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2020 Lamborghini Huracan EVO Images Leaked

Here’s Your First Look

The 2020 Lamborghini Huracan EVO was teased earlier this week on the Unica app. Those images were the two close up shots you see below. Now, it seems another image of the full car, shown above, has made its way onto the wonderful World Wide Web. 

The new leaked image come from Huracan Talk. The shot shows that the car will have a center-exit exhaust and a short wing at the back as opposed to the Huracan Performante’s large wing.

The thread on Huracan Talk says the car does not have Lamborghini’s active aero ALA system. However, The Supercar Blog reported that the 2020 Huracan EVO will have the ALA system, but it won’t be quite as extreme as the one on the Performante. 

The publication points to the ALA logo at the bottom of the engine cover to show that the car will, in fact, have the system installed. 

Other changes include a pretty much all new rear fascia. The rear of the car as a whole looks more aggressive. Also, the leaked image gives you a good look at the new and absolutely gorgeous five-spoke wheels. The new image along with the two teasers, which can be easily viewed at Driver’s Magazine, gives you a pretty good idea of how the entire model will look. Overall, it’s a beautiful machine. 

The Huracan EVO will likely use the 5.2-liter V10 engine that is in the current model. Lamborghini could always revamp certain parts and components of the engine to make it spin faster and produce more power. I think the new model should get a bump over the current car’s 620 hp. I don’t think 650 hp is too much to ask for, but then that may be a little greedy.

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January 6, 2019 / Comments Off on 2020 Lamborghini Huracan EVO Images Leaked
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Lamborghini LB48H hypercar due next year: You might even say it glows

We know there’s a hybridLamborghini Aventador successor coming sometime between 2020 and 2022. Due to deleted Instagram posts and a fissures in the rumor-verse, we expect a hypercar codenamed LB48H to preview the next electrified V12 Lamborghini. Autocar reports the next model in the Italian carmaker’s series of low-volume specials will cost about $2.6 million, making it just another walk in the hypercar park as for price. The weird part is where Road & Track, referencing “a source familiar with Lamborghini’s plans,” says the LB48H will glow in the dark.

The source didn’t elaborate, so not even RT knows what that means. The Lamborghini Terzo Millennio concept from 2017 revealed a smattering of Tron-like light sculpture in its launch video. The wheels and engine bay glow, illuminated Italian flag graphics mark the front fenders, LED piping runs down the centerline. But lights don’t come under the traditional definition of “glow in the dark.” If the LB48H really does sport some kind of overall incandescence, well, we’re about to enter a new chapter in hypercars.

Other questions remain about how the LB48H will preview the future of Sant’ Agata. The company’s head of R&D has bemoaned the weight of batteries, admitting that the best-case scenario for the coming series-production hybrid V12 flagship means an additional 330 to 440 pounds.

It’s thought that the hypercar will use supercapacitors instead of batteries, providing a lightweight solution that would also showcase future technical potential. The all-electric Terzo Millennio employed nascent supercapacitor tech Lamborghini has been developing with MIT. That solution’s upside is lighter size and weight compared to batteries, longer service life, a supercapacitor’s fast charge and discharge ability, and the fact that it can discharge and recover energy at the same time. The downside is that supercapacitors have low energy density compared to lithium-ion batteries, so it’s possible the LB48H could use a battery and a supercapacitor to work a 49-horsepower motor aiding an 789-hp V12.

The production V12 is expected to get a more mundane solution. Lamborghini’s looking ahead to cities mandating a minimum all-electric range up to 31 miles. One idea in play is a split hybrid layout, with an electric motor in charge of the front axle. That eliminates a prop shaft, and sharpens front axle response and torque vectoring. However, without a front transmission, a split system loses efficiency when approaching the triple-digit speeds integral to the brand. The other option would be a more traditional blended hybrid.

Lamborghini’s said to have shown the LB48H to prospective buyers in June. We should see the real thing and its possibly glowing carbon fiber soon.

