What’s the way to keep up with one of the most successful Lamborghini supercars ever built? Give up your USP key. Make it more…comfortable. Spin the wheel of the random fighting bull call generator.
This, gentlemen, is the sequel to the Huracán: welcome to the new Lamborghini Temeraire, a car that replaces the transcendent naturally aspirated V10 with a battery, three electric motors and a turbocharged V8. It’s also a car that boasts a new orientation towards comfort.
Perhaps it deserved to have been called The Tempest, because trading one of the most productive free-breathing V10s of the modern era for a hybrid V8 and more amenities suggests that hell is empty and all the demons are there. At least if you’re a Lamborghini enthusiast.
One of them is the boss, of course. ” El Revuelto is a wonderful success,” said Stephan Winkelmann. “We have 3 years of internal orders. The fact that this is a plug-in hybrid is accepted. He describes this new Temeraire – which succeeds the Urus SE V8 hybrid – as “closing the hybridisation circle of the entire range”.
Although V10 is what dreams are made of. “I have to admit that I enjoyed the car because of the engine,” he said of the Huracán’s 5. 2-liter that began running in 2003 on the Gallardo (another incredibly popular Lambo). So why abandon one of its main USPs, especially now that the Audi R8 no longer exists, leaving the ten-cylinder in the hands of the bullfighters of Lambo and, as Winkelmann admits, having already done “a remarkable job”?
“Years ago we had to do something exceptional, absolutely new, from scratch,” he added, stressing that the Daredevil’s natural strength ambitions would not have been “achievable” with the old V10 nat-asp.
What happened then the prologue. At the center of the Temerario is a new 4. 0-liter twin-turbo flat-plane crank V8, absolutely new, from the ground up and not taken from the Empire. And there you have it, at least according to Lamborghini, the story of this V8 would cure deafness. Because this absolutely new twin-turbo V8, taken from the base and not taken from the Empire, produces only 789 horsepower, between 9,000 rpm and 9,750 rpm, on its way to a redline of 10,000 rpm min. Ten. Thousand. RPM. A turbocharged V8.
Add said turbocharged V8 to 3 electric motors (one between the engine and gearbox, two on the front axle), a 3. 8 kWh lithium-ion battery and an eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox, and you’ll get the terrifying final 907 hp. and 590 lb-ft of torque. A smart move compared to what the Huracán V10 can do in the Evo edition (631 hp). 0-62 km/h? 2. 7 seconds. Maximum speed? 211 mph? Matrix noise? Well, Lamborghini thinks this is “huge. “
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There is a “special connection” between the rows of the V8 that improves the sound depending on the engine speed, and a “smooth pipe routing” from the manifold to the exhaust pipe, the latter positioned to increase the clarity. The result? Well, it depends on the boss.
“The sound is amazing,” Winkelmann said. “It has to be recognizable as a Lambo,” he adds, pointing to the unique screams emitted through the Aventador and then the V12 of the Revuelto, and of course, that old V10. Lamborghini believes that the vibrations sent to the frame through the plane The eight-cylinder crank “creates a complete and global sensory experience”;
So it’s not a thousand tinkling tools buzzing in your ears, but 907 horsepower that makes your bones vibrate. By the way. It deserves to be rough and loud, and you deserve to feel the vibration of the guide wheel. That’s what we want. That’s the emotional part.
It also promises to maintain the “high-level linearity that made the Lamborghini V10 famous,” while capitalizing on the generous torque and peak power that comes from modern turbocharged engines. Such power, that of Lamborghini, “is normally only noticeable in racing engines. ” This new hub is unrivaled in the world of road-legal supercars.
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This is not at all a slow, heavy limousine disguised as a supercar. “We won’t give up on sportsmanship,” Winkelmann said. But even though this particular island is full of noises, sounds and comfortable melodies, don’t be afraid. Because Lamborghini is adamant: even if the Temeraire’s V8 delights you and does everything possible to loosen your dentures, it will hurt. . . No.
“Space is also one of the design elements,” Winkelmann said, highlighting the Daredevil’s new penchant for comfort. A comfortable supercar? Have our rejoicings ended yet?
“In my opinion, a supercar deserves to evolve in such a way that when you get on the track, what you feel in the car and the comfort, [the car] deserves to help you better,” Winkelmann said. “And if it suits us like a glove, we have achieved it. “It’s not about driving 500 miles on the road and not feeling it at the end of the day. That’s not the pass.
