All arguments in favour of turbocharged supercar engines are settled after just five furious minutes in the Lamborghini Huracan LP580-2.

Boy, does this thing sound the goods – its 5.2-litre V10 makes a noise both exotic and menacing in true old-school supercar fashion. It’s also so loud only those with permanent hearing damage would ever consider an aftermarket exhaust. You’ll know every tunnel and rock-face in a 20km radius. (And it’s true it doesn’t sound that different to an LP580-4 but the rear-drive baby Lambo is the new one for this year.)

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Compared to the 6.0-litre VF the LS3 SS has proper balls. As well as a proper induction noise, it burbles at idle, crackles on the overrun and just sounds tough.

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Its clever ‘Twinster’ system, adapted from the Range Rover Evoque of all places, can send the majority of the engine’s torque to the rear wheels, giving the car a rear-biased feel on corner exit that has so far eluded the hot hatch segment. Drift Mode is a gimmick (we explain why here), but the drivetrain is brilliant.