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December 24, 2018 / Comments Off on Lamborghini LB48H hypercar due next year: You might even say it glows
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Lamborghini SC18 – A One-Off Lambo

Bespoke Lamborghini SC18 Built by Squadra Corse

The Lamborghini SC18 is the latest iteration of what we hope becomes a perpetual lineage of limited-edition and one-off raging bulls. In a relatively short and recent time in Lamborghini’s storied history, we have been treated to the likes of the Veneno (20 were made), and the one-off Egoista and Aventador J.

Commissioned by a very fortunate client, the SC18 is designed to be a completely road-legal car that maximizes track-oriented performance. It therefore seems serendipitous that Squadra Corse – Lamborghini’s racing division – would be the creator-in-chief for this bespoke project.

The canvas on which the SC18 would be imagined is the Aventador SVJ, which most notably is the donor of a 6.5L naturally-aspirated V12 engine; good for over 759-horsepower @ 8,800 rpm and 531 lb-ft of torque @ 6,750 rpm. A single clutch transmission with semi-automatic gearbox delivers power to the SC18’s all-wheel-drive system.

While the chassis is also shared with the SVJ, most of the body elements that are visible have been replaced with pieces that are inspired by the marque’s GT race cars such as the Huracan GT3 and Huracan Super Trofeo EVO. As such, the extensive use of carbon fibre and ultra aggressive splitters, vents and diffusers adorn the car with its massive rear wing providing the final exclamation point. A staggered wheel setup is used for the SC18, with Pirelli-wrapped 20” and 21” center-locking wheels used in the front and rear respectively.

There are no official figures at this time for the SC18 as far as performance and pricing are concerned.  We expect that acceleration will be mostly similar, if not the same, as the ‘regular’ Aventador SVJ’s 0-62 mph time of 2.8 seconds, as well as its top speed of 217 mph. With lighter and more aggressive aero bits, we are guessing that the improvements will be most noticeable during the most demanding and g-force-inducing situations at the racetrack.

As for pricing, we don’t expect that type of information to be common knowledge given the nature of this project. With today’s production hypercars demanding 7-figure price tags, one can only begin to speculate what the client has shelled out for their Mona Lisa on wheels. Well, with its custom exhaust which offers a completely “unique” sound, I’m sure he or she is ultimately very happy with what they got.  

November 20, 2018 / Comments Off on Lamborghini SC18 – A One-Off Lambo
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Lamborghini Urus ST-X Concept: SUV Racecar Revealed

Lamborghini have announced a concept version of the Urus today. The Lamborghini Urus ST-X Concept is a race car primarily. The ST-X is accompanied by an announcement that Lamborghini are looking to commence a one-make race involving the Urus to begin in 2020.

The Lamborghini Urus ST-X Concept was unveiled at the Lamborghini Squadra Corse World Finals 2018. A racing version of the company’s new SUV, Lamborghini conceive a single-brand championship with an on-track and off-road element, taking place at FIA circuits in Europe an the Middle East.

Lamborghini set out a vision of an “arrive and drive” event formula where customer cars are prepared and technical support provided to allow owners to simply turn up at the track and race over the weekend.

The Lamborghini Urus ST-X Concept does away with the complicated and fussy styling of the front grille, exposing the radiators in the process. Lamborghini have also fitted new side sills, front bonnet and rear diffuser. The paintwork is a matt finish Verde Martin with elements of exposed visible carbon fibre.

The V8, which sits under the new carbon fibre hood, gets the same output as the road version, 650 hp with 850 Nm of torque. With a planned 25 % weight reduction it should feel considerably quicker.

Lamborghini also plan to fit a new set of racing exhausts, 21 inch centre locking aluminium wheels as well as the usual motorsport safety elements, including steel roll cage, fire suppression system, and FT3 fuel tank.

Lamborghini will now work on the Concept to bring it to reality. They have set a target in the sense that they plan to put the Urus ST-X out for its track debut during the 2019 Lamborghini World Finals.

