Lamborghini Recharge-a-bull
Lamborghini showed a sensitive side at Paris, unveiling its first plug in hybrid, and its first front driver too. The Asterion LPI 910 4 was conceived and developed entirely in-house by Lamborghini (no help from group rival Porsche, in other words) and is what’s known as a ‘technology demonstrator’. That is, its driveline could be realistically produced today, according to the company.
Being a Lamborghini, the Asterion ‘must still provide a truly emotional driving experience’ and so it uses a V10 combined with PHEV technology to deliver a car capable of hitting 100km/h in three seconds while returning a claimed 4.1L/100km on average. The hybrid hardware is said to add 250kg to the kerb weight but deliver a pure EV range of 50km. Though it looks like a front-engined 2+2 Coupe, the Asterion sits on the Aventador’s carbon chassis and uses a mid-mounted 5.2-litre V10 from the Huracan. Behind the engine sits a seven-speed twin-clutch gearbox and in between is an electric motor. The lithiumion battery is packaged inside what would otherwise be the driveshaft tunnel if the Asterion was a conventional all-wheel drive Lambo. A further brace of electric spinners is situated up front powering the leading treads. In full hybrid mode, it’s therefore a four-wheel drive machine with power provided by three motors and the engine while in EV mode, it’s only driven
by the two units up front.
The 5.2-litre V10 produces 449kW and 560Nm of torque while the electrics kick in a further 220kW for a full hybrid output of 669kW (910 hp). Top whack is 125km/h in EV mode and 320km/h with the V10 helping out. It has three driving modes; Zero for zero emissions/full electric; I for ‘Ibrido’ (hybrid and the I in the name); and T for ‘Termico’ (thermal) power. The interior sports a more luxurious fit out than the Lambo norm and the seats are set higher too. Lamborghini’s CEO, Stephan
Winkelmann, says the Asterion has been ‘conceived more for comfortable luxury daily cruising than for ultimate track performance’, with the company calling the vehicle its first ‘hyper cruiser’.
And finally, what’s an Asterion you ask? Apparently it’s the proper name of the mythical Minotaur, part man part bull, a hybrid in other words while it conforms with the Lamborghini tradition of naming its cars after bulls.
Being a Lamborghini, the Asterion ‘must still provide a truly emotional driving experience’ and so it uses a V10 combined with PHEV technology to deliver a car capable of hitting 100km/h in three seconds while returning a claimed 4.1L/100km on average. The hybrid hardware is said to add 250kg to the kerb weight but deliver a pure EV range of 50km. Though it looks like a front-engined 2+2 Coupe, the Asterion sits on the Aventador’s carbon chassis and uses a mid-mounted 5.2-litre V10 from the Huracan. Behind the engine sits a seven-speed twin-clutch gearbox and in between is an electric motor. The lithiumion battery is packaged inside what would otherwise be the driveshaft tunnel if the Asterion was a conventional all-wheel drive Lambo. A further brace of electric spinners is situated up front powering the leading treads. In full hybrid mode, it’s therefore a four-wheel drive machine with power provided by three motors and the engine while in EV mode, it’s only driven
by the two units up front.
The 5.2-litre V10 produces 449kW and 560Nm of torque while the electrics kick in a further 220kW for a full hybrid output of 669kW (910 hp). Top whack is 125km/h in EV mode and 320km/h with the V10 helping out. It has three driving modes; Zero for zero emissions/full electric; I for ‘Ibrido’ (hybrid and the I in the name); and T for ‘Termico’ (thermal) power. The interior sports a more luxurious fit out than the Lambo norm and the seats are set higher too. Lamborghini’s CEO, Stephan
Winkelmann, says the Asterion has been ‘conceived more for comfortable luxury daily cruising than for ultimate track performance’, with the company calling the vehicle its first ‘hyper cruiser’.
And finally, what’s an Asterion you ask? Apparently it’s the proper name of the mythical Minotaur, part man part bull, a hybrid in other words while it conforms with the Lamborghini tradition of naming its cars after bulls.
Lamborghini Recharge-a-bull
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