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Lamborghini – LB744 High Performance Electrified Vehicle

The bull will be electrocuted

The top performance of the new V12 is amplified by three more electric motors

This year, Lamborghini is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a hybrid super sports car. He announced this by announcing the first technical details of the LB744 project, which will become a reality soon.

A completely new architecture has been developed with a new drive that delivers more than 1000 horses. The naturally aspirated mid-mounted 6.5-liter V12 engine is complemented by three electric motors, one of which is integrated into a new eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. The new V12 delivers 825 hp and 725 Nm to the rear axle, and there is a 110 kW electric motor on each of the front wheels. The two electric motors at the front not only provide power to the front wheels, they also have a torque vectoring function, optimizing driving dynamics and recovering the energy produced during braking. Thus, all-wheel drive is provided, through which a total of 1015 horses are transferred to the asphalt.

The naturally-aspirated 6.5-liter V12 codenamed L545 has been “heavily reworked” with increased power output and lower weight compared to its predecessor. Changes include re-engineered air intake ducts, a new combustion system with an increased compression ratio, and improved fluid dynamics of the exhaust. As a result, the mill produces 814 hp (607 kW / 825 PS) at 9,250 rpm and 725 Nm (534.7 lb-ft) of torque at 6,750 rpm, making it the most powerful 12-cylinder engine to ever leave the Lamborghini factory. In fact, the ICE alone is 55 hp (41 kW / 55 PS) more powerful than the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ, while weighing 218 kg (480.6 pounds) which is 17 kg (37.5 pounds) less than the outgoing unit.

The combustion engine is still mid-mounted but it has been rotated by 180 degrees in the new layout. It works together with three oil-cooled axial flux electric motors – two at the front axle and one at the back positioned above the new eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. Thus, while the V12 channels its power to the rear wheels, the electric motors make it an all-wheel-drive supercar with sophisticated torque vectoring capabilities, and also drive all four wheels in the EV-only mode.

Each electric motor produces 148 hp (110 kW / 150 PS) and weighs 18.5 kg (40.8 pounds). Each of the front-mounted units contributes 350 Nm (258 lb-ft) of torque to the front axle, while the rear electric motor generates up to 150 Nm (110 lb-ft). The combined power output of the plug-in hybrid setup is an impressive 1,001 hp (747 kW / 1,015 PS), elevating the series-production flagship in the four-digit territory for the first time ever. Lamborghini didn’t announce the combined torque figure.