News Flash: Lamborghini's New Hybrid V8 Sounds Like A V8
Let’s get one thing straight here: whatever the Lamborghini Huracan successor is called (our money is on Temerario), it’ll sound great. The Italian marque has built a reputation around making some of the most exciting engines ever put in an automobile. But the latest teaser for the Temerario didn’t exactly tease much.
For starters, you’ll need to skip to about the 30-second mark to get past the V10 bellowing of the Gallardo and the Huracan, both of which are heard more clearly and featured more prominently in the video. Once you do, it’s tough to hear what the Temerario’s V8 will truly sound like over the editing, the boosted-up whine of what must be an electric motor and about a million other competing sounds. Lamborghini does confirm the engine will rev past 10,000 rpm once again, which is a nice bit of assurance.
Frankly, your best opportunity to hear the Temerario’s V8 is at the end, when a startup is played over the video. Initial impressions? It sounds like a V8. There’s a lot of burble, and not a lot of noise from the hybrid part of the powertrain (duh). Lamborghini says the engine will have a flat-plane crankshaft, and we’re excited to hear a more honest clip of the supercar’s exhaust note when Lamborghini is ready to share it. For now, we’ll have to wait until the car’s debut later this month.
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Chase is an automotive journalist with years of experience in the industry. He writes for outlets like Edmunds and AutoGuide, among many others. When not writing, Chase is in front of the camera over at The Overrun, his YouTube channel run alongside his friend and co-host Jobe Teehan. If he's not writing reviews of the latest in cars or producing industry coverage, Chase is at home in the driver's seat of his own (usually German) sports cars.
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