Lambo electric plans… hybrid Aventador in 2023… first EV in 2025

Lamborghini has nailed some dates for its all-out attack on electrification, with hybrids and the start of a new electric generation to come. But, before any of that reaches production reality, Sant’Agata is belting out a non-electrified V12 swansong in the shape of a concept car bound for 2021’s Pebble Beach concours.

Georg Kacher’s inside line

But 2023 is the year Lambo plugs in for real. Stephan Winkelmann’s first planned production hybrid for the brand – a proper one, unlike the supercapacitor-fed Sián – is the long-awaited replacement for the Aventador, due in 2023. It’s still powered predominantly by V12, since it transpires that the allegedly dramatically more drastic EU7 emissions regulations will not take effect before 2027, the grace period for the legendary engine was automatically extended by another four years The Huracan, meanwhile, will be replaced from 2024.

Before that, we can expect a two-wheel-drive Superleggera, but this new iteration will be a ‘PowerHybrid’ with a V8, much like the updated Urus due soon. Why isn’t the next Huracan Lamborghini’s first EV? Because lighter and punchier batteries are still some years away, and the PHEV powertrain offers a promising bridge technology for the Sant’Agata faithful.

It’ll be 2025 when Lamborghini lifts the lid on its first electric car, with an all-new fourth model range. Many possibilities have been discussed – including a four-door like the Audi e-Tron GT, and a small two-seater – but I hear it’s most likely to be a coupe-shaped crossover with two doors, underpinned by the VW Group’s PPE platform, which brings 800-volt electronics and sky-high power outputs.