May 2024, Lamborghini unveiled for the first time its new V8 hybrid to replace the Huracán's iconic naturally-aspirated V10. An audacious gamble for Sant'Agata Bolognese, which was intended to reassure enthusiasts attached to the stratospheric revs and unique character of the ten-cylinder engine. At the time, the manufacturer was already announcing impressive figures: 800 bhp, 730 Nm, a maximum speed of 10,000 rpm and a hybrid system inspired by the Revuelto. Today, more than a year after the coded L411 engine was revealed, new information confirms that this engine is only at the beginning of its career.
A 10,000 rpm V8 built to last
The message comes directly from Paolo Racchetti, director of the Temerario range. Interviewed by The Drive, he revealed that this 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8, with flat crankshaft, has been designed to remain in production "at least two life cycles".
Given the Huracán's ten-year career, this means that the L411 will live beyond 2035, and potentially into the second half of the 2040s. This is a major announcement at a time when Europe is still preparing a ban on combustion engines, albeit with an opening for synthetic fuels, pushed by Germany, Italy, Poland and Bulgaria.
Lamborghini is already working on alternative fuels and possible evolutions of the hybrid system. Racchetti assures us that engineering has anticipated future regulations, with a clear plan of successive improvements to keep this engine at the peak of its performance.
The most extreme V8 engine in the brand's history
In its version installed in the Lamborghini Temerario, the L411 doesn't just reach the 10,000 rpm announced for 2024. It goes even further. In launch control mode, revs briefly climb to 10,200 rpm, a figure usually reserved for competition engines.
Lamborghini wanted to create an engine as iconic as the naturally-aspirated V10, but capable of going even further. The maximum revs, the choice of a flat crankshaft, the titanium connecting rods, the lightened pistons: everything comes directly from the brand's motorsport experience. And despite the turbos, the objective was clear: to recreate a raging rev-up and a unique crescendo of sound.
Added to this is sophisticated hybridization: three electric motors, two at the front, for a total of 920 hp. The naturally-aspirated V8 alone delivers 790 hp and 730 Nm, with a maximum power range between 9,000 and 9,750 rpm.
An engine reserved for the Temerario... officially
While some are already imagining this V8 screaming under the hood of an Urus, Lamborghini cuts to the chase: the L411 won't fit in the SUV without major modifications. The Urus SE will therefore continue to use another V8, the Porsche-sourced EA825, with behavior more suited to a heavy vehicle.
Racchetti insists: this 10,000 rpm is a symbol. A piece of engineering that the brand wants to make exclusive to the Temerario and its direct descendant. Of course, this doesn't stop speculation. Lamborghini's history is full of special models, ultra-limited series and one-offs. Should a sufficiently wealthy customer demand an L411 in a one-off project, the door never seems totally closed.
But for now, Lamborghini wants this V8 to become a signature, a distinctive marker, a legacy. In other words: the Temerario was born to carry this engine... and this engine was born for the Temerario.
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