Lamborghini’s Huracán Hybrid successor will have a V-8

The successor to the Lamborghini Huracan may only have a V-8 with hybrid assistance, but it will still pack a nasty punch.

The Italian brand has confirmed that an eight-cylinder engine will be at the heart of the hybrid powertrain in its next supercar, according to Top Gear. It’s smaller than the V-10 it’s replacing, but it’s actually more powerful than that factory’s most powerful iteration.

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News about the V-8 is the first concrete information we’ve received from the automaker about the car codenamed “634.” We’ll have to wait for full details on the new engine, which has reportedly been built from scratch, but it’s hard not to be intrigued by what the company shared – specifically the claim that it will have a 10,000 rpm upper limit.

That number alone should allay any concerns enthusiasts might have about Lamborghini’s decision to do away with two-cylinders, but the rest of the flat-plane crank V-8 also looks pretty impressive. The high-revving mill will have a displacement of 4.0 liters and will be equipped with a pair of turbochargers. It will also be capable of delivering 789 horsepower and 538 ft-lbs of twist from its debut. That will make it one of the most powerful V-8s on the market, and comfortably more powerful than the Huracán’s V-10. according to Car and driver. The most powerful version of this engine had a power output of 631 hp and 417 pounds sterling of torque.

Of course, this output is just a portion of the power we can expect from the company’s next supercar. The twin-turbo V-8 will also get help from a hybrid system similar to the one found in last year’s Revuelto. The setup will include a trio of electric motors. The exact layout of the engines is unknown at this time, but one of them is expected to be situated between the vehicle’s V-8 and its eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox. The electrified system is expected to produce an additional 146 hp and 221 ft-lb of torque. In other words, the next Raging Bull won’t be power-strapped.

Lamborghini is expected to pull back the curtain on the Huracán’s successor before the end of the year. When that happens, the car will join the Revuelto and the recently launched Urus SE in the company’s new full-hybrid lineup.

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