Ski racer Jon Olsson is not a normal human being. He does not have a normal life, he does not have a normal job, and he does not drive normal cars. The successful freeskier’s wild profession has bled into his vehicular life, and he has been seen manhandling all sorts of supercars. There was an Audi RS6 DTM, an Audi R8, a Lamborghini Gallardo, a Lamborghini Murciélago, a Nissan GT-R, and now there’s a Lamborghini Huracán. He’s been modifying these cars and documenting them for nearly a decade now, and they typically have two things in common: some sort of black-and-white camo wrap and the all-important ski box.
His new toy, a custom Huracán LP610-4, is no different. It has a wrap from WrapZone, which Olsson points out in his blog was completed in a matter of days, and a carbon-fiber roof-mounted box from 56 Nord, which has been working with Olsson on prototypes since his RS6. They’re not even for sale to the public yet.
“Most people think I am crazy that put ski boxes on Lambos,” Olsson said on his blog. “But since I am going to use this and drive around in the Alps all winter, I need space for my skis!” Sure thing, man.
For this Lambo, he went beyond a few style and practicality add-ons. With help from Stertman Motorsport, he also added a VF Engineering supercharger kit (at a cost of about $33,000), which typically boosts output to more than 800 horsepower, but Olsson says his was tuned to be “quite a bit more extreme.” The Huracán also has an Akrapovic exhaust, Eventuri carbon-fiber air intakes, and Girodisc cold-temperature steel brake discs.
You might notice that, although the ski carrier is a nod to practicality, the lowered suspension doesn’t exactly make sense for driving in snow. Apparently Olsson is not too worried. As mentioned, he doesn’t do things normally.
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