Lamborghini has confirmed its hybrid V12 successor to the Aventador will probably be revealed in “just some days”.
Codenamed the LB744, the Italian carmaker has revealed extra particulars concerning the automobile’s driving dynamics. This follows two earlier teasers detailing its powertrain and chassis.
The upcoming plug-in hybrid (PHEV) will include a complete of 13 completely different driving modes, together with an all-electric mode referred to as Città and a recharge mode.
Quite a lot of these drive modes could be chosen utilizing two rotors on the redesigned steering wheel.
Along with the driving modes there’s electrical torque vectoring courtesy of the hybrid system’s e-motors, and a four-wheel steering system.
Thanks partially to the brand new structure, the LB744 has “optimum” weight distribution, with 44 per cent on the entrance and 56 per cent on the rear. That is mentioned to lead to higher agility.
As well as, the LB744 has 11 per cent stiffer anti-roll bars on the entrance and 50 per cent stiffer anti-roll bars on the rear, in addition to 10 per cent faster steering ratio than the Aventador Ultimae.
The LB744 comes with a variety of lively options designed to enhance aerodynamics, together with semi-active suspension. There are additionally two NACA ducts forward of the entrance wheels.
In high-load conditions the LB744 is 61 per cent extra aerodynamically environment friendly than the Aventador Ultimae. It additionally has 66 per cent extra downforce.
The LB744 comes with “specifically developed” Bridgestone Potenza Sport tyres with a 4 per cent bigger entrance footprint than the Aventador Ultimae.
Offering the stopping energy is a set of the most recent technology carbon ceramic brakes, with 10 piston entrance calipers with 410x38mm discs, and 4 piston rear calipers with 390x32mm discs.
As beforehand detailed, the LB744 would be the model’s first sequence manufacturing Excessive Efficiency Electrified Car (HPEV), with a brand new 6.5-litre V12 engine at its coronary heart.
Producing 607kW of energy and 725Nm of torque, it’s hooked as much as the rear axle solely. Redline is 9500rpm, or 500rpm past what the 4.0-litre six within the Porsche 911 GT3, GT3 RS, and 718 Cayman GT4 RS can handle.
It gained’t be augmented by turbochargers, superchargers, and even 48V mild-hybrid expertise. However will probably be backed by three electrical motors.
One (with 110kW and 150Nm) is hooked up to the transverse-mounted, eight-speed dual-clutch transmission; the opposite two are hooked up to the entrance wheels.
That is solely the third V12 mannequin from Lamborghini to have a transverse-mounted tranmission. The primary was the Muira, the second the track-only Essenza SCV12.
Lamborghini says the transmission can decouple the engine in a means that permits its new V12 supercar to be all-wheel drive even when it’s in EV mode.
These front-mounted motors every makes 110kW of energy and 350Nm of torque, and open the door for all types of torque vectoring trickery not potential with the standard all-wheel drive system within the now-defunct Aventador.
Mixed, the PHEV powertrain will make make 745kW (1000hp) of energy.
Feeding the electrical motors is a 3.8kWh lithium-ion battery pack mounted in what would as soon as have been the transmission tunnel.
It may be charged in half-hour utilizing a 7kW wall field, or with regenerative braking from the entrance wheels, or utilizing the V12 in six minutes.
Reverse is dealt with by the electrical motors, slightly than the petrol engine and transmission.
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