2025 Lamborghini Temerario: An In-Depth Look

When the Huracán went out of production, it signaled only one thing: The next model was coming soon. We honestly did not have to wait long, as the Lamborghini Temerario was revealed in August 2024 during Monterey Car Week in California. Labelled by the company as the very essence of a “Fuoriclasse” (Italian for “Outstanding”) supercar, the Temerario is the first of the turbo V8 hybrids that have been developed to produce more power, but be more efficient about it, than the vaunted and well-respected V10 that came before.

That, however, is just one aspect of the car that is set to define a new generation, even a new era, for Lamborghini, so let’s take a deeper dive into the specs, the tech, and the new stuff!

Note: All of the images used in this in-depth look are from Lamborghini Media

Design & Aesthetics

In the simplest terms possible, the Temerario is a Lamborghini. What we mean by that is that it continues the classic wedge shape, the aggressive angles and sharp edges, and being the kind of car that is a computer background or poster on a wall. While it may look small in pictures, the truth is that at 4,706 mm in length, 1,996 mm in width (excluding mirrors), and a height of 1,201 mm, it’s marginally bigger than the Huracán it replaces.

On top of that, thanks to a new all-aluminum frame that’s not only 20% more torsionally stiff than its predecessor but also utilizes less welding and materials, the Temerario comes in at a very impressive 1,690 kg (3,726 lbs) dry. In fact, it can proudly boast about using quite literally 50% less materials compared to the Huracán.

The exterior design of the Temerario is All Lambo, All Day, featuring the signature hexagon-shaped daytime running lamps that double as aerodynamic elements. The bodywork, designed from the ground up, is shaped to improve high-speed stability, cooling performance, and braking efficiency. This makes it 118% more aerodynamically efficient than even the Huracán Evo.

Underneath, you might have spotted in pictures that it has a pretty big diffuser. This is thanks to some development of the Lamborghini WEC Hypercar, which translated across to the new car to make it much more efficient with underbody air. The diffuser is a full 70% larger in terms of aerodynamic surface area, and combines with a concave roof profile to manage the air above and below the car to slice into it at the front and add significant downforce to the rear of the car.

The front splitter, side skirts, and rear wing are all designed to work together with active aero elements that are adjusting in real-time to the vehicle’s dynamics. In effect, about a hundred times a second the on board computer is sensing what the car is doing and how the air could be better used, and can offer up to 350 kg of downforce, at speeds up to 300 km/h. This means that unlike previous Lamborghini’s, there should be absolutely no front end lift when you’re giving it some stick.

Power & Performance

The thundering heart of the Temerario is a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 engine, a completely new design from Sant’Agata Bolognese, producing 789 hp at a positively howling 9,000-9,750 rpm. It is a technical achievement that is worth drooling over, such as it comes with a flat-plane crankshaft, it revs to 10,000 rpm, and is made out of cast aluminum, with titanium parts and even “Diamond-Like Carbon,” a totally new way of using carbon in supercars.

On top of that, the hybrid system includes three electric motors, one for each front wheel and a third in the transaxle. When everything is working at maximum power, the output of the Temerario is a near hypercar level 907 hp. As well, with everything spinning in anger, 590 lbs-ft of torque is almost certainly going to plant you deep into the seats. Of course, it comes with launch control, which will catapult the Temerario from 0 to 100 km/h in a mere 2.7 seconds, with a top speed estimated at 213 MPH (343 km/h).

While all the straight line stuff is well and good, The Temerario’s performance isn’t just meant for drag racing. With its new high-strength aluminum space frame, the car’s dynamics have been sharpened over the Huracán, turning it into a corner-hungry, apex-hunting monster. The suspension system, paired with the advanced e-4WD system and advanced torque vectoring, ensures that the supercar doesn’t have any type of oversteer or understeer until you pass the limit of the tires. Which would be hard, as even some of the test drivers couldn’t get it to break loose in the most aggressive, road-hugging mode of its 13 different driving mode combinations.

The braking system is equally next-gen, with carbon ceramic discs measuring 410 mm at the front and 390 mm at the rear. This is the first third generation carbon-ceramic system that Lamborghini has implemented and includes regenerative braking assist from all three electric motors, ensuring that the Temerario can come to a dead stop faster and in a shorter distance than even the Huracán STO. The car’s aerodynamics also come into play, with air brakes that deploy at high speeds when you push hard enough on the brakes.

Technology & Innovation

Lamborghini has not skimped on tech, equipping the Temerario with their Human Machine Interface (HMI) system. The interior comes with three displays: a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, an 8.4-inch central touchscreen, and a 9.1-inch passenger screen, all designed to integrate seamlessly into the “Feel like a pilot” cockpit. Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto come standard, alongside a Sonus Faber audio system for those that don’t like a V8 howling at over 9,000 RPM.

