Lamborghini's first plug-in hybrid supercar will be 25% stiffer than the out-going Aventador with 'best-in-class dynamic capabilities'
Those motors also boost low-end torque, with 258lb ft immediately available. Although acceleration figures have yet to be confirmed, this will give the LB744 blistering off-line speed, probably with numbers close to the special-edition Lamborghini Veneno, which can hit 60mph from rest in just 2.9sec.
Electric power is drawn from a 3.8kWh lithium ion battery, mounted within the transmission tunnel to keep the car’s centre of gravity as low as possible. It can be charged either through an external 7kW current, which takes 30 minutes, or by a combination of regenerative braking and the petrol engine, which Lamborghini claims takes as little as six minutes.
As this battery takes up the room normally used by the gearbox, a new smaller one was developed. The LB744’s compact eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission – which measures just 56cm long and 75cm wide and weighs 193kg – is positioned behind the V12, also aiding weight distribution.second road-going car to be fitted with a transversely mounted gearbox, after the iconic Miura of 1966.
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