While we are still several years from Lamborghini?s replacement of the Huracán?the latest Performante Spyder version just launched at the Geneva auto show?we can already bring you some fascinating details on the company?s thinking about its next junior supercar. The best of the good news is the company?s determination that it will continue to offer a naturally aspirated V-10 engine.
Lamborghini first offered a V-10 in the Huracan’s predecessor model, the Gallardo, in 2003 when most observers were anticipating a V-8 for the junior car that fit in below the V-12 Murciélago. A reversal of that decision is not in the cards.
?I think in the field where the Huracán is, the effect of having two cylinders more than all the other competitors will be a big difference,? Lamborghini chief technical officer Maurizio Reggiani told Car and Driver at Geneva. ?When we made the Gallardo with the first V-10, people thought we were crazy because of packaging, the weight, the cost, everything. And it was a storming success. For me I need to say thanks to the Gallardo engine, and it is clear that this is part of my vision for the DNA of the super-sports-car field of Lamborghini.? Reggiani said he is determined to continue to offer naturally aspirated engines in the company?s supercars, in marked contrast to competitors? increasing use of turbocharging, but he also said he sees no need to reduce cylinder count, even in the company?s less expensive supercar and even though the Urus SUV...