November 19, 2018 / Comments Off on Lamborghini Urus ST-X Concept: SUV Racecar Revealed
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Lamborghini SC18 Alston is a ferocious first from Squadra Corse

Lamborghini has worked up a number of limited-editions and one-offs over the past decade, from the run-of-20 Veneno to the one-of-one Egoista and Aventador J. The standard production-car division worked up those previous efforts. Now, Lamborghini’s racing division, Squadra Corse, has dreamed up a one-off for the first time as a commission for a client. Called the SC18 Alston, the Aventador-based coupe starts at the marker laid down by the SVJ and takes a few barbarous steps beyond.

The point, apparently, was a road-going car with maximum track performance. Squadra Corse designers, working with the customer and Lamborghini Centro Stile, penned an aero package that borrows elements from Huracán race cars. The front hood air intakes were derived from the Huracán GT3 EVO, while the side and rear fenders, the fins and the scoops take inspiration from the Huracán Super Trofeo EVO. The three-stanchion wing hearkens to the Veneno, the rear taillight pattern and valance curve reference the Centenario, and the way the rear wing endplates rise from the fenders suggests the Bugatti Vision GT.

The power unit comes untouched from the Aventador SVJ, meaning a 6.5-liter V12 with 759 horsepower and 531 pound-feet of torque, shifting through the seven-speed ISR gearbox. An engine cover with 12 vents, also derived from the racing programs, keeps the fury cool, and a new exhaust design produces a new sound.

Lighter carbon fiber bodywork drenched in Grigio Daytona hides the internals and reduces weight. Screenprinted red accents on the body panels coordinate with accents on the center-lock wheels — 20 inches in front, 20 in back — and specially developed Pirelli P Zero tires. The cabin’s been dressed in Nero Ade Alcantara with red cross-stitching, and a pair of carbon fiber buckets.

There’s nothing not to like here, and we suspect this won’t be the last unique effort we see from the Squadra Corse brand.

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November 19, 2018 / Comments Off on Lamborghini SC18 Alston is a ferocious first from Squadra Corse
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Gallery: The Lamborghini Urus Exploring Italy

Driving a Lamborghini in Italy is something special. Local residents, school children and any others passers by stop, stare and smile with glee at the sight of Italy’s prized export. The thing is, Lamborghinis are starting to look a little different since a rather distinct SUV was added to the lineup – the Lamborghini Urus. A few weeks ago Lamborghini invited a few influencers to Matera, Italy, to realize the dream and drive a Lamborghini in Italy.

Matera is an amazing city perched on a rocky outcrop in the region of Basilicata, in southern Italy. The stunning Aquatio Hotel was home for the evening and the morning sunrise illuminated the squadron of Lamborghinis awaiting the narrow streets. As you would imagine, it was quite a spectacle and the jewel in the crown of photography, Philipp Rupprecht, was there to capture every moment.

As the galleries demonstrate, it was an incredible opportunity to put the Urus through it paces on narrow streets, open road and dirt tracks that allowed the super SUV to flex its V8 muscles.

The front-mounted engine produces 641 bhp at 6,800 rpm and 627 lb ft of torque. 0 to 100 km/h happens in just 3.6 seconds and 200 km/h, in 12.8 seconds. The power is routed through an eight-speed automatic box. It uses a torque converter to ensure maximum engine response.

Naturally, the Urus is four-wheel drive. It uses a Torsen self-locking differential. The power is deliverer 40% to the front and 60% to the rear with the ability to shift as much as 70% to the front or 87% to the rear. Torque vectoring and rear-wheel steering also assist with traction.

There is no doubt then that the Urus performs like a Lamborghini should despite its 2,200 kg kerb weight.

We look forward to experiencing such an epic event soon, until then we will absorb the sensational photos from Philipp!

November 15, 2018 / Comments Off on Gallery: The Lamborghini Urus Exploring Italy
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Lamborghini Aventador SVJ full onboard record lap at Nürburgring

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ventador SVJ laps the Nürburgring Nordschleife in 6:44:97 minutes under the formal scrutiny of Remak personnel who managed time and GPS certification using VBOX-Racelogic instrumentation. The new king of the ‘Ring’ driver was Marco Mapelli that managed the challenge with Lamborghini’s Research and Development team and the extensive tire support from Pirelli technicians and driver.

