Lamborghini"s next supercars will be plug-in hybrids

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Lamborghini CEO Stefano Domenicali has confirmed that replacements for the Aventador and Huracan supercars, due in around 2020 and 2022 respectively, will be powered by plug-in hybrid powertrains. On the face of it, this is troubling news. Batteries and motors mean more power, but also more weight. And as we all know, weight is the enemy. However, get ready for a silver lining. "As long as I"m technical director, our super sports cars will not have a turbocharged engine, Maurizio Reggiani, Lamborghini"s chief technical officer, told us. "It"s about emotion. If you don"t have emotion, then you have nothing,"

Date written: 20 Apr 2018

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