After 10 years in manufacturing the Lamborghini Huracan has gone to the nice bullpen within the sky, and its alternative is an entire totally different form of beast. Enter the brand new Lamborghini Temerario, a plug-in-hybrid supercar that has the primary (and at present solely) manufacturing engine that revs to 10,000 rpm. Lamborghini says the Temerario “redefines the very ideas of efficiency, driving pleasure and luxury.”
The centerpiece of the Temerario is that high-revving engine, and considerably surprisingly it’s a model new engine developed in-house by Lamborghini only for this automobile. That’s proper, regardless of being a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 like so many different automobiles within the Volkswagen Group, the Temerario’s is a clean-sheet design. By itself, the engine makes 789 horsepower from 9,000 to 9,750 rpm and 538 pound-feet of torque between 4,000 and seven,000 rpm.
The turbos are organized in a hot-vee configuration, and the engine has a flat-plane crankshaft. Lambo makes use of one thing known as Diamond Like Carbon:
On the coronary heart of the crankshaft housing is a flat-plane crankshaft with a 180-degree angle between the crankshaft bends. This crankshaft, which is often utilized in racing engines, ensures optimum fluidodynamic conduct as a consequence of even firing orders compared to the cross-plane crankshaft, and a novel participating sound. Titanium conrods cut back the rotating lots and supply glorious materials properties when it comes to power and lightness, lowering weight. The engine casting materials consists of A357+Cu, the identical utilized in motorsport functions.
The significantly strong and dependable finger followers coated in DLC (Diamond Like Carbon) can face up to speeds of as much as 11,000 revolutions per minute – a variety beforehand reserved for racing engines in motorsport. That is additionally the place the engineers drew their inspiration for the engine structure idea. As is common in motorsport, a lot of the auxiliary models are positioned on one facet, together with the 2 water pumps for the intercooler and engine cooling, as effectively the electronically-controlled barrel valve for wonderful temperature management.
An electrical motor is positioned throughout the engine housing between the V8 and the transversely mounted 8-speed dual-clutch automated transmission; it really works as a torque hole filler to enhance low-end response and make the engine really feel as naturally aspirated as potential all the way in which as much as that 10,000-rpm redline. Moreover, there are two extra electrical motors on the entrance axle. Every oil-cooled axial circulate electrical motor produces a peak output of 295 hp and a steady output of 80 hp, they usually weigh simply 34 kilos. The motor connected to the V8 works with out an intermediate clutch to ship 221 pounds-feet at any velocity, and it additionally serves because the automobile’s starter motor.
The battery pack is 3.8 kWh in measurement, mounted throughout the automobile’s middle tunnel like in the Revuelto. It may be totally recharged in half-hour with a max present of seven kW, or the battery might be recharged by regenerative braking. The Temerario might be pushed in totally electrical mode, and the setup additionally allows electrical torque vectoring throughout the axles. Lamborghini isn’t saying how a lot EV-only vary it’ll have; the Revuelto is just round 6 miles with the identical battery, so it ought to be about the identical. Lamborghini quotes the Temerario as having a dry weight of three,725 kilos, solely 591 kilos greater than a Huracan Evo.
All collectively, this makes the Temerario actually freakin’ quick. Complete output from the powertrain is 907 horsepower and 538 lb-ft of torque, which is 276 hp and 95 lb-ft greater than the highest variations of the Huracan. That’s solely 94 hp and 245 lb-ft off the V12 Reveulto, too. Lamborghini says the Temerario will hit 62 mph in a scant 2.7 seconds, two-tenths faster than the quickest Huracans, and prime velocity is 213 mph, versus the 202-mph prime velocity of the quickest Huracans. The Temerario is only a tad slower than the Revuelto. Wild!
The Temerario’s 5 totally different drive modes might be mixed with Recharge, Hybrid and Efficiency modes for the powertrain for all kinds of several types of driving. In Recharge mode the V8 solely delivers 715 hp, whereas in Hybrid and Efficiency modes it delivers the complete 789 hp. There’s a brand new Drift Mode that lets the driving force “generate managed oversteer” utilizing a knob on the steering wheel to pick out between three ranges of allowable yaw angle.