October 30, 2018 / Comments Off on Lamborghini Aventador SVJ full onboard record lap at Nürburgring
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Lamborghini LB48H: Upcoming $2.5 Million Hybrid Supercar Previewed Privately

Lamborghini appear to be working on something very special. Invitation cards have confirmed that the new hybrid supercar is currently being previewed to prospective clients in Italy under the tag line “The Power to Shape the Future”.

The car in question is known internally as the Lamborghini LB48H and will be Lamborghini’s first foray into the hybrid supercar world. Rumours suggest that the prototype is based on the Terzo Millennio Concept revealed a few years ago.

Early information suggests that 200 clients were invited to the event with 63 copies of the Lamborghini LB48H up for grabs. Some are suggesting that the LB48H will be a pre-cursor to the Aventador replacement. It is certainly expected to launch before the Aventador replacement which is still a couple of years down the line.

Information posted on forums suggests that the :B48H will use a naturally aspirated V12 engine coupled with a regenerating hybrid system. The V12 will put out 789 hp and the hybrid drive will add an additional 49 hp.

September 17, 2018 / Comments Off on Lamborghini LB48H: Upcoming $2.5 Million Hybrid Supercar Previewed Privately
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VW Group plan puts Porsche in charge of a ‘super-premium’ division

An Automobile report looks into what’s happening on the organizational and technical sides of the Volkswagen Group, and what those changes could mean for the premium brands. The wide-angle view is that Porsche appears to have been anointed to “coordinate the future activities” at Audi, Bentley, Bugatti and Lamborghini. Audi would cede Lamborghini guardianship to Stuttgart, and Ducati — via a new concern called Ducati Enterprises — would become the shepherd for VW’s other Italian investments. Executives target Jan. 1, 2019, to complete the reshuffle.

VW wants to save a boodle by tying up four of its five top-tier brands, and putting the one with the highest ROI in charge. Porsche, within its own house, wants to reduce expenditures by $2.3 billion per year over for four years, the savings already earmarked for improving internal processes like R&D and production. Having Porsche share those gains as well as lead development of platforms, components and future-tech strategies for the sister sports car brands could benefit everyone.

In the near-term, the brands have their own plans:

Bugatti CEO Stephan Winkelmann is said to want a Chiron Superleggera, a roofless and “completely reskinned” Chiron Aperta, and a track-only Chiron SS. The Superleggera could take the Chiron Sport‘s and Divo‘s Jenny Craig routines even further. The Aperta seems a natural successor to the Veyron Grand Sport, a natural evolution of the recently introduced Sky View roof, and a reskin might include numerous Divo cues. It’s also said Bugatti’s considering “an all-electric high-end model” in conjunction with Porsche, Rimac, and Dallara, but name one supercar or hypercar manufacturer that isn’t considering a lightning-fast EV.

Lamborghini, deep into work on follow-ups for the Huracán and Aventador, might get a bit of a bump with the new plan. The carbon “monofuselage” for the next V12 flagship is said to be too far developed and too complex to scrap. It puts two electric motors on the front axle, batteries in the middle, and a naturally aspirated V12 with around 770 horsepower plus another e-motor with 402 horsepower in back.

The Huracán is said to get a version of the same carbon architecture at the moment, but the corporate reorganization might press pause on it. Automobile says options include continuing the Huracán/Audi R8 twinning, but that depends on Audi saying “Ja” to a third-gen R8 with Lamborghini bones. Beyond that, the Huracán could move to the Mimo II platform created by Porsche for the in-limbo-since-2011 mid-engined 960, or the entire premium group could get a new aluminum architecture for a “modular multi-brand sports car.”

Bentley and Audi need the most help at the moment. The UK carmaker needs to flesh out its current financial issues and vision for the future, and the latter relies in large part on the former. Audi remains in upheaval — the Automobile piece calls the brand “seriously overstaffed and worryingly over budget.” — and we can’t know when that will end. The ex-CEO who made the brand VW’s highest earner remains in jail, and we wouldn’t be surprised by any new bombshell that drops when he gets his days, or weeks, in court.

