2025 Lamborghini Temerario will rev to 10,000rpm

The 2025 Lamborghini Temerario supercar will pack a twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 plug-in hybrid powertrain that revs to 10,000rpm and outputs no less than 588kW/730Nm, the Italian performance car brand has confirmed.

However, it’s unclear at this stage if they are the total system outputs of the all-new Huracan successor – known officially for now as the Lamborghini 634 – or whether they’re the outputs of its downsized V8 engine alone, which is claimed to be an all-new design specific to this application.

This is of particular note because Lamborghini already has a plug-in hybrid V8 powertrain in its ranks, specifically under the bonnet of the recently-released Urus SE, which outputs 456kW/800Nm from its Audi-sourced twin-turbo 4.0-litre V8 and a mighty total of 588kW/950Nm when the 141kW/483Nm electric motor is factored in.

Given the Ferrari 296 GTB’s V6 PHEV system outputs 610kW/720Nm, we reckon Lambo’s stated 588kW/730Nm output is just for the V8 alone, which in itself will big a big step up on the engine it replaces – the naturally-aspirated 5.2-litre V10 that produced up to 470kW/600Nm in Huracan Evo and Performante form.

So we doubt Lamborghini would willingly allow its new ‘junior’ supercar be to outstripped by its chief Prancing Horse rival, which has been on the market for more than 12 months now.

Indeed, Lamborghini detailed the new V8 PHEV system’s primary electric-drive unit in its own dedicated paragraph within today’s press release, specifically nominating maximum values of 110kW/300Nm.

The Temerario’s bespoke V8 will drive through an adapted version of the Revuelto’s eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, and between the two will be the primary of three electric drive motors.

“The all-new engine is a clean-sheet design from Sant’Agata Bolognese, with the objective of delivering performance and driving emotion that surpass those of the current Huracán range,” Lamborghini said.

“The twin-turbo V8 combines the high linearity of progression that made the Lamborghini V10 famous with the high power and specific torque of a new-generation turbocharged engine.”

Lambo says maximum torque is delivered between 4000-7000rpm, whereas the V8’s peak power figure isn’t attained until a screaming 9000rpm, before tapering off after 9750rpm as the redline approaches.

“Another crucial element of the design process was to define the sound, to give the new powerplant a unique and distinctive character and deliver the driver an unparalleled driving experience,” Lamborghini said.

“The characteristics of the new V8 intensify in a crescendo that at high revs reaches its peak in terms of volume and frequency content and this, in harmony with the vibrations transmitted to the chassis by the flat-plane crankshaft, creates an all-encompassing sensory experience.”

Lamborghini recently filed a trademark application for the Temerario nameplate with IP Australia – and myriad other global intellectual property offices – hinting at the new model’s nameplate, which translates to ‘reckless’ in English (from Spanish).

The 2024 Lamborghini Temerario will make its global debut in August, potentially at the Pebble Beach auto exhibition.

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