Lamborghini’s chief engineer: “Hybrid is all the pieces” for future tremendous automobiles
A push towards electrification in each mannequin doesn’t faze Lamborghini’s Chief Technical Officer Maurizio Reggiani.
The lead engineer for the tremendous sports activities automobiles which have rolled out of Sant’Agata lately mentioned this month that he expects a naturally aspirated V-12 and hybrid battery mixture to look in a Lamborghini quickly, maybe on the automaker’s scheduled press convention on the 2019 Frankfurt motor present.
“We predict that (the) Lamborghini model is predicated on the V-12. And it is clear that we want electrification as a result of we want that to cut back (carbon dioxide) and…to have extra energy primarily based on electrification,” Reggiani instructed Motor Authority.
Does that imply a hybrid V-12?
“Sure,” he mentioned.
Maurizio Reggiani
Reggiani didn’t give any specifics about what the long run for its present V-12 could be, however mentioned that any change in displacement to the present 6.5-liter engine utilized by Lamborghini could be secondary to energy output. Reggiani didn’t dispute claims that Lamborghini is likely to be creating a small-displacement V-12 to interchange the present engine that dates again to solely 2011—however mentioned the automaker favors naturally aspirated inner combustion engines. The V-12 predecessor to the Aventador’s engine traced its roots again to the 1970s.
“A lot of our opponents moved within the path of a V-Eight turbo and we determined that pure aspirated remains to be the very best interpretation of the model’s tremendous sport automobiles,” he mentioned.
Regardless of reviews that the Aventador’s successor could also be pushed again to 2024 or past, Reggiani mentioned that the present Aventador line has room for enchancment past the SVJ mannequin that’s at present on the high quality.
He cited additional light-weighting, chassis controls, and driver consolation as areas the Avendator would possibly enhance earlier than blasting off into the sundown someday within the subsequent decade.
Reggiani pointed to the Huracan Evo’s built-in automobile dynamics system (LDVI), which contains rear-wheel steering, superior traction management, torque vectoring, and all-wheel drive to anticipate driver inputs, as a possible port over to the Aventador quickly.
Few Lamborghini homeowners complain about gas economic system, which is why Reggiani mentioned Lamborghini’s first software of a hybrid powertrain will likely be for efficiency good points.
Lamborghini Aventador SVJ 63 Roadster
Eye-popping horsepower numbers gained’t be the purpose for Lamborghini’s first hybrid, Reggiani mentioned. The Aventador SVJ’s 759 horsepower is according to the boundaries of grip and traction.
“Each time you might want to think about that we speak about energy, however probably the most tough merchandise is in the best way you possibly can discharge the ability on the road,” he mentioned. “As a result of the actual downside is that in what means you possibly can assure that you’ll be able to use all this horsepower.”
All-wheel drive, a basic Lamborghini trait, is how he plans to make use of the ability created by electrical motors, however Reggiani didn’t say what sort of hybrid system Lamborghini would use. A through-the-road-hybrid setup, the place electrical motors drive one axle and a standard engine drives one other much like the Acura NSX, has been rumored to be Lamborghini’s decide, though Reggiani didn’t commit.
“(By means of-the-road) is among the doable options that will likely be investigated,” he mentioned.
Within the Urus, which Lamborghini has already confirmed can have a hybrid powertrain, Reggiani mentioned the automaker will push for higher effectivity and velocity.
“Urus is a automobile the place area and weight aren’t so basic like in an excellent sport automotive. However it’s clear that it’s a nonetheless a Lamborghini and we have to outline what’s the proper interpretation of hybridization…It can’t be a commodity,” he mentioned.