A total reintegration, if it all comes off, means monumental work. Yet according to a Bloomberg corporate analyst, potential rewards from going all the way with the plan might make it impossible to resist. Bloomberg said that if VW created a premium group and floated it on the markets, the result “could be valued at more than 120 billion euros,” when the stock market capitalization of the entire VW Group right now is 67 billion euros.

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September 11, 2018 / Comments Off on VW Group plan puts Porsche in charge of a ‘super-premium’ division
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Lamborghini Aventador SVJ

Fastest Production Car to Lap the Nürburging Unveiled At Pebble Beach

In late July 2018, the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ became the latest production car to break the lap record at the legendary testing ground that is the Nürburgring Nordschleife. It would be more than a month later before the car was officially unveiled to the public, during Monterey Car Week taking place in Pebble Beach, California. It was going to take nothing short of special to dethrone the Porsche 911 GT2 RS, and Lamborghini’s new flagship car is something beyond even that.

Presented at the event was a special version of the car – known as the SVJ 63 – which is understood to have its own special color, trim and other bits which will differentiate it from the ‘standard’ SVJ. Its moniker pays homage to 1963 – the year the company was founded – and only 63 examples will be produced to further emphasize its exclusivity.

Being the current production car lap record holder at the ‘Ring takes a lot more than just a flashy paint job and hype. To power its way around this treacherous course, the Aventador SVJ employs a naturally aspirated 6.5L V12 engine which delivers 770-horsepower at 8,500 rpm and 530 lb-ft of torque at 6,750 rpm to its all-wheel-drive system. It is able to do 0-100 km/h in only 2.8 seconds and has a top speed of over 349 km/h.

With the prolific use of carbon fibre and lightweight materials throughout the car, the SVJ weighs only 1,525 kg. Four-wheel steering remains a feature on the SVJ and it also benefits from suspension upgrades over the regular Aventador to improve overall mechanical grip, rigidity and driving feel.

Lamborghini is also introducing Aerodinamica Lamborghini Attiva 2.0 on the Aventador SVJ, which is an electronic system that controls actuators which open and close flaps on the front splitter, engine cover and rear wing. In conjunction with Lamborghini Dinamica Veicolo Attiva 2.0, the SVJ’s computer system is able to determine where downforce is needed in live time. It is then able to direct downforce to the wheels that need it most, with pinpoint precision and millisecond response time. The Aventador SVJ is quite likely the most profound example of active-aerodynamics on a production car.

Production numbers of the Aventador SVJ will be limited to 900 units (which is includes the SVJ  63). Deliveries are expected in the first quarter of 2019 with a base price of $517,770 USD.

‘The challenge to Lamborghini designers and engineers was to improve the purest essence of the Lamborghini super sports car, drawing on every inspiration from a space ship to a jet fighter: all the most exceptional examples of super-fast, super-athletic, aerodynamic superiority,’ said Lamborghini CEO, Stefano Domenicali. ‘The Aventador SVJ takes another step into the future, shaping the potential for super sports car development.’

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September 7, 2018 / Comments Off on Lamborghini Aventador SVJ
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Dusty Lamborghini Countach uncovered after decades

Check the attic carefully, because your grandparent’s just might have an Italian supercar hidden in plain site. That seems to be the case with this Reddit user – who goes by the name egriegin – when she posted a photo of one very dusty Lamborghini Countach, with the intriguing headline “Despite the dust and rush, grandma’s 1981 Lamborghini Countach is the coolest.” So what’s the story? Well, don’t get too excited, because the car is not for sale (yet).

August 13, 2018 / Comments Off on Dusty Lamborghini Countach uncovered after decades
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Millions of dollars of smuggled exotica crushed in the Philippines

Here at Supercars.net – in case you haven’t noticed – we love supercars.

That’s why this footage of millions of dollars worth of supercars, classic cars and other precious metal is so painful to watch.

