Ranked: the highest-revving car engines ever made

Ranked: the highest-revving car engines ever made
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2 of 18 Photos in Gallery With the words ‘Super Trofeo Omolagata’ in its name, you know the Lamborghini Huracan STO is a very special. At the heart of this track-focused model is the same 5.2-liter V10 as other Huracan models with a rev ceiling of 8500 RPM. It produces 640 hp, enough to see the lightweight STO from 0-62mph in 3.0 seconds flat.What marks out the Lamborghini’s V10 engine is not the dizzying rev limit so much as the way it races towards the red line. Unlike some of its turbocharged rivals, the Huracan is naturally aspirated. As a result, it seems to build in an increasingly rabid fashion as revs rise, helped by having to propel less weight as there’s no four-wheel drive system in this model, only rear-wheel drive.
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Lamborghini Huracan STO - 8500 RPM
With the words ‘Super Trofeo Omolagata’ in its name, you know the Lamborghini Huracan STO is a very special. At the heart of this track-focused model is the same 5.2-liter V10 as other Huracan models with a rev ceiling of 8500 RPM. It produces 640 hp, enough to see the lightweight STO from 0-62mph in 3.0 seconds flat.
What marks out the Lamborghini’s V10 engine is not the dizzying rev limit so much as the way it races towards the red line. Unlike some of its turbocharged rivals, the Huracan is naturally aspirated. As a result, it seems to build in an increasingly rabid fashion as revs rise, helped by having to propel less weight as there’s no four-wheel drive system in this model, only rear-wheel drive.