It's powered by an all-new 10,000-rpm V-8, because Lamborghini's customers don't want an EV.
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When it comes to raw performance, particularly in a straight line, the internal-combustion engine has already lost the battle with the silent-but-deadly electric motor. But to some, us included, the experience also matters, often more than the numbers. That's what Lamborghini tells us it keeps hearing from its customers, who say that engine sound ranks in their top-three critical attributes.
So, while a Lambo EV will no doubt happen at some point, it's not on the immediate horizon. Instead, the company just spent a pile of money developing an all-new twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 for the Temerario, which has big contact patches to fill, as it's replacing the Huracán, the company's most successful sports car ever. The Temerario's engine makes 789 horsepower and spins to a stratospheric 10,000 rpm, higher than any other regular-production V-8.
The Sound and the Fury
Standing behind it or sitting in the driver's seat, it makes a great first impression: raspy, exotic-sounding, and quick to rev. The pull through the meat of the rev range is shockingly linear for an engine that makes oodles of boost. And you must watch the tach carefully when in the most aggressive Corsa mode, because tugging at the fixed paddles for manual upshifts is required, and the V-8 is in no way running out of breath as it approaches its five-digit redline. High-energy sound fills the cabin, enhanced by a mechanical connection between the engine and the firewall—but no electronic fakery. However, pulling both paddles to select neutral while rolling is no way to show off, as the rev limit is a neutered 3000 rpm.
There's no question about one thing: The new V-8 isn't nearly as loud as the Huracán's V-10. Standing trackside in Portugal as Temerarios rocketed down the Estoril Circuit's 0.6-mile straightaway approaching 190 mph, the noise was almost equal parts engine song and wind rush, whereas the Huracán's characteristic syncopated wail from the uneven firing order of its naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V-10 was always overwhelmingly dominant.
Engine: 4.0 L, V8, 920 hp, 730 Nm
Top Speed: 343 km/h
0-100 km/h: 2.7 sec
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Every time Lamborghini replaces a hero car, the world holds its breath. The Countach gave way to the Diablo. The Murciélago to the Aventador. And now, after twenty glorious years beginning with the Gallardo, the Huracán hands over to this. The Temerario.
And Lamborghini have not played it safe. The V10, one of the greatest engines ever put in a road car, is gone. Replaced by a twin-turbocharged four-litre V8 with a flat-plane crank that spins to ten thousand RPM. Three electric motors. 907 horsepower. 0-100 in 2.7 seconds. Top speed, 343km/h.
Numbers that would have seemed like science fiction ten years ago. In a Lamborghini that still has a drift mode, still wants to misbehave, still makes your pulse go through the roof the moment that engine fires.
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- What a drive ! What a cool onboards (especially when I know this roads it’s 2 times more satisfying)- Buddy how do you only have 6k subs? I saw you on my recommended and I'm like "damn, Mimino Garage is posting? It's gotta be good". Doing exactly what I dream of, having fun using supercars to their potential.
- I heard Revuelto on full throttle few days ago and tbh its sounds shitty too in comparison with other Lambos.. opf delete might help 🤞
- that does not give him the right to drive like this on public roads and put other road users at risk. It doesn’t matter how well he knows the road the doesn’t know what’s around the next corner
- The Lamborghini V10 is undeniably epic, one of the great modern engines. There were a few hitting the track together on this same day- what an absolute symphony!
- Correct, and the gearbox is a DCT derived from the unit in the Revuelto, optimised for a mid-engine layout and super fast shifts. The Urus gearbox is awesome too but this one is on another level!
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