time.
Last October, Choi showcased a new face for his Huracan and I mean that in a literal sense—he fitted the mid-engined machine with body panels from its Huracan Super Trofeo Evo one-make series racer sibling.
The Lambo seemed to take the abuse without any serious problems
Oh, and courtesy of Sheepy Race, the 5.2L V10 of the car, which has received a twin-turbo kit, now makes 1,250 hp at all four wheels. And while the aluminum rear subframe, which is designed to detach and take the engine with it in the event of certain severe crashes, stayed in place, the dual-clutch transmission certainly didn’t have an easy job.
However, with the exception of showing a 4WD system error on the dash in between the multiple towing’n burnout sessions (the Urus was just one form of cargo he hauled, with a Huracan STO and his Audi RS6 also on the list) the car appeared to take all the abuse without any visible issues.
Car manufacturers perform all sorts of torture tests before releasing a new model, but we’re not used to seeing owners doing it, especially on the street. So while this is all fun and games (we’re not sure about the legal part, though), it’s probably best not to try it at home.
That being said, you’re probably wondering about the numbers. Well, in its limit-pushing adventure, the 3,400+ lbs Lamborghini Huracan pulled around 7,000 lbs (4,850 lbs for the SUV and over 2,000 lbs for the tandem axle trailer), which happens to match the official tow rating of the Urus. So now you know.
