Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann has told us that he is determined for his company to be the most innovative supercar manufacturer, but that this doesn’t mean following rivals into either turbocharged engines or hybrid powerplants for its supercars.

The Aventador (above) and Huracán (top) will remain naturally aspirated for the foreseeable future.
Although Winkelmann admits the company is considering a hybrid version of the upcoming Urus SUV, he?s says there are no corresponding plans to put electrified powertrains into either of what he describes as the brand?s ?super-sports cars??the Huracán and Aventador?until he’s forced to do so.
?Lamborghini is all about innovation, but for the engine side we want to be there at the right time,? he told us at the launch of the Huracán LP580-2 in Qatar, ?so we say on the super-sports cars we still believe that the naturally aspirated engine is the one to beat. Yes, the Urus will have a turbocharged engine, but it is a different sort of car that is designed around different priorities.? Winkelmann admits that, ultimately, tighter fuel-economy and emissions standards are likely to put pressure on Lamborghini to use forced-induction engines, hybrid systems or both. We?ve previously reported that Audi is considering a turbocharged engine for the R8, which shares the Huracán?s platform, but Winkelmann insists that Lamborghini will consider future powertrains on the basis of their driver appeal rather than environmenta...