2025 Lamborghini Huracan Plug-In Hybrid Successor Makes Twin-Turbo V8 Noises

Spied under heavy camouflage together with a completely uncamouflaged Urus PHEV, the what's-its-name Baby Lambo makes faint V8 noises. Twin-turbo V8 noises, that is, which isn't exactly surprising. Lamborghini already uses the most powerful iteration of the Audi-Porsche V8 in the Urus S and Urus Performante, leading us to believe that the Huracan successor's engine may be related to the 4.0L mill.

Back in January 2022, chief executive officer Stephan Winkelmann refused to disclose what kind of engine would power the heir apparent. He did say that it's completely new, unrelated to the Urus or Aventador.

The question is, can Lamborghini afford to spend tens – if not hundreds – of millions on a clean-sheet design? An educated guess would be hell no, especially not for an engine meant for a low-volume supercar. Low volume compared to the Urus, of course! Prior to the SUV's arrival, the Huracan was Lamborghini's best-selling nameplate. It's already sold out through the end of production. More than 20,000 have been produced, with chassis #20,000 finished back in April 2022.

Rouven Mohr, namely the chief technical officer at Automobili Lamborghini, let it slip that a plug-in hybrid setup has been decided on for the entry-level supercar. The high-voltage stickers on this prototype confirm it. Mohr further mentioned anything between six and 12 cylinders, which is another way of saying the V10 engine will be canned together with the Huracan.

Knowing the Raging Bull of Sant'Agata Bolognese, the twin-turbo V8 in this fellow isn't a remapped twin-turbo V8 from the Urus. Hardware changes are certainly in store. As for the wildest rumor in regard to the mystery engine, hearsay suggests a redline of 10,000 revolutions per minute and turbos that kick in at 7k.

That's a little on the weird side of turbocharged engines, and you also have to remember that it's a bit stupid as well. If the spinny lads wake up at 7,000 revolutions per minute, and the V8 is electronically governed to 10,000 revolutions per minute, can you imagine how short of a peak torque band this powerplant would have? As a result, take said rumor with a sizable pinch of salt.

Francesco Scardaoni, the guy in charge of the Asia-Pacific region for Lamborghini, confirmed that the Volkswagen Group allowed the Italians to develop a bespoke platform for the Huracan's replacement. Bespoke as in not shared with other group brands. Given the similarities in exterior design to the Revuelto, it's likely for said platform to be derived from the Revuelto, although with more aluminum than carbon fiber to keep the production costs reasonable.