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Lamborghini Survey Reconfirms Hybridized Aventador, Huracan Successors

It’s been a heck of a long time since Ferruccio Lamborghini snatched Giotto Bizzarrini from Ferrari to develop a screaming V12 with the cylinder banks angled at 60 degrees. The same can be said about the Asterion concept car presented no fewer than seven years ago with plug-in hybrid hardware.
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Better late than never, the Raging Bull of Sant’Agata Bolognese has embraced electrification in the guise of a supercapacitor that juices up a 48-volt motor integrated into the transmission of the Sián FKP 37. The last hurrah of the Aventador doesn’t mark the end of the twelve-cylinder engine, though.

Time and again, chief technical officer Maurizio Reggiani made it clear that hybridization is key to keeping the V12 alive without resorting to forced induction. That’s a very bold claim given the heavy-handed emissions regulations of the European Union, but it’s not impossible to achieve either.

Although the successor of the Aventador is hiding in the background, Lamborghini is running a survey in the United States about sustainability. I nearly spat out my coffee once I heard that, primarily because the Italian automaker is the worst offender in the United States in terms of MPG.

Just like the Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport, the Aventador Coupe and Roadster are rated 10 miles to the gallon on the combined driving cycle. That’s 23.5 liters per 100 kilometers, representing a yearly fuel cost of around $4,550.

The “Lamborghini and Sustainability” online survey isn’t just for show, though. One question refers to eco-friendly powertrain technologies ranging from plug-in hybrid to full electric and hydrogen fuel cells, which is curious because the Italian brand has intentionally omitted the hybrid option.

Can that be considered a coincidence? On the one hand, it certainly is because Lamborghini won’t roll out a fuel-cell vehicle anytime soon. But on the other hand, McLaren prepares to unveil a plug-in hybrid supercar with a V6 and approximately 20 miles (32 kilometers) of all-electric range.

What does this mean, you ask? Well, plug-in hybridization for the successors of the Aventador and Huracan is more than doable thanks to the know-how and financial strength of the Volkswagen Group that controls Lamborghini.
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About the author: Mircea Panait
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After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well.
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