Lamborghini Temerario with over 1,000 hp in all probability within the pipeline
- The Lamborghini Temerario may probably pack over 1,000 hp in a future hardcore variant
- Lamborghini thought-about V-6 and V-10 engines earlier than deciding on the V-8 for the Temerario
- The Temerario is priced from $361,621 within the U.S., together with vacation spot
The Lamborghini Temerario debuted in August because the successor to the Huracán and already ups efficiency over the earlier automotive in a giant approach. Nevertheless, Rouven Mohr, Lamborghini’s R&D chief, has hinted that there is extra to come back.
In an interview with Prime Gear printed on Tuesday, Mohr mentioned the twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 that types the gasoline part of the automotive’s plug-in hybrid powertrain will be tuned to ship extra horsepower.
Rouven Mohr
The engine, which encompasses a flat-plane crankshaft and might rev to 10,000 rpm, already delivers a powerful 197 hp per liter of displacement, however Mohr mentioned it could possibly be dialed as much as ship 217 hp.
Mix this with the roughly 147 hp delivered by the Temerario’s electrical motors, and the height energy for Lamborghini’s entry-level supercar may probably surpass the 1,000 hp of the Temerario’s Revuelto V-12 sibling.
Lamborghini Temerario
“A four-digit quantity is feasible,” he instructed Prime Gear. “We will do a giant step, it’s clear.”
In keeping with Mohr, the flexibility to generate massive energy is among the predominant causes Lamborghini went with a V-8 engine for the Temerario, versus a V-6 like what Ferrari and McLaren have finished with their respective rivals, the 296 GTB and Artura. Mohr mentioned Lamborghini additionally dominated out a V-6 as a result of the engine wasn’t becoming for the model.
Lamborghini Temerario
However what concerning the Huracán’s V-10? Mohr mentioned Lamborghini had additionally checked out sticking with a V-10, however emissions guidelines would have restricted the engine’s efficiency, thus ruling it out.
Lamborghini pulled out all of the stops when designing the Temerario, blessing the automotive with a new chassis and new aerodynamic ideas, along with the brand new powertrain. The automotive in its present kind delivers a peak 907 hp, or sufficient for 0-62 mph acceleration in 2.7 seconds and a prime velocity of greater than 210 mph. It begins gross sales early subsequent yr and carries a base worth of $361,621, together with a $4,000 vacation spot cost.
