Earlier this yr, we advised you in regards to the Lamborghini Huracán STJ, the ultimate Huracán mannequin to be powered by the automotive’s iconic 5.2-liter naturally aspirated V10 engine.
Now at the moment, we get our first take a look at the substitute for the beloved Huracán, with the all-new Lamborghini Temerario, the legendary Italian marque’s new twin-turbo V8 hybrid supercar, making its debut at Monterey Automobile Week in California.
Whereas it’s straightforward to get hung up on the lack of that superb V10 engine, the Temerario shouldn’t be precisely hurting for energy, powered by a twin-turbo V8 that additionally makes use of three electrical motors, making a mixed 907 horsepower, and revving to almost 10,000 rpm. Lamborghini claims the Temerario will rocket from 0-60 mph in 2.7 seconds, with a prime velocity of 213 mph.
“The Temerario is a real ‘fuoriclasse’: a automotive in a league of its personal, a unprecedented and progressive automobile each from a technical and stylistic viewpoint,” says Stephan Winkelmann, Chairman and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini. “Each new Lamborghini should surpass its forerunners in efficiency phrases, whereas on the similar time being extra sustainable from an emissions standpoint. With the Temerario, we now have accomplished a key chapter within the electrification technique included in our Direzione Cor Tauri plan: we additionally turn into the primary luxurious automotive model to supply a totally hybridized vary.”
With the Temerario Lamborghini has additionally achieved new heights when it comes to aerodynamic effectivity, mixed with stylistic particulars and features that characterize an extra landmark within the model’s design. Additionally solely new is the aluminum chassis which, because of using a cutting-edge high-strength, ultra-light alloy, considerably will increase torsional rigidity and contributes to glorious driving dynamics.
The chassis delivers glorious passenger consolation and elevated roominess: the Temerario is a brilliant sports activities automotive that expresses its full potential on the observe whereas providing extra space for passengers and baggage than another automobile in its section. The Temerario additionally delivers probably the most superior multimedia expertise in Lamborghini historical past, because of the introduction of the Lamborghini Imaginative and prescient Unit system, which gives entry to new features and functions that enable customers to relive and share their observe and highway driving experiences.
Powertrain
The center of a Lamborghini has at all times been its engine. With the brand new Temerario, Lamborghini takes a wholly new method, delivering an unprecedented supercar powertrain, comprised of an high-revving biturbo inside combustion engine mixed with three electrical motors.
“We needed to develop an incomparable, high-performance sports activities engine that mixes the very best of two worlds: an emotional combustion engine based mostly on a twin-turbocharged V8 and a performance-oriented electrification. Our idea of incorporating three electrical motors with a combustion engine ensures to attain instantaneous acceleration, torque vectoring and vitality recuperation. With the Temerario we’re redefining the section,” says Rouven Mohr, Chief Technical Officer at Lamborghini. “Temerario is in a league of its personal, when it comes to engineering options and efficiency.”
The brand new powertrain is integral to the second supercar in Lamborghini’s Excessive-Efficiency Electrified Automobile (HPEV) product vary. The primary goal was to attain the best potential energy and torque, whereas on the similar time providing the response of a basic high-revving naturally aspirated engine. Due to this fact, solely high-performance parts are used within the drivetrain: the brand new 4.0-liter V8 biturbo engine has a selected output of 200 CV per liter and works along with an oil-cooled axial move electrical motor totally built-in within the V8 housing. Propulsion is supported by two electrical motors on the entrance axle.
“By combining a high-revving V8 biturbo with three electrical motors of axial flux sort we’re taking a really subtle method that has by no means been seen earlier than in collection manufacturing and the consequence will impress Lamborghini followers everywhere in the world – With this adrenaline-machine, we’re catapulting ourselves into a brand new paradigm for tremendous sports activities automobiles,” continues Mohr. “This linearity and development, with excessive revving traits, which was beforehand solely potential with naturally aspirated engines, now provides excessive torque with excessive engine speeds, because of the turbochargers.”
Lamborghini’s new engine is now probably the most highly effective engines within the section. The V8 biturbo delivers its peak energy of 788HP from 9,000 to 9,750 rpm and 538 lb-ft of torque between 4,000 and seven,000 rpm. The electrical motor, in P1 place (between the V8 engine and the gearbox), ensures quick response ranging from low engine velocity and continues constantly by way of gear shifts, working as a “torque hole filler” and bettering the transient response, giving the feeling of linear and limitless development as much as 10,000 rpm.
Because of the 2 giant turbochargers, effectivity and efficiency are elevated at prime speeds. The V8 biturbo can rev as much as 10,000 revolutions per minute: the utmost enhance stress of the turbochargers is 2.5 bar (abs). The generators are managed with {an electrical} wastegate and a wheel-speed sensor. Lamborghini designed air filter bins with tubular cartridges, making them extraordinarily compact to create house and turn into much more environment friendly.
