Lamborghini Temerario

Lamborghini Temerario at a glance

Before the Temerario, the only Lamborghini with a twin-turbo V8 was the Lamborghini Urus SUV. All models of the brand are in the Lamborghini catalogue.

Name and launch

The Temerario takes its name from a fighting bull. Chief executive Stephan Winkelmann explained: "Temerario is the name of a fighting bull that fought in 1875, and Temerario means fierce, courageous." The name was announced in July 2024, and the car was unveiled on 16 August 2024 during Monterey Car Week in California. It was designed by Lamborghini's head of design Mitja Borkert.

Production started at Sant'Agata Bolognese at the end of 2024: Wikipedia lists 81 cars built in 2024 and 546 in 2025. Lamborghini's personalisation department, Ad Personam, has since shown several individually built cars:

• Temerario Porto Cervo: presented in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, in a grey Ad Personam livery.
• Temerario Portofino: unveiled on 26 February 2026 in Blu Uranus paint, with a blue two-tone interior, diamond-cut matte titanium wheels of 20 and 21 inches and blue brake calipers.
• Temerario Tricolore: shown at Monterey Car Week 2026, white with a stripe in the colours of the Italian flag.

These cars were built by Ad Personam on the standard Temerario as a base.

Engine: a twin-turbo V8 for 10,000 rpm

The Temerario's engine, code L411, is a new 4.0-litre (3,995 cc) V8 with a flat-plane crankshaft and a "hot vee" layout, with the two turbochargers placed between the cylinder banks. It has titanium connecting rods and a short stroke, and it is mechanically unrelated to the Volkswagen Group's 4.0 TFSI V8 used in other models of the group.

On its own the V8 produces 588 kW (800 PS) between 9,000 and 9,750 rpm and 730 Nm between 4,000 and 7,000 rpm. Its redline is 10,250 rpm; Lamborghini describes the Temerario as the first of its cars that can safely rev beyond 10,000 rpm.

Hybrid system and gearbox

The Temerario is a plug-in hybrid with three axial-flux electric motors. One sits between the engine and the gearbox and produces 110 kW (150 PS) at 3,500 rpm and 300 Nm; the other two drive the front axle, giving the car four-wheel drive. The 3.8 kWh lithium-ion battery is taken from the Lamborghini Revuelto.

The gearbox also comes from the Revuelto: it is an adapted eight-speed dual-clutch transmission, mounted transversely behind the engine. The combined output of the whole system is 677 kW (920 PS).

Body and dimensions

The Temerario is a two-door coupé, noticeably larger than the Huracán. It is 4,706 mm long, 1,996 mm wide and 1,201 mm high, with a 2,658 mm wheelbase. Wikipedia gives a dry weight of 1,690 kg.

From the Huracán to the Temerario

The technical change from the Huracán is large. The Huracán had a naturally aspirated V10 without any electric assistance, and its Sterrato version was confirmed as the brand's last non-hybrid model. The Temerario has eight cylinders, two turbochargers, three electric motors and a battery that can be charged from the mains.

It is also a return to the V8 for Lamborghini's mid-engined cars. The last such model was the Jalpa of 1981, and the Temerario is the second Lamborghini with a twin-turbo V8 after the Urus. Wikipedia lists the Audi Nuvolari as a related model.

Racing: Temerario GT3 and Super Trofeo

The Temerario GT3 replaced the Huracán GT3 EVO 2 from the 2026 season. Lamborghini describes it as its first racing car designed, developed and built entirely in-house. It uses the same twin-turbo V8 as the road car, but without electric motors, which GT3 rules do not allow.

Its first season brought mixed results. The car finished tenth in GTD Pro at the 2026 Sebring 12 Hours, and at the 2026 Spa 24 Hours the Rutronik Racing car finished 19th overall while the Grasser Racing Team entry retired. The first IMSA class win came at Road America, where Andrea Caldarelli and Sandy Mitchell of Pfaff Motorsports won GTD Pro. In the 2026 DTM, Marco Mapelli and Mirko Bortolotti each won a race on the road but lost the wins after post-race checks. A Temerario Super Trofeo for Lamborghini's one-make series was unveiled in August 2025 and is planned for 2027.

Legacy

It is too early to judge the Temerario's place in Lamborghini history, but its technical direction is clear. It shares its battery and gearbox with the Revuelto, so both of Lamborghini's mid-engined supercars now use plug-in hybrid drive, and its V8 revs higher than any earlier Lamborghini engine could safely do. More about the brand is in our history of Lamborghini.

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