Lamborghini drivers seem just as keen on owning a sports car with a plug-in hybrid powertrain as they are to own a combustion-only vehicle.
The 1,015-horsepower Revuelto has sold out until the end of 2025, CEO Stephan Winkelmann said in an interview, as the Volkswagen unit embarks on replacing conventional combustion engines.
The V-12 coupe, able to drive six miles (10 km) on battery power alone, will replace the track-focused Aventador with deliveries starting at the end of this year. As with Lamborghini’s earlier $3 million-plus Sián, the hybrid technology is about maximizing power and performance rather than driving far without using gasoline.
By the end of 2025, Lamborghini will only sell cars with plug-in hybrid powertrains, halving CO2 emissions compared with the current lineup. Sports-car makers such as Ferrari are treading carefully on how they tackle the EV transition after building their lineups around top-level combustion-engine technology.
It will take Lamborghini until 2028 to introduce its first full-electric model, while Ferrari is targeting 2025, years later than more conventional automakers.
Germany successfully challenged the European Union’s planned combustion-engine ban from 2035 and pushed to allow synthetic fuels, in a bid to protect automakers such as Porsche and Lamborghini.
While the Revuelto is in demand, orders for the last conventionally powered models are strong, Winkelmann said. The automaker is sold out for two years across its entire lineup.
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In the first six months of 2023, sales rose 5 percent to 5,341 cars. For the full year, the sports-car maker is targeting returns of at least 25 percent, following a record 36 percent during the first three months of the year.
After earmarking 1.8 billion euros ($2 billion) for the shift to plug-in hybrids, Lamborghini may hike investments with the introduction of its first battery-only model, Winkelmann said. The car will be a four seater suitable for everyday use, he added.