On the coronary heart of the crankshaft housing is a flat-plane crankshaft with a 180° angle between the crankshaft bends. This crankshaft, which is usually utilized in racing engines, ensures optimum fluidodynamic conduct attributable to even firing orders compared to the cross-plane crankshaft, and a novel participating sound. Titanium conrods cut back the rotating lots and provide glorious materials properties when it comes to energy and lightness, lowering weight. The engine casting materials consists of A357+Cu, the identical utilized in motorsport functions.
The traits of a easily revving, naturally aspirated engine, with the facility supply of a turbo engine together with electrical drives, is exclusive in the way in which it really works and sounds. Lamborghini claims that they’ve succeeded in creating a brand new V8 biturbo that mixes the pronounced linearity of the rev improvement within the earlier Lamborghini naturally aspirated V10, with huge energy and torque of a contemporary turbo engine.
Design
As you’ll be able to see, the Lamborghini Temerario is a looker, nonetheless immediately recognizable as a Lambo, however following a brand new styling with its personal important and iconic id. The brand new automotive’s design factors in direction of the way forward for Lamborghini’s legendary mid-engine sports activities automobiles, whereas the shapes of the automotive keep pure, athletic and well-defined. With a clean-sheet design and new drive idea, the Temerario carries a connection to its legendary predecessors whereas its all-new persona is characterised by discount, readability, sharpness and recognizability.
“The Lamborghini Temerario marks definitively a brand new milestone in our design language. We name it “important and iconic” with enhanced athleticism from its surfaces. From the primary look, this can be a puristic, futuristic and but fascinating tremendous sports activities automotive, with its compact and agile proportions, the brand new hexagonal mild signature, the ‘Really feel like a pilot’ inside design and its sharp traces emphasizing the brand new hybrid powertrain and its fun-to- drive dynamics. We offer a transparent view of the brand new V8 biturbo engine: the emotional coronary heart of the automotive and an progressive supply of energy,” says Mitja Borkert, Director of Design at Automobili Lamborghini.
The Temerario’s designers mix components from aviation with a visceral muscularity that begins on the entrance. The design is characterised by well-formed athletic surfaces and a cabin that tapers in direction of the hexagonal tailpipes. The tip of the hood dominates the whole entrance finish in a powerful and putting shark’s nostril design: a logo of bravery and velocity. The sharp, elegant headlights are barely overlapped by the hood, drawing inspiration from the sports activities bike world. Air-guiding slats join the low entrance spoiler with the hood, whereas fins on the perimeters direct the airflow alongside the flanks. Sharply formed facet skirts help the aerodynamics and improve downforce on the similar time.
With a broad shoulder and lengthy, highly effective muscularity, the facet stretches from the entrance over the door, emphasizing the intense sportiness of the Temerario. The highly effective and environment friendly air intakes behind the facet doorways guarantee the mandatory airflow for the V8 biturbo’s efficiency and on the similar time, visually improve the chassis’ downforce. A set rear spoiler emphasizes the automotive’s rear width. The compact but technical rear finish incorporates particulars from motorsport, such because the large diffuser that extends below the automobile and the built-in exhaust tailpipes. The tail lamps function the brand new hexagonal design, additionally permitting air to go by way of for engine cooling.
The roof can also be purposeful when it comes to aerodynamics. A barely rearward offset profile directs the air immediately onto the built-in rear wing. The designers nearly invisibly built-in air inlets behind the passenger compartment above the sculpted shoulder: a extremely purposeful element that helps provide the engine, radiator and turbocharger with ample air.
Inside, the Temerario mirrors the extraordinary exterior design, making a steadiness between digital and bodily experiences. Lamborghini makes use of best-quality supplies similar to carbon, leather-based and Corsatex by Dinamica suede all through the inside, combining them to create a high-quality inside expertise with a particular really feel. It’s additionally significantly roomier inside than the Huracan.
Following the “Really feel like a pilot” philosophy, because of the brand new era dashboard, the pilot and co-pilot rapidly turn into one with the automotive. Clear and intuitive to function, the pilot can attain all of the controls from their excellent seat place. Iconic hexagonal air vents are elegantly built-in into the cockpit, and the middle console has house for a smartphone and pockets.
The newly-developed steering wheel with optionally available carbon components takes inspiration from the racing world and permits the driving force to manage the principle driving features. On the left-hand facet of the steering wheel is the red-crowned rotor, which is used to pick driving modes. Under this are buttons for the elevate operate to lift the automobile; the ‘race begin’ button; and between them the switches for the symptoms. The motive force can function Launch Management with a easy contact of a button, for optimum management.
As you’ll count on, there’s additionally loads of tech on board, together with a number of screens (the 12.3″ digital instrument panel, 8.4″ central display and 9.1″ passenger show), a complete infotainment system full with wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, cameras galore inside and outside, an app to watch your automotive from afar, observe recorder, and extra.
We may go on and on in regards to the new Lamborghini Temerario, however you get the gist of it. We’ll have loads extra to share about it down the road, and hopefully we’ll be fortunate sufficient to get some seat time in it as properly. Fingers crossed!
