Next year will mark a decade since the Lamborghini Huracan hit the market and work is well underway on its long-awaited successor. We’ve seen it testing on a handful of occasions in the past but this video gives us a closer look at it and provides us with an insight into its powertrain.
While many were hopeful that Lamborghini would retain its incredible 5.2-liter naturally-aspirated V10 in the Huracan’s successor, it hasn’t done so. Instead, the firm’s new ‘junior’ supercar will use a V8 coupled to a plug-in hybrid system. Details about this V8 are limited but it is reasonable to assume it will be a twin-turbocharged mill related to the 4.0-liter unit of the Urus and a plethora of other VW Group products.
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The audio on this video is quite poor but we do get the opportunity to hear this V8 starting up as it switches from all-electric mode to ICE mode. It’s still a little too early to tell how the production car will sound but it should certainly be a match for the V8 of the McLaren Artura and the V6 of the Ferrari 296 GTB. Will it sound as good as the V10 of the Gallardo and Huracan? Not a chance.
Little is known about the new car’s PHEV componentry. The new Lamborghini Revuelto pairs its 6.5-liter V12 with three electric motors which contribute an extra 187 hp. If Lamborghini adopts a similar tri-motor setup in the Huracan’s successor then there’s a good chance it’ll produce over 800 hp and give the 296 GTB a run for its money.
Visually, the new car will share quite a lot with the Revuelto. The front end will be just as low and aggressive as its bigger brother but the Y-shaped DRLs have been replaced by LEDs arranged in a hexagon. Other key highlights of the car’s design include similar buttresses and a small rear window like the Revuelto, allowing Lamborghini to design a flat engine cover. The exhaust has also been positioned high up on the fascia like on the V12 and the rear tires are clearly visible when looking at the car from the rear.
