The successor to the Lamborghini Aventador will break new ground with a V12 plug-in hybrid powertrain. As our spy photos from a test track in Italy show, the overall wedge shape hasn’t been dramatically altered. There’s a short stubby nose, and a steeply raked glasshouse flowing into a long-ish rear deck.
As before, Lamborghini’s range-topping sports car will have a naturally-aspirated V12 engine. Stephan Winkelmann, Lamborghini’s CEO, claimed in July 2021 this mill will have a completely new design.
To help the company meet Europe’s ever-tightening emissions rules, as well as improve performance still further, the Aventador replacement will have a plug-in hybrid system as standard. For reference, the outgoing Aventador is being farewelled by the LP780-4 Ultimae with a 780hp/720Nm 6.5-litre V12.
While we know a little bit about the new Aventador’s underpinnings, these long-distance shots give a first glimpse on the vehicle’s styling. There are new doors with a prominent crease that links a vent behind the front wheel arch to a side intake feeding air into the V12 engine. Large drilled brakes with yellow callipers have been fitted to this prototype. There will also be intakes close to the car’s C-pillar.
The wing mirrors seem to be even pointier than before, but the height of the stilts they live on look to be shorter than at present. At the rear the prototype features four high-mounted exhaust tips. From the back we can also see the car’s exceptionally wide rear tyres. The Aventador’s replacement is expected to debut in time to go on sale globally in 2023.
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