- Lamborghini’s hybrid Temerario is heavier than expected.
- The V8 hybrid is just 121 pounds lighter than the Revuelto.
- Ferrari and McLaren rivals are significantly more lightweight.
Lamborghini’s latest hybrid supercar doesn’t just push the limits of performance, it also pushes its luck with a scale. The new Temerario, successor to the Huracán, brings plenty of weight to the table, and not just in the figurative sense.
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The company claims a dry weight of 1,690 kg, or 3,726 pounds. Factor in fluids, plus a set of scales that haven’t been questionably calibrated, and Lamborghini’s twin-turbo V8 machine edges worryingly close to 2,000 kg (4,409 lbs) in curb weight. For a mid-engined supercar, that’s a heavy figure to digest. Not long ago, the base Hummer H3 tipped the scales at 2,087 kg (4,601 lbs).
$51K for 55 Pounds Less
While recently testing a Temerario fitted with the weight-saving Alleggerita pack, a £37,000 ($50,700 or €42,900) option that claims to shave 25 kg (55 lbs), Autocar rolled the supercar onto a weighbridge and clocked it at a portly 1,905 kg (4,199 lbs).
That makes it just 55 kg (121 lbs) lighter than the Revuelto, despite the latter packing a much larger 6.5-liter naturally aspirated V12 instead of a 4.0-liter V8. Things start to look more bloated when you compare the Temerario not just to the outgoing Huracán, but also to rivals like the McLaren Artura and Ferrari 296 GTB.
One of the lightest iterations of the Huracán, the LP 580-2, had a dry weight of 1,389 kg (3,062 lbs), a full 300 kg (661 lbs) less than the Temerario, or around 1,500 kg (3,306 lbs) with fluids, making the difference to its hybrid successor even more stark.
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Given that the Lamborghini Temerario has three electric motors and a battery pack, it’s no surprise it’s heavier than the Huracan. Its most direct rival is the Ferrari 296 GTB, which is also a hybrid but only uses a single electric motor.
Where the Competitors Stand
The British magazine reports that it previously weighed the 296 GTB at 1,648 kg (3,633 lbs) with fluids, making it 257 kg (566 lbs) lighter than the Temerario. The McLaren Artura is lighter still, coming in at just 1,552 kg (3,421 lbs), though it also trails the others in power. With 671 hp, the Artura falls well short of the Ferrari’s 819 hp and the Temerario’s 907 hp.
While we’ve yet to have the chance to put the new Temerario through its paces, early reviews suggest that it hides its weight well. While that may be true, the added heft means it’ll likely wear through its tires faster than the competition, won’t be as efficient as it could have been if it were lighter, and, in the event of a crash, it has a whole lot of extra mass to deal with.
So, what’s your take? Are modern supercars like the Temerario crossing a line when it comes to weight?
