Lamborghini final yr launched its last automobile powered solely by an internal-combustion engine within the type of the Huracán Sterrato. It means all future fashions from the Raging Bull might be electrified, beginning with plug-in hybrids and finally transferring to electrical autos.

The primary plug-in hybrid from Lamborghini is the Revuelto, which mixes a V-12 with a trio of electrical motors for a mixed peak of 1,000 hp.

It will likely be adopted subsequent yr by a plug-in hybrid Urus and a plug-in hybrid successor to the Huracán. The electrified Urus will come first. It is due within the first half of 2024, and a prototype has simply been noticed once more.

Warning stickers on the prototype reveal it is an electrified mannequin, and there is not any lacking the quilt for a possible charging port on the motive force facet rear fender. The gas filler cap is situated in its common place on the passenger facet rear fender.

2024 Lamborghini Urus plug-in hybrid spy photographs – Photograph credit score: Baldauf

The Urus, which is Lamborghini’s hottest mannequin, was simply up to date final yr to Urus S guise. A sportier Urus Performante was additionally added final yr. The Urus plug-in hybrid seems totally different than these different variants. It has a novel entrance fascia, plus a brand new hood that seems to be devoid of vents. The internals of the headlights are additionally new and are possible Volkswagen Group’s next-generation matrix LED design, which guarantees to be brighter and extra exact than the present expertise.

It is not clear what Lamborghini has deliberate for the powertrain. It is possible that it will likely be the Urus’ present turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 paired with a single electrical motor. Anticipate the electrical motor to be built-in with the transmission, similar to within the plug-in hybrid variations of the associated Audi Q7, Bentley Bentayga, Porsche Cayenne, and Volkswagen Touareg.

With assistance from an electrical motor, the Urus plug-in hybrid ought to grow to be essentially the most highly effective variant within the Urus lineup, which at present tops out at 657 hp. A small electrical vary must also be attainable, which might permit the Urus to journey in cities that place restrictions on autos with out electrical or low-emissions modes.

A model of the Urus’ V-8 plug-in hybrid system can be anticipated to energy the Huracán successor, that means the tip of the V-10. That automobile’s arrival may even imply the tip of the period of Lamborghinis powered solely by a fuel engine.