Lamborghini Huracan successor spied with production-ready bodywork

Lamborghini's Huracan successor will likely be called the Temerario (codenamed: 634) when launched later this year. Exclusive spy shots, shared by our friends at motor.es, reveal some interesting design details of Lamborghini's junior supercar. The Temerario will lose the Huracan’s naturally aspirated V10 engine, and will instead be powered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 plug-in hybrid. Of particular interest is Lamborghini's claim that it'll be the most powerful and highest-revving V8 ever installed in a production car. 

1. Temerario to be powered by 900hp+ plug-in hybrid V8 powertrain
2. Design seems heavily inspired by the flagship Revuelto
3. Expected to go on sale before the end of this year

Lamborghini Temerario: what do the spy shots reveal?

Despite being fully wrapped in camouflage, certain details such as the front and rear bumpers, head lamps, tail lamps, and the heavily sculpted doors and fenders are discernible. First impressions suggest its design is a marked departure from the Huracan, and certainly very closely related to the flagship Revuelto. 

Lamborghini’s signature hexagonal and Y-motifs can be seen on the bumpers, lighting elements and wheels. The headlamps appear more pronounced compared to the Revuelto. Air intakes on the fenders and just aft of the doors serve both cooling and aerodynamic purposes. At the rear, the Temerario gets a high-mounted hexagonal exhaust tip and a pronounced rear diffuser that’s scooped out at the edges, exposing the rear wheels

Overall, the dramatic silhouette still adheres to Lamborghini’s ‘spaceship’ ethos. Under the skin, the basic principles of the monofuselage carbon-fibre monocoque introduced with the Revuelto is expected to be carried over.

Lamborghini Temerario: powertrain, specs

The Temerario will be powered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged PHEV V8 powertrain where the combustion engine will produce 800hp and 730Nm of torque – significantly more than the Huracan’s naturally aspirated V10, even in its extreme STO form. Notably, it boasts a 10,000rpm redline that's more common among racecar engines.

The Lamborghini Urus also uses a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8, which is an Audi-developed unit shared with several Porsche, Bentley and Audi RS models. In contrast, the Temerario’s powertrain is said to be entirely new and developed exclusively in Sant'Agata, Italy.

The engine will work in tandem with a lightweight, axial-flux electric motor integrated ahead of the 8-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox, which sends up to 150hp and 300Nm of torque to the rear axle. Lamborghini hasn’t disclosed the total combined power output yet, but it’s likely to be north of 900hp

Lamborghini will build the Huracan successor on the same production line as the Revuelto. This is the first time the brand has built both of its supercars in series on the same line, facilitated by the sharing of major architectural and electrical components.