HURACAN REPLACEMENT UNVEILED - The NEW Lamborghini Temerario

Lamborghini has officially announced the replacement for the Huracan — the Lamborghini Temerario. Sharing a family branch with the Gallardo, the Temerario has some notable changes, not only in design but in drivetrain options. We still have a lot to learn about the Lamborghini Temerario, but here is what we know so far.

Lamborghini Ditches the V10

On paper perhaps the most notable change in the Huracan bloodline is the introduction of a new drivetrain: a 4.0-liter V10 boosted with twin turbochargers and suplemented by 3x electric motors — yea, it’s a plug-in hybrid, too — to provide a pretty impressive 907 horsepower. To give you a comparsion, the power range for Huracan models, including the Tecnica, STO and Sterrato, stays in the ballpark range of mid to high 600 horsepower.

This is also the first time we’ve seen a mid-engine V8 in a Lamborghini in several decades, the last being the easily and often forgotten Lamborghin Jalpa. While it’s easy to turn up our purist noses to the few cylinders, it’s hard to hate on the performance capabilities that give it a more competative edge against supercars like McLaren and Ferrari.

Here are the stats you probably care the most about:

4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V10 engine
907 horsepower
3x electric motors
0 – 60mph: 2.7 seconds
Top speed: 210mph

Changes in Design for the Lamborghini Temerario

Upon first glance the Lamborghini Temerario is a bit confusing. It clearly shares body lines with the Gallardo, but it abandons the more modern designs we’ve been seeing from the Italian manufacturer. Instead of ostentatious body lines and heavy design elements the Temerario is sleek and, dare I say, unsuspecting from the front. The headlights are slim and set back quite a bit in the bonnet similar to what we’ve seen in the Super Trofeo EVO, which is almost a bit of a disappointment because the Gallardo, Huracan and Aventador have prominant and striking headlights. It makes up for understated headlights with hexagonal day running lights that sit further down into the bumper.

The interior is where I notice the big changes. Ditching the fighter jet pilot designs of the cockpit we’ve known and loved in the Gallardo and Huracan, the Temerario is simple and understated. A central partially floating touchscreen flows down the dashboard of the car similar to what we’ve seen from McLaren, but I have to say personally the interior is my favorite update so far.

Check out my quick video walk around of the Lamborghini Temerario at The Quail shortly after its official unveiling and let me know what you think of the Huracan replacement in the comment section!