The Lamborghini Revuelto's carbon-fiber monofuselage weighs 188 kg, 10 percent less than the Aventador's chassis. Meanwhile, the plug-in hybrid's front frame is 20 percent lighter than the aluminum structure used by its predecessor.
The 1,001 hp Lamborghini Revuelto plug-in hybrid is just the start of the Italian supercar brand's electrification shift.
By the end of next year, every car in Lamborghini's three-model range will offer a plug-in hybrid powertrain as the Huracan coupe and the Urus SUV will add the technology.
In addition, the Volkswagen Group subsidiary will add one full-electric model in 2028 and 2029.
One of them will be an entirely new model, while the other will be the successor of the Urus.
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The transition has presented Lamborghini with a familiar challenge, bringing the electrified car's weight in line with the model it replaces, in this case the Aventador.
Lamborghini fit the car with a 218 kg (418 pounds) V-12 engine that is 17 kg lighter than the Aventador's V-12.
The Revuelto's carbon-fiber monofuselage weighs 188 kg, 10 percent less than the Aventador's chassis. Meanwhile, the plug-in hybrid's front frame is 20 percent lighter than the aluminum structure used by its predecessor.
Despite these weigh loss wins, the Revuelto's dry weight of 1,772 kg is still 222 kg more than the Aventador Ultimae.
That is because the battery pack adds 78 kg and the Revuelto's eight-speed dual-clutch transmission weighs 193 kg including the rear electric motor, compared with 79 kg for the seven-speed transmission used in the Aventador.
‘Unruly' new model
The Revuelto was unveiled in late March at an event held at Lamborghini's factory in Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy.
The Revuelto name follows Lamborghini's tradition of naming its cars after Spanish fighting bulls. “Revuelto” is also the Spanish word for unruly.
At about 500,000 euros in Italy, the Revuelto will be the brand's most expensive cars. The Huracan coupe starts at 200,000 euros and the Urus SUV has a base price of 232,000.
Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann said the order intake for the Revuelto has been so strong that the plug-in hybrid's first two years of production are sold out.
Deliveries will begin before year-end, he added.
Production capacity from Lamborghini's dedicated new line just for the Revuelto will peak at about 1,500 units a year.
Electric power
The Revuelto is Lamborghini's first plug-in hybrid model. The brand previously produced the Sian, a limited-series coupe derived from the Aventador, which had a 48-volt electric motor powered by a supercapacitor.
The Revuelto has an 813-hp, 6.5-liter naturally aspirated V-12 gasoline engine. It is coupled with an electric motor at the rear and one on each of the front wheels, yielding a total output of 1,001 hp (1,015 cv). The coupe accelerates from 0 to 100 kph (0-62 mph) in 2.5 seconds, which is 0.3 seconds quicker than the Aventador. The plug-hybrid's top speed exceeds 350 kph (218 mph).
The Revuelto is Lamborghini's first plug-in hybrid car. It produces 1,001 hp from a powertrain based on the brand's V-12 gasoline engine.
Torque vectoring
The electric motors provide four-wheel drive and enable electric torque vectoring, a first for Lamborghini. The front e-axle has a total output of 140 kW through the two axial-flux motors; these provide high power and high recuperation while braking, said Lamborghini.
The three electric motors are powered by a lithium-ion 3.8 kilowatt-hour battery pack housed in the car's central tunnel.
The hybrid has a 10-km (6.2-mile) range in all-electric mode. While official CO2 emissions figures have not been announced, Winkelmann said the plug-in hybrid powertrain cut emissions by 50 percent compared with the Aventador.
Drive and handling
Weight distribution in the Revuelto is 44 percent at the front and 56 percent at the rear.
Lamborghini Chief Technical Officer Rouven Mohr said the sharpness of the handling has been improved because the stiffness of the body has increased by 25 percent compared with the Aventador.
The Revuelto exterior was also designed to increases down force while decreasing drag compared with the Aventador.
The Revuelto features 13 possible drive modes, from electric-only Citta (Italian for city) to Corsa (Italian for racetrack).
