While mainstream vehicles typically receive extensive updates every few years, low-volume exotics evolve more slowly. Supercar platforms often remain unchanged for a decade or more, with manufacturers focusing on what can be tuned, massaged, added or subtracted to keep their lineups fresh. However, every now and then, a performance car debuts that truly earns the “all-new” label and the Lamborghini Temerario is one of them.
As the replacement for the Huracán, Lamborghini’s best-selling sports car to date, the Temerario has big shoes to fill. At first glance, it might appear to be a more subdued affair than its predecessor, but the Huracán started out that way before wild iterations like the STO and Sterrato were introduced to the lineup.
During a technical briefing late last year, Lamborghini sales chief Frederic Foschini said the Temerario’s streamlined look was intentional. The team sought to increase downforce by more than 100 percent compared to the Huracán Evo through the core design of the car, rather than relying on larger wings, splitters and other drastic aerodynamic bits. The designers were also tasked with creating an all-new car that was distinctive as well as instantly recognizable as a Lamborghini. Considering the amount of attention this car attracted during my tenure, I would say the company was successful.
The venerable Huracan served Lamborghini well for a decade, but its replacement is a bit further along in terms of price and performance.
bradley iger
The venerable Huracan served Lamborghini well for a decade, but its replacement is a bit further along in terms of price and performance.
bradley iger
The Temerario body is meant to generate more downforce, but can do so with more stability at speed.
bradley iger
The Temerario body is meant to generate more downforce, but can do so with more stability at speed.
bradley iger
We’ll miss the V10 howl of the old car.
bradley iger
We’ll miss the V10 howl of the old car.
bradley iger
The Temerario body is meant to generate more downforce, but can do so with more stability at speed.
bradley iger
We’ll miss the V10 howl of the old car.
bradley iger
It’s not obvious from a cursory glance at the exterior, but the Temerario is longer, wider and taller than that car. Supported by a new all-aluminium spaceframe that’s more than 20 percent stiffer than the Huracán, the Temeraire’s dimensional changes become immediately apparent when you sit behind the wheel, as head and legroom are significantly improved compared to the old car. I’m 6 feet, 3 inches (1.9 m) tall, and during a rain-affected track session at Sonoma Raceway in November, I was able to position my seat as I wanted, with plenty of room to spare for headroom, even while wearing a helmet.
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