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

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

It is going to 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 been noticed once more. There’s additionally a video of it from Automobile Spy Media.

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 driving force aspect rear fender. The gasoline filler cap is situated in its common place on the passenger aspect rear fender.

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 to be 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 headlights additionally look slimmer and are probably fitted with 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 probably that it will likely be the Urus’ present twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 paired with a single electrical motor. Anticipate the electrical motor to be built-in with the transmission, identical to within the plug-in hybrid variations of the associated Audi Q7, Bentley Bentayga, Porsche Cayenne, and Volkswagen Touareg. The identical setup options within the associated 2024 Porsche Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid, the place it delivers a peak 729 hp.

With the help of an electrical motor, the Urus plug-in hybrid ought to ship greater than the 657-hp peak ranking of the present Urus vary. A small electrical vary must also be doable, which might enable the Urus to journey in cities that place restrictions on automobiles 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 automotive’s arrival would be the finish of the period of Lamborghinis powered solely by a fuel engine.