Lamborghini is simply days out from revealing its successor to the Aventador, a brand new V-12 supercar geared up with a plug-in hybrid system boasting a trio of electrical motors.
The powertrain configuration has supplied Lamborghini with new alternatives in terms of how energy is directed to and from the wheels, and has enabled engineers to prepare dinner up 13 totally different driving modes.
The flexibleness, Lamborghini says, means the automotive, which carries the code identify LB744, will ship sturdy efficiency and confidence-inspiring dealing with throughout varied driving conditions and grip circumstances.
The LB744 encompasses a newly developed 6.5-liter V-12 mounted in the course of the chassis, and paired to a brand new 8-speed dual-clutch automated transmission that is mounted behind the engine in a transverse place, as a substitute of longitudinally and in entrance of the engine like within the Aventador. One electrical motor is built-in with the transmission and drives the rear wheels along with the engine, and two extra are positioned up entrance to solely energy the entrance wheels in impartial vogue and add all-wheel-drive functionality. As an alternative of a driveshaft operating down the center of the automotive for the all-wheel-drive system, there’s now a 3.8-kwh lithium-ion battery sitting there.
The configuration delivers a peak 1,000 hp and means the LB744 can function with electrical all-wheel drive for brief distances. Reverse can be electrical, although dealt with by the entrance motors solely. The electrical motors additionally allow electrical torque vectoring, a primary for a Lamborghini.
Lamborghini has taken benefit of the configuration to offer the driving force with entry to a few powertrain modes—Recharge, Hybrid, and Efficiency—and 4 drive modes—Città (Metropolis), Strada (Road), Sport, and Corsa (Race)—through controls on the steering wheel. These seven modes mix to ship a complete 13 potential configurations for car setup.
Lamborghini Aventador successor’s V-12 plug-in hybrid powertrain
Recharge makes most use of the automotive’s power restoration skill; Hybrid optimizes the usage of the engine and electrical motors to spice up effectivity; and Efficiency makes use of all energy sources to ship most efficiency. The extra drive modes management quite a lot of car methods together with the suspension, steering, and aerodynamics.
Essentially the most potent setup is the mix of Efficiency and Corsa modes. Right here, the powertrain delivers its full 1,000 hp, with the V-12 engine all the time lively to make sure the battery has cost. The chassis methods are additionally set as much as ship their sharpest response. For final efficiency, the driving force may also disable the digital stability management on this mode so no energy is minimize to the wheels whereas driving on the restrict.
Lamborghini LB744 rolling chassis
Spy photographs of prototypes present a automotive with an identical form to the Aventador, and sporting Y-shaped taillights, and high-mounted quad-exhaust suggestions. The facet intakes are additionally a lot bigger than on the Aventador.
A newly developed carbon-fiber tub sits underneath the physique, and mounted to the entrance is a carbon-fiber body that is lighter than the Aventador’s aluminum entrance body but in addition stiffer. The entrance body additionally incorporates new carbon-fiber crash constructions. The rear body is constituted of aluminum, like on the Aventador.