The brand new Temerario, which interprets as ‘fierce and brave’ and will get its title from a preventing bull that dates again to 1875, is the most recent hybrid mannequin in Lamborghini’s stampede of recent designs.
Lamborghini celebrated its sixtieth anniversary in 2023, which represented an essential turning level for the legendary supercar producer. After discontinuing the celebrated Aventador as its flagship V12 supercar, Lamborghini launched the Revuelto. With the Revuelto got here a brand new 6.5-liter V12 engine, which advantages from a plug-in hybrid system to develop a large complete of 1,001 horsepower.
After the Revuelto, the Urus SE, a plug-in hybrid model of Lamborghini’s fashionable Tremendous SUV, was launched. It combines luxurious, practicality, excessive efficiency, and cutting-edge hybrid know-how. Nonetheless, Lamborghini wasn’t executed reworking its lineup but, because the extremely profitable Huracán, its best-selling mannequin of all time, has additionally been discontinued together with its naturally aspirated V10 powertrain.
The brand new Temerario replaces the Huracán and opens a brand new chapter for Lamborghini’s entry-level supercar legacy. In lieu of the V10, an engine that might be sorely missed by fans for its strong energy and distinctive sound, the Temerario is its second plug-in hybrid supercar, or as Lamborghini calls it, HPEV (Excessive-Efficiency Electrified Car).
Mounted amidships within the Temerario is a brand new 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine with a hybrid system that develops a complete of 907 horsepower. Together with 538 lb/ft of torque from the engine alone, the Temerario units a really excessive bar for the efficiency requirements of the brand new entry-level Combating Bull supercar. The ability is distributed to all 4 wheels through an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission. Consequently, the Temerario will get from 0-60 in lower than 2.7 seconds, with a high velocity of 213 mph.
However immense hybrid energy isn’t the one entrance on which the brand new Temerario demonstrates wonderful engineering. It additionally options an aluminum body and physique, entrance and rear double wishbone suspension that makes use of Lamborghini Magneride damping, and carbon ceramic brakes with 10 pistons on the entrance and 4 pistons on the rear.
The Temerario adopts a brand new design language that retains Lamborghini’s signature angular, futuristic look whereas taking inspiration from the Revuelto’s new options. Boasting an extended wheelbase than its predecessor, and a smaller V8 engine than the Huracán’s V10, the Temerario advantages from a extra snug, extra luxurious inside with new “consolation seats.”
For these searching for much more efficiency from the Temerario than the brand new supercar already affords, Lamborghini has launched the brand new “Alleggerita” bundle, supposed for drivers who need to apply it to the race observe. The bundle reduces the load of the brand new supercar by over 55 kilos whereas implementing carbon fiber wheels and additional optimizing the Temerario’s aerodynamics, rising downforce by 67 % and rising aerodynamic effectivity by 62 %.
The hybrid powertrain not solely provides electrified energy to the brand new Temerario, but additionally offers Lamborghini the chance to enhance its engineering excellence all through. The engine musters a formidable 789 horsepower alone, and is paired with three electrical motors. Due to the hybrid system, its purposeful integration lowered the aluminum spaceframe’s constructional complexity, lowering the variety of elements in the identical space because the Huracán by over 50 %, and lowering the overall weld bead size in comparison with the Huracán by over 80 %.
On the underside line, the Temerario’s spaceframe advantages from a 20 % improve in torsional stiffness in comparison with the Huracán, which together with a 43.4:56.6 entrance to rear weight distribution ratio, contributes to really wonderful efficiency. Because it prices at full velocity into an thrilling new period, the historic Lamborghini model has launched yet one more plug-in hybrid supercar, proving but once more that electrification can assist set thrilling new requirements for top efficiency.
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