{"id":44395,"date":"2023-03-07T12:03:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T17:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=44395"},"modified":"2023-03-07T12:03:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T17:03:30","slug":"lamborghini-v12-1000-horsepower-future-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=44395","title":{"rendered":"Lamborghini previews the Aventador’s hybrid, 1,000-hp successor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lamborghini<\/a> is nearly ready to introduce the Aventador’s<\/a> long-awaited successor. Referred to as the LB744, the company’s next flagship model adopts a gasoline-electric hybrid<\/a> powertrain that’s built around a new, naturally-aspirated V12<\/a> and rated at about 1,000 horsepower.<\/p>\n

We’ll need to be patient to discover the model’s exterior design, but Lamborghini provided us with a very good idea of what the specifications sheet looks like. The system’s centerpiece is a mid-mounted, 6.5-liter V12 that eschews forced induction \u2014 the company has previously made it clear that it wants to keep the naturally-aspirated 12-cylinder alive for as long as possible. While the Aventador<\/a> was V12-powered as well, it sounds like the mechanical similarities between the two cars end there. In the upcoming LB744, the engine is bolted to an eight-speed, dual-clutch automatic transmission that’s mounted transversely behind the engine instead of longitudinally directly in front of it.<\/p>\n

The company will need to find a new name for the transmission tunnel: it now houses a 3.8-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery<\/a> pack. The electricity stored in it zaps three electric motors: one is integrated into the transmission, while the other two are each assigned to one of the front wheels. This layout delivers through-the-road all-wheel-drive, so there’s no mechanical connection between the axles, and it allows the LB744 to drive on electricity alone for short distances. The configuration also provides a torque vectoring function for sharper cornering.<\/p>\n

Lamborghini pegs the system’s total output at 1,015 metric horsepower, which represents approximately 1,001 horsepower measured in U.S. terms. The bulk of the cavalry comes from the V12; it’s billed as the lightest and most powerful 12-cylinder that Lamborghini has ever made and it develops about 813 horsepower at a screaming 9,250 rpm (that’s 250 rpm short of its redline). Maximum torque checks in at 535 pound-feet. We haven’t heard the new engine yet, but Lamborghini stresses that it went to great lengths to give it an exhaust note worthy of a supercar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More details about the LB744 will emerge in the not-too-distant future.<\/p>\n

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