When you think “Lamborghini”, you think about a machine of insanity designed by a coked-up Italian who had a pencil and a protractor.
There’s something to be said for driving something so awesome, until you reach a speed bump, lose half the vehicle, and get dragged through a residential area by a flying buttress.
Whether you have a Veneno, Sesto Elemento, Egoista, or some other stereotypical-sounding name, you’ll be left perpetually thrilled and yet unfulfilled.
oh
my
#$%&!
F*cking a supermodel is wonderful.
Marrying her is a different story.
something tells me she won’t cook dinner
Which is why Lamborghini finally made a realistic supercar–the Asterion.
It’s the first Lamborghini hybrid, and before you throw your beer bottles, that’s a good thing.
Not for eco reasons, mind you.
The powertrain combines the 5.2-liter V10 and seven-speed DSG from the Huracán (good for 610 metric horsepower) to a trio of electric motors (good for another 300) to bring total output up to a claimed 910 – equivalent to 897 hp by our standards – assuming all four motors are running at peak output at the same time. That makes it the most powerful Lamborghini we’ve ever seen, and puts it in league with the McLaren P1 and LaFerrari. The result is a 0-62 time quoted at three seconds flat and a top speed of 199 miles per hour, or up to 78 mph in pure electric mode.
in here lies evil
Not only is this faster than any Lamborghini ever built, it’s also more practical than any Lamborghini ever built.
In most Lamborghinis, you’d be lucky to make it between two gas stations.
The Asterion can ride in electric-only mode at highway speeds, sparing you the condescending laugh of the good-ole-boy tow truck driver who has to tow your thirsty supercar to the next filling station.
When the European Union announced new regulations banning fun thirsty vehicles, everyone proclaimed it “the death of the supercar”.
It was.
And that’s a good thing.
We’ve just entered the modern hypercar era.
*dives in, headfirst*