He leases his Lamborghini Huracan to hundreds of customers over 5 years... the last one leaves an invisible breakdown for 4 months

We thought we'd seen it all with this Lamborghini Huracán rental. After five years in the hands of hundreds of customers, more than 85,000 km (52,000 miles) covered and virtually no major mechanical problems, its American owner seemed to have demonstrated one thing: modern Italian supercars are far more robust than their reputation suggests.

A few months ago, we already mentioned the surprisingly sound condition of this Huracán used intensively for rental purposes. Despite the kilometers, the repeated accelerations and the drivers sometimes unaccustomed to piloting over 600 horsepower, the car managed almost without major breakage. Until now, that is.

Going off the road... with no apparent consequences

It all begins at an event organized by Rob Ferretti, during which customers can drive several sports cars on an open road. That day, the weather turned for the worse. It rained, but one driver decided to accelerate with the Lamborghini open.

As a result, the Huracán spun out onto the freeway and ended up in the grass of the median strip. Fortunately, the car didn't hit anything. No impact, no destroyed bodywork, not even a visibly bent wheel rim. The driver escaped with a good scare, and the car returned home under its own power.

As with every incident, the Italian supercar is immediately inspected from top to bottom. Put on a deck, check the suspension, check the wheels, balance the tires: everything seems perfectly normal. The only traces of the accident are a few stones stuck in the tires. Nothing to worry about. The owner thinks the matter is settled.

A mysterious vibration

Except that the very next day, a new customer rents the Lamborghini for two weeks. He quickly calls the owner back: something's wrong. At speeds in excess of 130 km/h, the car begins to vibrate strongly. However, no defects were visible. The wheels are checked again. The rims are sent to a specialist. Verdict: they're perfectly straight. No deformation, no structural damage. Technically, everything seems impeccable. And so the mystery lasts for several months.

The invisible problem

It was only much later, almost by chance, that Rob Ferretti finally discovered the source of the problem. While moving the dismantled wheels to his workshop, he heard a strange noise inside the tires. It was water.

Not a few drops. Enough to cause a major imbalance at high speed. When the car went off the road in the rain, the tires lifted slightly from the rim as it spun. Just enough to let in water from the sodden grass at the side of the road. Once the tire was back in place, the water remained trapped inside for almost four months.

At low speeds, it was impossible to detect anything. But on the freeway, water moved inside the tire under the effect of rotation, creating an imbalance. A phantom failure particularly difficult to diagnose. Even the tire professionals had never encountered a similar case.

In the final analysis, it's worth noting that the car suffered no real mechanical damage despite this roadside accident. After years of intensive rental, hundreds of different drivers and now this improbable episode, this Lamborghini Huracán EVO Spyder continues to demonstrate quite impressive robustness.