2024 is the final year of the Huracan, which rolled out in 2014 as the replacement for the commercially successful Gallardo. As opposed to 14,022 units produced over the span of 10 years, the Huracan clocked over 25,000 sales through January 2024.
The limited-run Huracan STJ bids farewell to the 5.2-liter naturally aspirated V10 we all know and love, a design credited to Audi rather than Lamborghini. Come 2025, the Raging Bull of Sant'Agata Bolognese will do its own thing with the LB63x, which may be marketed as the Temerario.
LB63x is the internal codename of the newcomer, while Temerario is a recently discovered trademark filed with EUIPO at the beginning of April 2024. However, the wordmark in question has yet to be filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office. This, in turn, means that the Huracan replacement's name is still up in the air at the moment of writing.
To be unveiled in the second half of 2024, the LB63x/Temerario has recently been spotted testing in as close to production-ready form as it gets. The carparazzi also snapped a pic of the interior, showing a few similarities with the Revuelto.
Shared goodies include a passenger-side touchscreen and a portrait-oriented touchscreen for the infotainment system. In the Revuelto's case, said touchscreens measure 9.1 and 8.4 inches, respectively. The Revuelto further sweetens the deal with a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster.
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Exterior styling is heavily inspired by the V12-powered flagship as well, and that's not surprising in the least. For starters, the LB63x uses an adaptation of the Revuelto's carbon-fiber chassis. Secondly, the Raging Bull of Sant'Agata Bolognese confirmed that its entry-level supercar will get Revuelto's transversally-mounted transmission.
Lamborghini decided to mount said box transversally behind the 6.5-liter V12 because of the Revuelto's electrified front axle. Previously reserved for the transmission, the center tunnel houses the lithium-ion battery. The Revuelto packs a third electric motor above its dual-clutch tranny, with said unit doubling as the starter motor and generator. In full-electric mode, it can assist the front motors by supplying drive to the rear wheels.
Instead of a free-breathing V10 or the Revuelto's big-boy V12, the Temerario – or whatever it will be called – packs a V8 with forced induction. Unfortunately, it's not clear if the mystery engine is based on the Volkswagen Group's 4.0-liter V8, derived from the Revuelto's V12, or a clean-sheet design. We also don't currently know if the LB63x will be rear-wheel drive, all-wheel drive, or both.
Looking at the bigger picture, you should expect in excess of 800 horsepower from the plug-in hybrid twin-turbo V8 because Temerario has a direct rival with 819 ponies to its name. Obviously enough, that name is Ferrari 296. In stark contrast to the Huracan's descendant, the Prancing Horse uses a 3.0L twin-turbo V6 with the cylinder banks angled at 120 degrees to reduce the center of gravity, share crank pins, and create a hot vee by placing the turbos between the cylinder banks.
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