Likely to be called the Temerario, it will have over 900hp from a 4.0-litre PHEV V8.
Temerario – that’s what the successor to the Lamborghini Huracan is likely to be called in production-spec. Our friends at motor.es has shared some exclusive spy shots of the Huracan successor (codenamed 634) that preview some interesting design details ahead of the junior supercar’s official reveal later this year. The Temerario will lose the Huracan’s naturally aspirated V10 engine, and instead, will be powered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 plug-in hybrid. Of particular interest is the fact that it will be most powerful and highest-revving V8 engine ever installed in a production car.
- Temerario to be powered by 900hp+ plug-in hybrid V8 powertrain
- Design seems heavily inspired by the flagship Revuelto
- Expected to go on sale before the end of this year
Lamborghini Temerario: what do the spy shots reveal?
Although the car is still fully wrapped in camouflaged, we can clearly make out certain details such as the front and rear bumpers, the headlamps and tail lamps, and of course, the heavily sculpted door and fenders. First impressions are that it’s a marked departure from the Huracan, and certainly very closely related to the flagship V12 Revuelto.
Lamborghini’s signature hexagonal and Y-motifs can be seen on the bumpers, lighting elements and the wheels; the headlamps seem a little more pronounced than on the Revuelto, and on the sides, there are air intakes on the fenders and just aft of the doors which seem for both cooling and aerodynamic purposes. At the rear, the Temerario gets a high-mounted hexagonal exhaust tip and a pronounced rear diffuser that’s scooped out at the edges, exposing the rear wheels.
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Overall, the dramatic silhouette still adheres to Lamborghini’s ‘spaceship’ ethos. Under the skin, the basic principles of the monofuselage carbon-fibre monocoque introduced with the Revuelto is expected to be carried over.
Lamborghini Temerario: powertrain, specs
The Temerario will be powered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged PHEV V8 powertrain where the combustion engine will produce 800hp and 730Nm of torque – far more than what the Huracan’s naturally aspirated V10 engine could pump out even in extreme STO guise. But most notable is the 10,000rpm redline that’s normally reserved for racing engines.
The Lamborghini Urus also uses a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8, but that is an Audi-developed unit shared with various Porsche, Bentley and Audi RS models. On the other hand, the Temerario’s powertrain is said to be all-new and developed entirely in Sant’Agata, Italy.
The engine will work in tandem with a slimline, lightweight, axial-flux electric motor integrated ahead of the 8-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox, which sends up to 150hp and 300Nm of torque to the rear axle. Lamborghini hasn’t given a total combined power output yet, but it’s likely to be north of 900hp.
Lamborghini will build the Huracan successor on the same production line as the Revuelto. This is the first time the brand has built both of its supercars in series on the same line, facilitated by the sharing of major architectural and electrical components.
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