What is it?” It helps you to be easy on the track, but also not to be exhausting when you drive this car around town or on the highway,” he added. At its center is an entirely new area frame made entirely of aluminum, with “hydroformed extrusions” and “an increase in the number of hollow castings with thin closed inertia sections. “Don’t deny it: you are all here because of the thin sections of closed inertia.
For those who don’t have a degree in mechanical engineering or textile science, the result is simple: the spatial framework is now less complex, allowing weight to be what Lamborghini considers “optimized. “However, while it’s around 20% stiffer than the Huracán’s outgoing chassis it is also, unsurprisingly, heavier: Lamborghini claims to have a dry weight of 1,690kg.
Inside this longer aluminum frame is an all-new cockpit that is said to offer “unprecedented degrees of comfort,” starting with the main title: more headroom, either to accommodate taller drivers or also if you need to wear a racing helmet. There is more space for luggage (112 liters). The next step is a pair of low-profile, 18-way, heated and ventilated “comfortable” seats (there’s the option of carbon fiber folding pieces that roll up “like a glove”), and the use of carbon, leather, and Corsatex microfiber. .
It’s all built around a “driver engagement” philosophy, a 12. 3-inch virtual tool cluster for the driver, a 9. 1-inch display for the passenger, and an 8. 4-inch center display. Even the graphics have been specially designed by Lamborghini.
“If I drive cars from the ’60s and ’70s,” Winkelmann said, “when you have to go through more than one lap. . . you feel it. Now, I’m not a racing driver, but I’m used to racing and laps. , so for me it is vital. He points out that the additional headroom “is comfort”, being of course the ultimate luxury, but that such a technique “does not in any way diminish the car’s sportiness. ” .
Managing that delicate balance between Nürburgring enthusiast and city dweller is a series of other modes that replace the personality of the Temerario, Città (FWD, fully electric), Strada, Corsa and a new Drift mode. In fact, there’s onboard telemetry, a dash cam, augmented reality navigation, and what’s called a “Memory Recorder. ”
And it is a sensitive balance. “When we talk about top speed and acceleration, it’s part of the brand’s DNA,” Winkelmann said. “There will come a point where the acceleration will be so instantaneous that if you do it you will feel bad. There are some cars that you don’t feel comfortable doing this frequently.
What I probably wouldn’t change, Winkelmann says, is the ability to recharge energies in a circuit. ” Reactivity, lightness, that’s all we’re going to keep running constantly. The power-to-weight ratio is the key to success. “
Another key, of course, is its cloud-covered towers, its magnificent palaces, its solemn temples and its giant balloon: it basically looks like a real Lamborghini. And it would be difficult to apply any other insignia to the hood of the Temerario. Unsurprisingly, Lamborghini is incredibly pleased with his achievements, highlighting the “inimitable character lines” that pay homage to his previous cars.
While a truly “pristine” design, it will in fact pay homage to the Huracán and Gallardo that preceded it, while a new set of hexagonal lighting fixtures powered by hours of light merges the old world and the new. Slide your finger over the bodywork and drop into the exposed engine bay, before being taken straight back to the spoiler which, of course, plays a basic role in the Temerario’s aerodynamics.
From the company that has pioneered new tactics to direct air over, below and around its cars, a lot (not literally) of paints are naturally being made, all geared towards “high-speed stability, increased cooling functionality and maximum braking efficiency”. Formation
These DRLs are truly aerodynamic elements. The roof has a concave profile that directs air to the rear spoiler. The underbody is equipped with vortex turbines for an “optimal” diffuser. Overall, it’s said to be 103% more aerodynamically effective than the Huracán Evo, and 158% more so with the “Light Pack” (the green car pictured).
Yes, it comes in two forms, with the LW package geared more towards track driving. It’s what you’d expect from such an option: a carbon fiber splitter, carbon fiber underbody panels, CFRP side skirts, CFRP rear hood, Gorilla Glass, and a “Carbon Package” that includes the rear diffuser, mirror housings and air. Intake covers in… carbon. In total, 12. 65 kg are lost and the downforce increases by 56%.
“Power and numbers are one,” Winkelmann said, “but the emotional feeling is important. ” Even the calling is affected through it. “Temerario is the name of a fighting bull that fought in 1875, and Temerario is fierce, brave. “
This fierce and courageous indulgence will be unleashed in the second half of 2025.
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