Time is running out if you fancy getting your hands on the Lamborghini Huracan Evo RWD from Lady Gaga’s 911 music video. The competition closes on 17 December, with the lucky winner announced in January 2021.
The funds generated by the sweepstake will support Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, which promotes the wellness of young people. Participants can enter via the Omaze platform, with no purchase or donation necessary. Alternatively, a $10 (£7.50) donation is enough for 100 entries, while $100 (£75) provides 2,000 chances to win.
Don’t let the title of the Lady Gaga song fool you, because it isn’t about her favourite German sports car. Instead, it’s about her antipsychotic medication: “My biggest enemy is me, pop a 911.”
The video is inspired by the Armenian film The Colour of Pomegranates, but you’ll have to wait until the end for the first glimpse of the Lamborghini Huracan Evo RWD. There’s also a highly prominent advert for a South Korean television manufacturer.
In a tweet, Lady Gaga said: “Lamborghini was kind enough to offer to give away the Huracan Evo RWD featured in the ‘911’ short film to support Born This Way Foundation. Funds raised will go to support our mission to build a kinder, braver world.”
It’s quite a prize. The car is worth, as near as makes no difference, £165,000, which is around £34,000 less than the standard Huracan Evo. This makes it the most affordable Lamborghini, if we exclude the Urus SUV.
‘RWD’ stands for rear-wheel drive, which means 610hp goes to the Huracan’s rear wheels. On paper, this should make it the purest and hardest-to-tame Huracan you can buy, although this is unlikely to be the reason why it played a static role in Lady Gaga’s music video.
‘An absolute hooligan’
Our Tim Pitt is a fan. Of the Lamborghini Huracan Evo RWD, that is. He’ll be subbing this news story, so he can add his thoughts on Lady Gaga.
He drove the car in the summer and said he prefers it to the four-wheel-drive Huracan. “With only two driven wheels, the RWD is a trickier prospect. You feel the car move around in corners, its steering more nuanced and throttle-dependent, its handling edgier and more exuberant. It rewards commitment and demands respect, particularly on damp roads. On a track, it would be an absolute hooligan.
“Ultimately, you’ll be going slower, but the Huracan Evo RWD feels faster. And despite everything, the feel of a Lamborghini is what matters most. That extra £34k sure comes in handy, though.”
It also made the Motoring Research list of the best cars of 2020. “Turns out the cheapest Lamborghini supercar is also the best,” Tim Pitt proclaimed.
We suspect Tim will be entering Lady Gaga’s competition. Winning would be a good way to end 2020. Good luck, Tim.
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