Lamborghini builds 10,000rpm hybrid V8 for Huracan successor

The successor to the Lamborghini Huracan will be powered by a clean-sheet V8 twin-turbo petrol engine revving to 10,000rpm alongside three electric motors.

Lamborghini announced the all-new engine will be fitted to the replacement for the 5.2-litre V10-powered Huracan – codenamed ‘634’ – and due for a late 2024 launch.

The new 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 will produce a peak power output of 588kW between a shrieking 9000 and 9750rpm – a significant jump over the outgoing Huracan Evo’s 449kW – and revs to 10,000rpm.

There’s also a massive gain in torque, with 730Nm between 4000 and 7000rpm compared with the naturally aspirated V10’s 560Nm in the Huracan.

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The electric components are position between the V8 and the eight-speed dual-clutch transmission – introduced on the all-wheel-drive Lamborghini Revuelto, the successor to the V12 Aventador – delivering 110kW and 300Nm on its own to ensure standing-start capability.

Lamborghini says it has worked hard on ensuring the powertrain delivers a salivating engine note, with the engine running a flat-plane crankshaft.

“The characteristics of the new V8 intensify in a crescendo that at high revs reaches its peak in terms of volume and frequency content and this, in harmony with the vibrations transmitted to the chassis by the flat-plane crankshaft, creates an all-encompassing sensory experience,” said Lamborghini.

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The yet-to-be named 634 is part of the Italian car maker’s High Performance Electrified Vehicle (HPEV) line-up kicked off by the hybrid Revuelto.

It's due in Australian showrooms in 2024 with the Urus SE plug-in hybrid SUV due in 2025.

Lamborghini announced its ‘Direzione Cor Tauri’ road map to electrification in 2021, targeting an all-electrified line-up by the end of 2024.

The strategy also included a plan to introduce the first fully electric Lamborghini by the end of the decade.