Photo: Uness Design / Baldauf / edited
The Huracan served Lamborghini well, and will continue to bolster the Raging Bull's coffers until 2024. Sant'Agata Bolognese is currently testing prototypes of its long-awaited replacement, which is due to launch for the 2025 model year with a baffling powertrain.
Earlier this month, the carparazzi filmed a heavily camouflaged prototype of the newcomer while testing. It's easy to hear the faint sound of eight cylinders arranged in a vee, topped by a couple of turbochargers. Losing the naturally-aspirated V10 for a force-fed V8 engine is one thing, but switching from a purely internal combustion engine to a plug-in hybrid setup is certain to upset those not open to change.
The camouflaged prototype served as the basis for the renderings before your eyes. Penned by Uness Design, the Huracan's replacement combines the aggressive looks you'd expect from a Lamborghini with a dash of sophistication. From the double-bubble roof to the gaping vents in the frunk, hexagonal parallelogon exhaust finisher, and massive diffuser out back, there is a lot to like about Lambo's entry-level supercar.
Those hexagonal daytime running lights up front are pretty rad in their own right. However, the frunk vents are radder still because said vents improve downforce. Think of them as Lamborghini copying Ferrari's homework. Remember the 488 Pista? The Formula 1-inspired S-Duct accounts for 18 percent of the overall increase in downforce over the 488 GTB on which the Pista is based, along with only 2 percent more drag.
More traction, as in the friction between the tire and road, equals better handling in the corners. The Huracan's yet-unnamed successor will certainly impress in the twisties due to the switch from a conventional all-wheel-drive system to either one or two electric motors up front. The Revuelto flagship has three, with the third located just above the gearbox.
With the Huracan's replacement dropping the Audi-developed V10 for a twin-turbocharged V8, the Revuelto will become Lamborghini's only free-breathing production car in the second half of 2024. We aren't sure when Huracan production will end next year, but we do know that it's completely sold out.
Lamborghini held a small celebration in April 2022 with the completion of chassis number 20,000, a figure that would make the Gallardo blush in awe. Offered between 2003 and 2013, the first V10-powered bull of the 21st century ended production after Lamborghini had finished just over 14k examples of the breed.
Based on a dedicated platform, as in a platform not shared with other Volkswagen Group brands, the Huracan's electrified heir apparent is a plug-in hybrid because Lamborghini had to play ball with the European Union. The upcoming Euro 7 standards had a big role in dropping the V10 for a hybridized V8, but more importantly, remember that the 5.2-liter V10 in the Huracan traces its roots back to the Gallardo LP 560-4 version from the 2008 Geneva Motor Show.
Other than displacement, another difference between the earlier 5.0-liter V10 and current 5.2-liter V10 is the smoothness of the even-firing original. The odd-firing 5.2, however, makes the better noises.
The camouflaged prototype served as the basis for the renderings before your eyes. Penned by Uness Design, the Huracan's replacement combines the aggressive looks you'd expect from a Lamborghini with a dash of sophistication. From the double-bubble roof to the gaping vents in the frunk, hexagonal parallelogon exhaust finisher, and massive diffuser out back, there is a lot to like about Lambo's entry-level supercar.
Those hexagonal daytime running lights up front are pretty rad in their own right. However, the frunk vents are radder still because said vents improve downforce. Think of them as Lamborghini copying Ferrari's homework. Remember the 488 Pista? The Formula 1-inspired S-Duct accounts for 18 percent of the overall increase in downforce over the 488 GTB on which the Pista is based, along with only 2 percent more drag.
More traction, as in the friction between the tire and road, equals better handling in the corners. The Huracan's yet-unnamed successor will certainly impress in the twisties due to the switch from a conventional all-wheel-drive system to either one or two electric motors up front. The Revuelto flagship has three, with the third located just above the gearbox.
With the Huracan's replacement dropping the Audi-developed V10 for a twin-turbocharged V8, the Revuelto will become Lamborghini's only free-breathing production car in the second half of 2024. We aren't sure when Huracan production will end next year, but we do know that it's completely sold out.
Lamborghini held a small celebration in April 2022 with the completion of chassis number 20,000, a figure that would make the Gallardo blush in awe. Offered between 2003 and 2013, the first V10-powered bull of the 21st century ended production after Lamborghini had finished just over 14k examples of the breed.
Based on a dedicated platform, as in a platform not shared with other Volkswagen Group brands, the Huracan's electrified heir apparent is a plug-in hybrid because Lamborghini had to play ball with the European Union. The upcoming Euro 7 standards had a big role in dropping the V10 for a hybridized V8, but more importantly, remember that the 5.2-liter V10 in the Huracan traces its roots back to the Gallardo LP 560-4 version from the 2008 Geneva Motor Show.
Other than displacement, another difference between the earlier 5.0-liter V10 and current 5.2-liter V10 is the smoothness of the even-firing original. The odd-firing 5.2, however, makes the better noises.
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