Lambo Releases Trickle of Details about Huracán Successor

The very Italian firm of Lamborghini has trotted out a few more details about the vehicle which will replace the Huracán. This, ahead of a planned reveal mid-August at the tony Monterey Car Week in California.

Lambo is calling the vehicle a HPEV super sports car, an acronym standing for High Performance Electrified Vehicle. Ok, them. It is also noting the newest member of the family will mark the completion of hybridization across Lamborghini range. This means the car will feature a gasoline-powered engine paired with a hybrid system. Given what we know about other efforts in this arena, we’re not worried about the addition of a few electrons neutering this raging bull.

What type of gasoline-powered engine? News on that front comes from the social media platform LinkedIn, of all places. There, top boss Stephan Winkelmann revealed the twin-turbo V8 engine will boast “a peak engine speed of 10,000 rpm” and pack 887 horsepower. Anyone who has ever been in the presence of the old 5.2L V10 accelerating at full whack knows its exhaust note can be a religious experience but a mill revving its heart out to 10 grand will surely also provide aural delight – even if it is of a different type than the old car.

A trio of electric motors will be appended to the twin-turbo V8 screamer, strongly suggesting the Huracán replacement is going to be available with all-wheel drive. This, combined with the power output (which may be even higher when counting the electric motors) assures shocking acceleration. For now, the company is simply calling this car the “Lamborghini 634” and it remain to be seen if that’s part of the official title.

We won’t have long to wait. According to a note buried in the press release about sales numbers in the first half of this year, in which we learned Americans bought 1,621 Lambos compared to second place Germany which had 595 deliveries, the Huracán successor will be fully unveiled on August 16th at Monterey Car Week.

[Images: Lamborghini via LinkedIn]

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