More than 60 luxury and high performance cars and motorbikes were destroyed by Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte as part of an anti-corruption campaign.

The expensive metal had been smuggled into the country illegally in attempts to evade the country’s tax regime that makes buying and importing high value cars prohibitively expensive.

Any car costing more than 2.1 million Philippine Piso (around $39,550) is classified as a luxury vehicle, and hit with a PhP 512,000 tax, plus a further levy of 60% on any amount above PhP 2.1 million.

For something like a base model Porsche 911 Carrera, on sale in the US from $91,100, that would push its cost from the PhP 4.8 million price tag up to PhP 8.25 million – or $155,400 at today’s exchange rate.

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The Philippines tax on luxury cars means vehicles like the Porsche 911 Carrera are significantly more expensive to buy

If you can’t bear to watch the footage then turn away – in the clip cars sentenced to a crumpled end by bulldozer include a Lamborghini Gallardo, a Porsche 911 Carrera S, a Mercedes-Benz S-Class, Nissan 350Z and a Ford Mustang from what we can see.

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And this isn’t the first time Duterte has put on such a public display of automotive destruction in the name of combatting corruption. As the clip below attests, he has form for this kind of thing.

Beware – clip includes graphic footage of a C3 Corvette meeting its end.

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August 2, 2018 / Comments Off on Millions of dollars of smuggled exotica crushed in the Philippines
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Watch the Lamboghini Aventador SVJ break the Nurburgring lap record

The revolution will be televised. Lamborghini has posted the video of the Aventador SVJ breaking the Nürburgring lap record. With factory-backed race driver Marco Mapelli behind the wheel and a host of Pirelli engineers in support, the kaleidoscope-colored coupe posted a time of 6:44.97. Apparently the only difference between the production-spec SVJ and the record-setter is the tires: The retail SVJ will come with Pirelli P Zero Corsa rubber, the lap-flyer got shod with what we expect to be optional P Zero Trofeo R hoops. That’s a little more than two seconds faster than the 6:47.3 set by the Porsche 911 GT2 RS — that car having taken the lap record from the Lamborghini Huracán Performante.

Since Lamborghini hasn’t revealed the Aventador SVJ, and won’t until Monterey Car Week in August, we still don’t have details on the special-edition car’s specs. It is clear, however, that the SVJ is lighter and gets more grunt from its 6.5-liter V12 than the 3,836-pound, 740-horsepower Aventador S. We can look forward to a long list of carbon fiber and whiz-bang materials applications, plus info on the carmaker’s tweaked ALA 2.0 active aerodynamics system ported over from the Huracán.

For now, though, the unofficial teasers and the official teasers have been proved. We have high-definition video of what the SVJ is capable of on the German track in the right professional hands, and VBOX telemetry information to go with it. Enjoy.

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July 31, 2018 / Comments Off on Watch the Lamboghini Aventador SVJ break the Nurburgring lap record
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Lamborghini debuting limited-edition hypercar soon?

Rumor, anonymous sources, and Internet probing point to Lamborghini preparing a new limited-edition hypercar in the vein of the Centenario, Veneno, and Sesto Elemento. At the Frankfurt Motor Show last year, the carmaker’s head of R&D told Car Advice, “Soon we will present to our most important customers a new version of what we call a one-off.” The Supercar Blog reports Lamborghini did just that a few weeks ago at a private event in Italy. An anonymous source said the vehicle is codenamed LB48H, and looks like the 2017 Terzo Millennio concept.

Assuming all of this is true, whatever’s coming won’t be a genuine one-off. Remember, the Sant’ Agata brand made 40 Centenarios, four Venenos, and 20 Sesto Elementos. The only true one-off for recent sale was the 2012 Aventador J.

According to The Supercar Blog, Lamborghini will make 63 of this newest revelation. We checked the production runs for every Lamborghini, no previous model got exactly 63 units. But the company started production in 1963 with the 350 GTV. The same way the Centenario referenced the 100th anniversary of Feruccio Lamborghini’s birth, the LB48H could celebrate the company’s beginnings in the second millennium — a natural tie-in with the Terzo Millennio (Third Millennium) inspiration.