The Temerario also introduces the Lamborghini Vision Unit (LAVU), a system with three cameras for performance analysis and recording laps at tracks. Combined with Lamborghini Telemetry 2.0, this turns every drive into a data-rich experience, giving real time information on lap times, performance analysis, and even adjusting the active aero across 150 different racing circuits that come in the memory banks as standard. Speaking of memory, the “Memories Recorder” feature allows for up to two minutes of off-track recording, acting both as a dash cam and a system that if you had a particularly good few corners in a canyon, you can save that recording for later..

The tech doesn’t stop there. The Temerario employs a suite of connected technologies, from adaptive cruise control with lidar and radar sensing stop & go, lane departure warning, and blind spot detection. It even features a 360-degree camera system so you won’t scrape the bumper on a parking spot bollard, and can ensure the surrounding area is clear before doing the most difficult tasks in a Lambo: Reversing (which has a reversing camera dedicated for it as well!).

The car’s battery management system works in tandem with regenerative braking to optimize energy use. It is not the largest battery at 3.8 kWh, with the entire pack within the central tunnel to optimize weight distribution, but it is a fast-charge-fast-discharge style battery. This means when you need it, it will give you full power, and when you brake hard, it will regenerate that power incredibly quickly.

For those who crave connectivity, the Temerario is the first Lamborghini that will offer OTA (Over-The-Air) updates for both software and firmware within the car. The car also supports NFC technology for keyless entry and start, and can even register with an app to allow you to make your smartphone your key.

All said and done, the Temerario is quite possibly the most technologically advanced Lamborghini street car… ever.

Materials & Construction

The Temerario’s chassis is one of those things you might call “An engineering marvel.” It features a new composition of high-strength aluminum alloy formed through high-pressure castings, which reduces the number of welds needed by over 80% compared to the Huracán. This not only lowers weight but also improves the car’s structural integrity, as several joins are cast instead of connected. The use of hollow castings with thin closed inertia profiles, a technique that was first used on the Revuelto, allows for complex shapes that were not possible even five years ago in automotive manufacturing.

Inside, Lamborghini has chosen materials that are both functional and aesthetic. Carbon fiber isn’t just there to look pretty, it’s used extensively for weight-saving, from the central console to door panels. Leather and Corsatex by Dinamica suede are employed for soft-touch but resilient surfaces, with options for almost every interior component to be either bare carbon or wrapped in the suede and leather. The seats, which come as standard with the leather and Corsatex suede, are carbon fiber pressure formed, and offer 18-way adjustment.

The Temerario is also the first Lamborghini to use 3D printing for some interior components like the air vents. This is notable because 3D printing allows for much more complex shapes to be made than traditional computer aided manufacturing allows. On top of that, the materials used for the 3D printing adds to the weight savings of the car.

Customization & Personalization

With the Temerario, Lamborghini planned for it to be fully customizable through their Ad Personam program. From the outset, customers can choose from over 400 body colors, get a custom color made, and can even select special liveries. The wheels come in three designs – cast, forged, or carbon – with various finishes to match each customer’s preferences. The Alleggerita package takes customization even further, offering weight reduction through carbon rims, a titanium exhaust system, and lightweight body components, dropping the car’s dry weight by an additional 55 lbs.

Interior customization is equally as spectacular. Clients can select from a rainbow of colors for the leather, opt for carbon fiber accents throughout, or even add the 3D-printed air vents and a few other interior touches to make it futuristic and high tech. From brake caliper colors to the stitching on the seats, every detail can be tailored to reflect each client’s personal style or racing aspirations.

Moreover, the Temerario also has package options, meaning it can be fitted with things like a time-attack, track-specific suspension setup, or more aggressive aerodynamics. It basically means that whatever the client wants within reason, the client can get. This is nearing Rolls-Royce levels of personalization, which is something we think makes the Temerario a particularly special car.

The Lamborghini of the Future is Here

Often in automotive journalism, the line “X car is not just a car, it’s a (thing/emotion/memory here). We were expecting much the same from Sant’Agata Bolognese when the Huracán was discontinued, and boy were we wrong.

The Lamborghini Temerario isn’t just a car, it’s a return of Lamborghini to its “let’s see what we can do if we get properly mental with it” type of car design. They went positively mad with it (in the best way possible), making it way overpowered (907 HP in 1,690 kg, or 0.5 HP per kilogram) for its size but also giving it a hybrid powertrain that does a complex dance to to keep the car AWD at all times. They’ve fitted the most spectacular V8 turbo engine this side of Cosworth to the thing, and then turned it all up to 11!

With the Temerario, and this is a pretty bold statement we’re making, Lamborghini is back. The real Lamborghini. The Lamborghini that gets drunk at a party, falls over a hedge, stumbles home and has a cold shower, then goes out again and pins it down the empty freeway. Not that we suggest you do that, but it’s pretty much what every journalist out there has said, although not as crudely, about their first visits with the car.

We don’t have any driving impressions from them yet, as none have actually done a proper review for it, so when they do publish their videos and articles, you can be certain we will link them here as with all of our in-depth guides.