It's the dawn of a new era for Lamborghini as the exotic Italian marque has released the first details regarding a plug-in hybrid powertrain destined to debut in the Aventador successor. The hotly anticipated supercar goes by the "LB744" codename and uses a completely new naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V12. Compared to the model it replaces, the new machine from Sant'Agata Bolognese has the engine rotated by 180 degrees.
At 481 pounds (218 kilograms), it's 37 lbs (17 kg) lighter than its predecessor. It's also a lot more potent as it produces 813 horsepower at 9,250 rpm and 535 pound-feet (725 Newton-meters) at 6,750 rpm. As a refresher, the top-spec V12 configuration offered in special Aventadors such as the Invencible and Autentica pair of one-offs had 769 hp and 531 lb-ft (720 Nm). The new twelve-cylinder beast almost matches the 818-hp, track-only Essenza SCV12.