The name, and an Instagram post, bolster suspicions. Lamborghini’s already said the next-gen Aventador due in 2020 and Huracán due in 2022 will get naturally-aspirated engines with hybrid power. We also know alphanumeric Lamborghini vehicle names identify aspects of the car. In the hybrid Asterion LPI 910-4 concept from 2014, the LP stood for longintudinale posteriore, as with current production models, the I stood for the Italian word for hybrid, Ibrido, the 910 for the horsepower. With the LB48H, we take the the L we know, we’ll take the H for Hybrid. So what do the B and 48 represent?

On June 18, Miguel Costa, who appears to head Lamborghini’s Lisbon, Portugal dealership, published an Instagram post that said, “We made it possible! Soon!” For hashtags, he wrote, #masterpiece, #lamborghini, #lamborghinilisboa, and #lb48h. The #masterpiece and #lb48h hashtags soon disappeared from the post. When Jalopnik asked Lamborghini about the situation, the automaker said, “We are not confirming this.”

The Italian automaker uses these specials to preview design and technology elements headed for the range; the Centenario introduced rear-wheel steering that made its way to the Aventador S, for instance. The car itself is expected to cost around $2.5 million and go into production by the end of this year, with deliveries at the end of next year. We’re told that more viewings for prospective clients will happen soon in New York and Tokyo, and by the time we see it, it’ll be sold out.

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June 29, 2018 / Comments Off on Lamborghini debuting limited-edition hypercar soon?
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Electric Lamborghini? Maybe Next Time

So just when we thought we’d have a competitor to the Tesla Model S, we get terrible news. Auto News reports that Lamborghini has no plans to go full electric because battery technology today can’t provide the power that Lamborghini customers expect. Maurizio Reggiani, Director Research and Development, says,

“Our target is to deliver a super sports car, and these specifications don’t exist with a battery package in terms of energy and power”

Right now, Lamborghini is waiting on vast improvements in electric technology before going down the path of producing a full-electric supercar. The hard part is that roaring V10 and V12s provide something that electric cars don’t: sound which can convert to a supercar’s ‘soul’.

Is this nonsense or do you feel that a supercar should emote something to the driver to be connected? Is brute force enough to provide that emotion?

Let us know!

June 7, 2018 / Comments Off on Electric Lamborghini? Maybe Next Time
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VIDEO: Lamborghini Urus 2018 Review

Shock, horror: Lamborghini has made an SUV. The new Lamborghini Urus is the company’s first off-roader since the LM002, but this time it’s totally different. The twin-turbocharged V8 Urus is based on other VW-group SUVs, like the Audi Q7, Porsche Cayenne and perhaps it’s closest luxury rival, the Bentley Bentayga. Lamborghini wants it to be the best handling car in its class, and among the best 4x4s off toad too. We try it on track, on the road, and off road too, to see if Lamborghini’s claims stack up.

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May 7, 2018 / Comments Off on VIDEO: Lamborghini Urus 2018 Review
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Lamborghini confirms next-gen Aventador and Huracan to be PHEVs

It’s official, Lamborghini CEO Stefano Domenicali confirmed to Top Gear magazine that the next-generation Aventador and Huracán will get plug-in hybrid powertrains. Autocar reported last October that the next Huracán would get “next-generation” batteries to aid its naturally aspirated V10 when it debuts around 2022. The fate of the Aventador S’s successor, however, was unclear beyond the certainty of it featuring a mid-mounted V12. Now we know it will get a naturally aspirated V12 with electric help when it arrives in 2020 or so, and both cars will boast a small all-electric range.

