At the beginning of 2024, Lamborghini confirmed that it will launch a plug-in hybrid PHEV Urus in 2025 as an alternative to the fossil-fuel-only Urus S and Urus Performante. In line with the Direzione Cor Tauri product strategic plan, the Italian company has also confirmed that the successor to the Huracan will debut sometime in 2024.
Less than four months later, Lamborghini clarified its plans for the successor to the Huracan. According to the information released in the first quarter of 2024 attached below, the announcement of the hybrid successor of the Huracan will take place in the second half of the year. In other words, the as-yet-unnamed supercar will come out as a 2025 model alongside the Urus SE.
Before getting into more details, let's discuss the results of the first quarter of 2024. Lamborghini delivered 2,630 cars in the first quarter, the best selling season in Lamborghini's history. The U.S. market accounted for 856 units and the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) market accounted for 1,278 units.
Lamborghini also said that it is not surprising that Revuelto sales will continue until 2026. Finally, Lamborghini said that the number of orders for the Huracan and Urus S/Urus Performante is full until the end of production.
Turning our attention back to the Revuelto with hybrid assistance, Lamborghini claims that a new hybrid powertrain is on the menu. This new product is not a V12 naturally aspirated engine assisted by a series of electric drives, but a V8 twin-turbo engine found in foreign spy films.
Rumor has it that the V8 engine revs at 10,000 rpm. Rumor has also suggested that a pair of turbochargers can only reach maximum boost if they reach 7,000 rpm. If you remember that the Revuelto's V12 naturally aspirated engine revs at 9,500 rpm, you'll see that the above figure is more of a wish. Coincidentally, the successor to the 812 Superfast, the Ferrari 12 Cilindri, also had 9,500 rpm.
As for the power of the turbocharger engine, which appeared so late, this defeats the purpose of the turbocharged engine. The relatively "narrow" torque peak is not conducive to acceleration, whether from a standstill or in the driving acceleration state. There are also rumours that the engine has nothing to do with Urus' Porsche Audi V8 engine, although this is hard to refute. On the one hand, Lamborghini developed the V12 engine dedicated to Revuelto. But on the other hand, investing millions of euros in the development of another V8 engine in addition to Porsche-Audi's powertrain would be a waste for the Volkswagen Group.
However, a derivative of said engine seems to be the most plausible. The Huracan's replacement model, codenamed LB63x, may be known as Temerario, and it has essentially no direct competitors. Both Ferrari and McLaren offer PHEV plug-in hybrid V6 twin-turbo models, the 296 and Artura, with the former making 819 hp. The Urus SE makes 789 hp, which means Lamborghini can easily push the LB63x/Temerario above 800 hp.
The highly anticipated Lamborghini supercar is built with a carbon fibre body frame derived from Revuelto, which further distinguishes it from the 296 and Artura with all-wheel drive. But unlike the Huracan's electronically controlled four-wheel drive, one or two electric motors will drive the front wheels. In the rear, it should be possible to link a third electric motor to a dual-clutch gearbox. In the Revuelto, this 8-speed dual-clutch gearbox is mounted transversely behind the engine.