Lamborghini is just days away from revealing its replacement for the mid-engined Huracan supercar, and it’s going to be called the Temerario. We’ve got a few artist sketches to give us an idea at how it will look.
What does Temerario mean?
Temerario translates, from Spanish, as ‘reckless’ and that seems in keeping with a wild, mid-engined wedge of Italian brilliance. Incidentally, if you’re wondering why Lamborghini uses Spanish names for its cars, it’s all to do with fighting bulls, as a rampaging bull is, of course, the Lamborghini badge.
So what’s the Temerario going to look like?
In these exclusive CompleteCar.ie renderings (by the talented Pratyush Rout), we think we’ve managed to capture the look of the new Temerario. It sticks closely to the Huracan template, so while it is a wild wedge of Italian supercar, it’s a little demurer in its styling than the bigger Revuelto. The front uses ultra-slim lights with bigger hexagonal LED units lower down in the air dam, while at the back the exhausts exit from way up in the bodywork, looking like more like howitzer barrels than car components.
What’s under the skin?
Here’s where the Temerario departs from the Huracan because, hankies at the ready, the naturally aspirated V10 engine is going to be no more (sniff, sob) unless of course Lamborghini has a few special models still to make which use it.
Instead, the Temerario will get a hybrid V8 powertrain, like that used by Bentley in the new Continental GT - related to Lamborghini through the Volkswagen Group, of course.
The engine and hybrid system together produce a massive 800hp - more than that of the Bentley Continental - but if you’re worried about the engine being muffled by its twin turbos, don’t - Lamborghini has confirmed that the engine can rev to a stratospheric 10,000rpm, which means that it should scream like a true Lambo.
What about the chassis?
Here, too, the Temerario departs from the Huracan template. Instead of using an aluminium chassis, the Temerario will share a carbon-fibre structure with the bigger Revuelto and will use some of the suspension and steering components from that car too. That puts the Temerario one-up on its big rival from down the road, Ferrari, which still makes the hybrid-engined 296 GTB from aluminium.
Shut up and take my money!
Hang on, hang on - not just yet. The Temerario will get its official unveiling at Monterey Car Week - the huge motor-fest that surrounds the famous Pebble Beach Concours in California - which runs from today, the August 9, through to the 18th. Keep that cheque book warm...