Top Gear imagined how much each coupe could gain — both in weight and in power — by mating each car’s current engine with the 134-horsepower electric motor and 14-kWh lithium-ion battery pack from the Porsche Panamera Turbo S e-hybrid. TG figures the Aventador S replacement would go from 730 hp and 508 pound-feet of torque to 860 hp and 566 lb-ft. That’s the good news. The bad news is that Porsche said the hybrid system adds 661 pounds to the weight of the Panamera. Tack that onto the Lamborghini, and an Aventador S goes up a weight class to 4,354 pounds. The new Huracán output stretches from 602 hp and 412 lb-ft to 728 hp and 471 lb-ft, and 3,796 pounds.

Judged on the results of that purely imaginary fancy, Top Gear says the numbers “well and truly stack up.” We think that given the chance to add 130 horsepower at the price of putting a Harley-Davidson Fat Boy in the trunk — or the weight of second complete engine — we might ask if there were other tradeoffs available. We’re certain Lamborghini’s working all the angles, though, and confident the Sant’ Agata carmaker will translate its actual figures into another duo of brutal, bewitching sports cars.

The brand is looking beyond the near-term hybrids to what could come after, as well. Domenicali said he doesn’t believe there will be sufficient potential in electric powertrains until 2026, but he’s ready with concepts like the Terzo Millennio whenever the powertrains are. Lamborghini’s also working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to “write an important page in the future of super sports cars for the third millennium,” suspected to center on lightweight materials, solid-state batteries, and alternative fuels. On that last note, Domenicali’s already eyeing the potential of using hydrogen fuel cells in the distant future.

Note the absence of the word “turbocharger” from any discussion of the brand’s future out to the 2030s. Said Chief Technical Officer Maurizio Reggiani, “As long as I’m technical director, our super sports cars will not have a turbocharged engine. It’s about emotion. If you don’t have emotion, then you have nothing.”

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April 24, 2018 / Comments Off on Lamborghini confirms next-gen Aventador and Huracan to be PHEVs
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1999 Lamborghini Diablo GT

Number 12 of only 80 examples ever produced, this impeccable 1999 Lamborghini Diablo GT is being offered on auction by RM Sotheby’s on 12 May 2018 in Monaco. With only 171 miles under its wheels from new, this all-black badass ride is likely the lowest mileage Diablo GT in existence, making it even more unique & desirable.

Known as the wildest iteration of the Diablo, the completely race-oriented GT model features a modified aggressive carbon fiber bodywork and an enlarged V12 engine sending 575-hp (465 lb-ft of torque) to the rear wheels, matched with a 5-speed transmission.

Other details include a carbon fiber front air dam with large brake ducts, huge air extractor in the front luggage compartment lid, widened fenders, rear carbon fiber diffuser & spoiler, ram air duct protruding above the roof, and special 3-piece OZ wheels. Diablo GT’s stripped-down interior has carbon fiber panels and race-spec bucket seats with 4-point seatbelt harnesses, and probably smells like victory!

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Photos by Tim Scott / RM Sotheby’s

April 7, 2018 / Comments Off on 1999 Lamborghini Diablo GT
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Official: 2019 Lamborghini Huracan Performante Spyder

Bologna is coming out with something crazier for 2019!

Revealed during the Geneva Motor Show, Lamborghini has created a brutal, hard-core version of the Huracán, just with the ability to feel the air slice through your hair. Well, you might as well be, since this is a roof-less version called the Huracán Performante Spyder.

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Lamborghini Huracan Performante Spyder

While we gaze upon the beauty that is a convertible Lamborghini, let’s look at some cool tech involved with this:

  • Active aerodynamics called ‘Aerodinamica Lamborghini Attiva’, which shapes the air in favor of the car for drag reduction and increased downforce
  • Still has a naturally aspirated V10 engine from the Performante hardtop, producing 640 horsepower and a dual-clutch transmission
  • Has carbon fiber goodies everywhere, to reduce weight in comparison to the regular Spyder version (77 lbs. lighter)
  • Still expensive at $308,859 plus taxes

While the crew here at Supercars.Net are looking forward to this new release, we’ll just live vicariously through others. For now, let’s enjoy what Lamborghini is offering to their clientele.

March 7, 2018 / Comments Off on Official: 2019 Lamborghini Huracan Performante Spyder
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