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Lamborghini Aventador successor to get hybrid V12 power

Next-generation supercar to debut only the third new V12 in Lamborghini's history – though it'll use hybrid tech to meet emissions standards.


The successor for the Lamborghini Aventador supercar will debut an all-new V12 aided by hybrid power.

Speaking to US website Autoblog, Lamborghini CEO Stefan Winkelmann outlined that while the Aventador's replacement will join the wider Lamborghini line-up in being 100 per cent electrified (hybrid or electric) by 2025, it will retain the non-turbo, V12 layout characteristic of today's car.

"The technology is different, it's a completely new engine, a completely new drivetrain, a new battery, everything is completely new. There's nothing out of the Sian or out of the Aventador [in the next flagship]," Winkelmann told Autoblog.

Further details of the new V12 hybrid weren't confirmed, though the introduction of a larger battery pack (rather than the Sian's supercapacitors) should see power and torque exceed the 'final-edition' Aventador Ultimae's 574kW/720Nm output, and the Sian's 602kW.

The Lamborghini CEO's comments also suggest the Aventador's seven-speed single-clutch 'automated manual' transmission will be axed – though Autoblog claims Winkelmann confirmed the next-generation model will retain a carbon-fibre chassis, all-wheel drive, active aerodynamics, and four-wheel steering.

As for whether the non-hybrid V12 could live on in road- or track-focused models, Winkelmann told Autoblog: "For homologated cars, it's a no. For the others, we will see. It's not planned so far, but there could be an opportunity."

The next-generation Lamborghini supercar's engine will represent only the third all-new V12 in the company's storied history, following the introduction of a new engine with the Aventador's launch in 2011.

The engine in all previous Lamborghini V12 vehicles – up to the Murcielago of 2001-2010 – dates back to 1963, when it debuted in 3.5-litre carbureted guise in the 350GT.

The Aventador successor will join a facelifted Urus 'PowerHybrid' SUV, and the V8 hybrid replacement for the smaller Huracan.

All three models are part of Lamborghini's plan to electrify its model range by the end of 2024, ahead of the launch of its first all-electric vehicle in the second half of the decade.


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Alex Misoyannis

Alex Misoyannis has been writing about cars since 2017, when he started his own website, Redline. He contributed for Drive in 2018, before joining CarAdvice in 2019, becoming a regular contributing journalist within the news team in 2020. Cars have played a central role throughout Alex’s life, from flicking through car magazines at a young age, to growing up around performance vehicles in a car-loving family.

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