LAMBORGHINI is getting into part two of its electrification plan, confirming efficiency will enhance with hybrid programs and new engines to be designed in-house – somewhat than counting on VW Group tech – for successors to its Aventador and Huracan.
The purpose is to set a brand new supercar benchmark whereas honouring the long-lasting V12, Lamborghini area director for Asia Pacific, Francesco, Scardaoni advised GoAuto at a current dealership opening in Brisbane.
“2023 is the 12 months the place we begin part two of our electrification plan,” he mentioned.
“We wished to do it with the flagship. What’s the flagship of Lamborghini? It’s the V12.”
Lamborghini is intent on doing issues its personal manner, growing the hybrid platforms in-house – from the combustion engine design to the electrification programs – and the Huracan and Aventador replacements will every have distinctive hybrid programs somewhat than a shared platform.
“Lamborghini grew to become one of the vital worthwhile manufacturers throughout the (VW) group,” Mr Scardaoni mentioned.
“In fact, then you may have the facility to do sure issues and likewise to self-fund the venture. For the electrification plan we launched €1.8 billion to deliver the corporate as much as 2025.
“The powertrain is developed by Lamborghini. All the things is inbuilt Italy in Santa Agatha.
“If you happen to e book a guided go to to the museum and manufacturing, we present every part besides the V12 line, which is roofed, as a result of we’ve the brand new automobile in and the brand new line in.”
Mr Scardaoni mentioned Lamborghini wished its subsequent V12 flagship to repeat the “breakthrough” standing achieved by the Aventador, which is why its successor will go hybrid first.
“We determined to start out with the Aventador, and we wished to maintain the V12. When Aventador was launched in 2011, it created a breakthrough,”he mentioned.
“A automobile with pushrod suspension, V12, 700 horsepower, a gearbox that might change in 60 milliseconds, a carbon-fibre chassis and so forth. These have been options solely of hypercars, so we broke hypercars into manufacturing. We redefined the highest of the tremendous sport class.”
Mr Scardaoni confirmed the alternative flagship mannequin goals to set a brand new benchmark, and says Lamborghini is bound it will likely be successful.
“The brand new Aventador has to create one other success story just like the one we began with in 2011. You will note the automobile quickly, and we’re certain that it will likely be successful,” he mentioned.
The Raging Bull’s electrification plan is one which slowly phases out its trademark V10 and V12 engines, somewhat than abruptly swapping cylinders for batteries.
“The electrification plan has been designed throughout three steps,” Mr Scardaoni defined.
“The primary one, right now, is principally the celebration of inner combustion – pure ICE. The second that begins from 2023 as much as 2025, is the hybridisation part. By 2028 we could have the hearth pure EV Lamborghini.”
As hybrids take over Lamborghini’s fleet of supercars and SUVs, the marque has determined so as to add a 2+2 two-door choice as the primary pure EV.
“This shall be a fourth mannequin that shall be a four-seat automobile, not an excellent sport,” Mr Scardaoni confirmed of the model’s first BEV.
Initially rumoured to be a GT automobile, Mr Scardaoni advised GoAuto it isn’t but confirmed and it could in truth be a crossover.
“That is what we don’t have in our product line proper now … what we miss is a 2+2. Two doorways, however physique kind is below dialogue – if it’s a GT or crossover,” he mentioned.
Whereas particulars of the brand new flagship Aventador alternative are obscure, Mr Scardaoni did verify the cockpit shall be extra spacious.
“Let’s say the scale of the cockpit is a lot better,” he mentioned.
Efficiency will stay entrance and centre for the Raging Bull, with hybrid and ultimately pure electrical fashions anticipated to nudge nearer to hypercar territory.
“It’s necessary the brand new automobile performs higher than the earlier one. It’s necessary that our efficiency is greatest at school throughout the competitor basket we play with,” Mr Scardaoni mentioned.
“The efficiency supplied with the Aventador SVJ or these type of tremendous sport automobiles will not be actually distant from the efficiency of hyper automobiles.
“We’ve got the potential to get nearer to these hyper automobiles.”
With Huracan supply instances sitting at about 18 months, the brand new mannequin shall be introduced by the point homeowners obtain their new automobiles.
Nonetheless, for these pondering of holding out, it’s unknown whether or not the hybrid alternative will function a V10 or V8.
“We can’t disclose which engine we are going to match on this automobile, however after all it will likely be hybrid,” Mr Scardaoni mentioned when pressed on the engine for the Huracan alternative.
Whereas many producers are charging full-steam at BEV replacements, Lamborghini’s staggered strategy is easing consumers into the following technology of supercars.
We simply hope the mighty V10 will get another run within the subsequent Huracan equal, because the V12 will within the hybrid flagship.
Time will inform, however Lamborghini clearly feels as if it has lots driving on its iconic lineage of twelve-cylinder engines.
“That is the masterpiece that Lamborghini began with again in ’63, carried over all these years and that is our legacy,” mentioned Mr Scardaoni.