Lamborghini wrote ten paragraphs concerning the Temerario’s engine noise. Mainly, the corporate says it sounds unbelievable, together with issues like “sound symposers” on the inside and “amplified air-intake harmonics.” The engine mounts and physique are designed so the flat crankshaft might be felt at excessive engine speeds, creating vibrations that the sound engineers deliver into the cabin. The quicker you drive, the extra intensely your seat will vibrate.
The Huracan design was getting fairly stale by the top, regardless of some nice last version makeovers. I feel the Temerario seems superior, each less complicated and smoother in surfacing and total concepts in a far more akin to the early Gallardo than current Lambos, however with some actually nutso futuristic design parts. Total I’m a very massive fan, however some would possibly discover it to be both too dSuper slim headlights are like a cartoon snake’s eye slits, and there are tremendous cool hexagonal operating lights within the entrance bumper.
Its total form is just like the Huracan, however the Temerario has a big consumption forward of the rear wheels just like the Gallardo did, and intakes above the rear wheels. The rear finish is like the Revuelto’s, with half of the rear tire uncovered by the tremendous minimize away diffuser. The taillights are hexagonal too, and there’s one large hexagonal exhaust tip mounted excessive up within the rear grille mesh. Additionally just like the Revuelto (and fashionable Bugattis), the V8 engine is uncovered to the weather, however the Temerario has a implausible roof design that has echoes of Countach, with a profile that improves the automobile’s aerodynamics. Surprisingly, the rear wing is fastened — I’d’ve anticipated an lively spoiler.
An Alleggerita (light-weight) bundle provides carbon-fiber underbody panels, carbon physique components, carbon wheels, carbon inside door panels, polycarbonate home windows and a titanium exhaust to scale back weight by 55 kilos. Lambo says the Temerario has 103 % extra rear downforce than a Huracan Evo, or 158 % with the Alleggerita pack, because it provides a high-load rear spoiler with a bigger curve to it. These hexagonal DRLs work as aero parts to deflect airflow from the bumper to the facet radiators, the edges of the engine encompass ship air to the spoiler, and the underbody has vortex mills.
The Temerario’s inside design is much more just like that of the Revuelto. Lamborghini went with a “really feel like a pilot” philosophy, consisting of numerous hexagonal design parts, a wing-shaped dashboard, totally different angular door playing cards and a outstanding starter button within the middle console. A vertically oriented 8.4-inch touchscreen is within the middle of the sprint, there’s a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster behind the redesigned steering wheel, and the passenger has a slim 9.1-inch display. There’s a complicated in-car telemetry system, and an built-in dashcam system with a “Recollections Recorder.”
Lamborghini says the Temerario’s new spaceframe chassis provides it much more inside area than the Huracan, even with a low seating place. Headroom is up by 1.3 inches and legroom has elevated by 1.8 inches, and visibility is improved as effectively. Lamborghini says somebody who’s 6-foot-six can match even with a helmet, and you may get 18-way sport seats or carbon-backed buckets. The frunk has 4 cubic toes of cupboard space, double that of the Huracan, and there’s room for stuff behind the seats too.
There can be greater than 400 paint colours and liveries obtainable by Lamborghini’s Advert Personam division, plus numerous totally different wheel designs, carbon-fiber trim choices, inside schemes, and no matter else you’ll be able to think about may very well be personalised. Lamborghini has but to speak value or on-sale date for the Temerario, however anticipate a value near $300,000 now that the Revuelto prices greater than $600K.
Oh, have been you questioning concerning the title? Lamborghini’s 19-page press launch doesn’t point out it. Google says Temerario means “reckless,” or perhaps “fearless” or “daring,” and even “daredevils.” I’m going to be interviewing Lamborghini’s CTO in only a couple hours, so let me know what you wish to know concerning the Temerario within the feedback!
