Lamborghini’s 907-HP Huracan Successor Debuts At The Quail In Monterey

At Monterey Car Week, every luxury and performance automaker aims to wow the world at a seemingly endless series of events sprinkled across the California coastline. Yet the most highly anticipated debuts of each year tend to happen at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering and this year was no different as Lamborghini finally unveiled a successor to the long-tenured Huracan supercar. Lambo’s executive leadership set the stage, a clamoring crowd provided the drama, and the new Temerario emerged from beneath a black sheet as one of the undeniable stars of the show.

Much of the anticipation surrounding the Temerario stemmed from Lamborghini’s previous teases about the new supercar’s hybrid powertrain, which pairs a twin-turbocharged V8 with three electric motors to produce an unbelievable 907 horsepower. Almost more importantly, the V8 itself can rev to a stratospheric 10,000-rpm redline thanks to innovative use of lightweight materials like titanium connecting rods and finger-followers, as well as a flat-plane crankshaft, strengthened two-piece cylinder heads for improved stiffness, gear-driven accessories and short timing chains as well as special connectors to prevent the fuel pump, dry sump system and other components from wiggling loose.

Meanwhile, the hybrid system shares much of the same layout as the previous V12-powered Revuelto that replaced the Aventador last year. Yet a 3.8-kilowatt-hour battery now sends power to a rear axial flux electric motor mounted on the crankshaft rather than in the transverse transaxle’s bellhousing. Electric range mostly intends to allow for silent startups to prevent that raucous V8 from angering neighbors, but Lamborghini’s software programming also uses the e-motors to provide enhanced handling via more discretely controlled torque vectoring that’s not possible with traditional internal-combustion drivetrains.

Whether or not each and every member of the crowd congregating around the Lamborghini stage at The Quail knew each and every detail about the Temerario’s hybrid system, the real question on everyone’s mind involved design. Sure enough, unveiled next to the Revuelto and the new Urus SE hybrid, this final addition to the lineup before Lambo switches to full EVs carried over similar design themes.

The smoother exterior takes a step in the right direction from the Huracan and its Gallardo predecessor, remaining instantly identifiable as a Lamborghini yet without the overall length or quite as many aggressively angular details as the Revuelto. In a sense, the compact footprint only enhances the Temerario’s profile while little cues hint at the performance potential within. The octagonal daytime running lights double as air intakes as the gigantic side scoops both feed and cool the mid-mounted V8 and its “hot-V” turbochargers. The short and sweet tail features a steeper, more aggressive diffuser made possible by the improved packaging of that transverse gearbox.

The drivetrain itself dictated many of the design decisions, yet along with a one-inch step up in size for the Temerario’s wheels, to 20 and 21 inches, Lamborghini also prioritized decisions to improve daily driveability, as well. The eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox aims to shift more smoothly in Strada mode, while still snapping through gears in Sport and Corsa. The suspension also allows for wider range between its softest and firmest settings. And the interior adds 34 millimeters in headroom and 46 millimeters of legroom, plus more storage for parcels behind the two seats and a larger frunk for luggage.

Sitting next to the Revuelto, the Temerario almost looks a bit taller by a few centimeters—though that impression could just as easily be an optical illusion due to the 273-millimeter shorter length. The interior design itself undoubtedly draws the strongest line from Revuelto to Temerario, and is almost indistinguishable down to the cantilevered touchscreen and steering wheel controls.

One change on the steering wheel? The Temerario’s new drift mode, a first for Lamborghini and a strong hint that the company recognizes how much fun factor the hybrid system’s torque vectoring and software programming can unlock. For those buyers who crave exactly that kind of pugnacious driving dynamic, more radical performance or bolder design, the Temerario launched also with a new Alleggerita package featuring additional carbon fiber to cut weight, more aero components, and even optional carbon-fiber wheels.

Most impressively, the Temerario’s aluminum spaceframe weighs less than the outgoing Huracan’s yet stretches by 40 millimeters and improves torsional stiffness by 24 percent. So even with a trio of electric motors and a battery pack, plus the beefy V8 and its two gigantic turbochargers capable of pushing up to 36.2 psi of boost, the new Lambo still only weighs 3,725.8 pounds. The decision to switch to hybrid power in a compact supercar certainly seemed bold when Lamborghini first announced the powertrain, which helped to inspire the Temerario’s nomenclature as named after a bull that fought in Madrid in 1875.

Order rolls for the Revuelto already stretch into 2026, and the hybrid Urus SE is sold out into 2025. Early deliveries in 2024 already exceeded expectations, so when the full lineup enters production, Lamborghini looks poised to potentially enter the liminal era between internal-combustion and full electrification in the strongest possible market positioning.