At the Los Angeles Auto Show last month, Lamborghini took the wraps off their latest addition to the company’s road car roster, the LP 580-2. This week they’ve released footage of the new super sports car making its way around Imola race track in Italy in a manner we haven’t seen from the Huracán before – sideways.

Among the numerous reasons to like Lamborghini is their modern nomenclature – unlike the alphabet soup that most manufacturers use to designate their models –which often have nothing to do with the particulars of the car – Lamborghini’s designations actually mean something worthwhile.

So when the Italian supercar maker unveiled the Huracán LP 580-2, we knew a few of the model’s vital stats right away, as the “580” denotes that this new Huracán model generates 580 (or 571 in American measurement) horsepower and 398 pound-feet of torque from its naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V10, while the “2” signifies that power is sent exclusively to the rear wheels in this new model, making this something of a purists’ special.

“This is the purest expression of a Lamborghini to date, with class-leading technological refinements,” Stephan Winkelmann, President and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini said during the model’s debut. “It is a serious car for serious drivers: it is maximum driving fun.”

To that end, it drops weight compared to its all-wheel drive stable mate, with dry weight now standing at 3062 lbs, down 73 pounds from compared to the LP 610-4. Weight distribution also shifts further back in the car, resulting in a 40% front and 60% rear weight bias. Lamborghini has also made some significant changes to the handling components, which includes a stiffer suspension setup, along with recalibrated steering and revised stability and traction control algorithms as well.

As for the results? See for yourself in the clip above.