When it comes to Lamborghinis, they fail to generate excitement within me unless I’m behind the wheel. The sight of these cars is quite common in my hometown of Los Angeles, often spotted as rental vehicles flaunted by individuals seeking a false sense of status as they cruise along Melrose Avenue. However, a rather intriguing detail caught my attention as I inspected a Huracán STO during a local car gathering: The Lamborghini Huracán incorporates the brake and accelerator pedals sourced from the humble Volkswagen GTI.
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With the debut of the Huracán Tecnica, the latest addition to the lineage of rear-wheel-driven 631-horsepower descendants of the all-wheel-drive downforce-packed Performante, this revelation compelled me to further investigate the components shared between the Huracán and GTI or other Volkswagen Auto Group vehicles.
Chris Rosales
Delving into the Lamborghini parts catalog evokes a sense of déjà vu for individuals experienced with owning and maintaining Volkswagen vehicles. All the part numbers follow the same XXX YYY ZZZ AA format, where XXX represents the main engine or model code, YYY indicates the group and subassembly code, ZZZ denotes the part number, and AA stands for a revision code. The part number for the accelerator pedal is 1K1 723 503 AN. For avid enthusiasts, 1K0, 1K1, or a similar designation signifies the code for the Mk5 Volkswagen Golf, internally known as 1K, which was introduced in 2006 and utilized a floor-hinged pedal until 2014. The 2015 Mk7 Golf, on the other hand, transitioned to a top-hinged pedal.
Further exploration of the parts catalog led to a fruitless search for more overt shared components. However, a considerable number of mechanical similarities were discovered, although none as intriguing as a Huracán featuring the accelerator pedal from a Mk6 GTI. Nevertheless, several engine parts exhibited shared or closely related characteristics.
