“For the Temerario project, our mission was to create a new supercar by differentiating it as much as possible from the Revuelto. Also because our customers don’t usually have just one Lamborghini”. The premise comes from Mitja Borkert, Lamborghini’s design director, who, together with his team, has created a model that, he assures us, “does not have a single detail in common with the Huracàn. The Temerario continues our ‘Essential and Iconic’ design language, with clean, minimalist forms, but it communicates to you in every millimetre of its surface that you will have maximum driving fun”.
Animated by a new hybrid powertrain that combines an unprecedented 4-litre twin-turbo V8 engine with three electric motors (total power output is 920 bhp), the Temerario has been designed from a blank sheet of paper and has different proportions from the Huracàn that succeeds it in the Sant’Agata Bolognese range, with a length increased to 4706 mm (of which about 40 mm more in the wheelbase) and an increase in height, which now measures 1201 mm to the advantage of interior roominess, “let’s not forget that Lamborghinis are also driven on the track while wearing a helmet,” notes Borkert.
The athletic silhouette is typically Lamborghini, with a wedge shape and a peak in the centre, but what immediately distinguishes the Temerario is the hexagonal sign on the front in the light clusters, a veritable luminous signature that is also found at the rear alongside the imposing exhaust tailpipes, also hexagonal. “It’s part of our design DNA, the hexagonal light signature is a unique, highly recognisable distinguishing feature,” underlines Borkert. “The hexagon has been one of the most iconic and enduring symbols of Lamborghini design since the 1960s.”
The interior is also unprecedented but consistent with the new ‘Feel like a pilot’ philosophy already expressed on board the Revuelto, with three screens on the dashboard virtually linked by the ‘swipe’ function that allows information to be transferred from one display to the other. The hexagonal elements of the exterior are also echoed in the cabin, starting with the air vents integrated into the dashboard, as well as in the design of the displays. “The hexagonal graphics and the choice of innovative, high-quality materials make the Temerario’s interior decidedly sophisticated and emotional,” notes Borkert, emphasising how care has been taken to ensure on-board comfort, even with a less extreme use of this super sports car in mind (the front luggage compartment can accommodate two cabin-size trolleys, for example).
But for those who want maximum performance, there is the Temerario with the Alleggerita package: 25 kilograms less weight thanks to the extensive use of carbon fibre, plus the advantage of even more efficient aerodynamics. The Alleggerita is distinguished at launch by its Mercurius Green colour (the ‘normal’ Temerario is offered in Marinus Blue), “but as you know we are the colour champions, we offer more than 400 of them, always with a view to maximum customisation,” concludes Mitja Borkert, with whom we will continue our conversation in the near future in view of the Cover Story that Auto&Design will dedicate to the Lamborghini Temerario in the November issue. Stay tuned!
