The Italian marque has revealed its second High-Performance Electrified Vehicle, the 920CV Lamborghini Temerario, at a spectacular Sydney launch.
5 minLamborghini has officially debuted its second High-Performance Electrified Vehicle (HPEV), the Temerario, showcasing a bold new chapter in hybrid supercar engineering.
More than 250 guests gathered at Sydney’s Carriageworks for an exclusive unveiling that blended power, prestige, and performance with unmistakable Italian flair.
At the heart of the Temerario is a revolutionary 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine paired with three electric motors, delivering a combined 920 CV of power and a spine-tingling 10,000 rpm redline.
Capable of accelerating from 0 to 100 km/h in just 2.7 seconds, and reaching a top speed of 343 km/h, the Temerario represents the bleeding edge of Lamborghini’s hybrid transformation.
“This isn’t just a car — it’s a statement,” said Stephan Winkelmann, Chairman and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini, who was in attendance with other global executives.
“With the Temerario, we mark the final chapter of our Direzione Cor Tauri plan — becoming the first ultra-luxury brand to fully hybridise our lineup.”
Two versions — a striking matt Blu Marinus and a lightweight Arancio Xanto Alleggerita — were displayed at the event, underscoring Lamborghini’s commitment to personalisation and performance.
Guests experienced the Ad Personam customisation suite firsthand, which offers more than 400 exterior colour options and curated interior trims.
The Temerario’s cutting-edge e-4WD system, real torque vectoring, and active aerodynamics promise record-breaking power and a refined, driver-focused experience — equally thrilling on track and road.
Francesco Scardaoni, Lamborghini Asia Pacific Region Director, praised the Australian market as a key player in the region.
“Temerario fuses innovation and emotion like no other. It’s a beast that sings at 10,000 rpm and delivers a drive like nothing else in its class,” he said.
Visually, the Temerario is a design evolution: aggressive, sculpted lines, a bold shark nose, and the brand’s new hexagonal DRL signature mark its identity. Aerodynamic efficiency is integrated into every element — from the sculpted roof to the rear air intakes and wide diffuser.
Yet, for all its modernity, the Temerario remains deeply faithful to Lamborghini’s DNA: performance-first engineering, unmistakable Italian design, and a dedication to pushing limits.
As the global automotive world shifts towards electrification, Lamborghini’s latest launch isn’t just keeping pace — it’s leading the charge.
The heart of a Lamborghini has always been its drive system.
With the new Temerario, Lamborghini takes an entirely new approach, with several years of development, delivering an unprecedented super sports car powertrain comprising an extremely high-revving biturbo Internal Combustion Engine concept combined with three electric motors.
“We wanted to develop an incomparable, high-performance sports engine that combines the best of two worlds: an emotional combustion engine based on a twin-turbocharged V8 and a performance-oriented electrification.” Rouven Mohr, Chief Technical Officer at Lamborghini, said.
“Our concept of incorporating three electric motors with a combustion engine ensures to achieve instantaneous acceleration, torque vectoring and energy recuperation.
“With the Temerario we are redefining the segment. Temerario is in a league of its own, in terms of engineering solutions and performance.”
The new powertrain is integral to the second super sports car in Lamborghini’s High-Performance Electrified Vehicle (HPEV) product range.
The first target was to achieve the highest possible power and torque while at the same time offering the response of a classic high-revving naturally aspirated engine. Therefore, only high-performance components are used in the drivetrain: the new 4.0-litre V8 biturbo engine has a specific output of 200 CV per litre. It works with an oil-cooled axial flow electric motor fully integrated into the V8 housing.
Propulsion is supported by two electric motors on the front axle.
“By combining a high-revving V8 biturbo with three electric motors of axial flux type we are taking a very sophisticated approach that has never been seen before in series production and the result will impress Lamborghini fans all over the world – With this adrenaline-machine, we are catapulting ourselves into a new paradigm for super sports cars,” Mohr said,
This linearity and progression, with high revving characteristics, was previously only possible with naturally aspirated engines. Thanks to the turbochargers, high torque with high engine speeds is now offered.
The new engine with the internal designation L411 is now one of the most powerful engines in the segment. The V8 biturbo delivers its peak power of 800 CV from 9,000 to 9,750 rpm and 730 Nm of torque between 4,000 and 7,000 rpm.
The electric motor, in the P1 position (between the V8 engine and the gearbox), ensures immediate response starting from low engine speed and continues consistently through gear shifts. It works as a “torque gap filler” and improves the transient response, giving the sensation of linear and limitless progression up to 10,000 revs.
Thanks to the two large turbochargers, efficiency and performance are increased at top speeds.
These are located compactly in the V of the engine as a “hot V8” to optimize the packaging and thermal management. The V8 biturbo can rev up to 10,000 revolutions per minute: the maximum boost pressure of the turbochargers is 2.5 bar (abs). The turbines are controlled with an electrical wastegate and a wheel-speed sensor.
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At first glance, the Temerario reveals Lamborghini DNA in its typical Lamborghini silhouette: clear and puristic lines, short and compact overhangs, integrated aerodynamics and a bold shark nose.
The Lamborghini design language has evolved to create a new hexagonal Daytime Running Light (DRL) signature, rendering it strongly recognizable and identifiable from far away.
The hexagon concept is the main design theme throughout the car: on the main bodywork, the side air intakes, the taillights, and the remarkable hexagonal exhaust pipe.
“This unique hexagonal light signature ensures a high recognition value within the Lamborghini range, and is also clearly identifiable in the distance,” Borkert said.
The geometric hexagon paradigm has been one of Lamborghini’s most recognizable symbols since the 1960s.
The hexagonal daytime running lights, which incorporate an air tunnel, are part of the design philosophy of incorporating lights within the aerodynamic concept. Furthermore, air channels positioned below the headlights improve the aero performance and cooling of the front high-performance braking system for better efficiency.
The Temerario’s designers combine elements from aviation with a visceral muscularity that starts at the front.
The design is characterized by well-formed athletic surfaces and a cabin that tapers towards the hexagonal tailpipes.
The tip of the hood dominates the entire front end in a strong and striking shark’s nose design, a symbol of bravery and speed.
The sharp, elegant headlights are slightly overlapped by the hood, drawing inspiration from the sports motorcycle world.
Air-guiding slats connect the low front spoiler with the hood, while fins on the sides direct the airflow along the flanks.
Sharply shaped side skirts support the aerodynamics and increase downforce simultaneously.
With broad shoulders and long, powerful muscularity, the side stretches from the front over the door, emphasizing the extreme sportiness of the Temerario. The powerful and efficient air intakes behind the side doors ensure the necessary airflow for the V8 biturbo’s performance and visually enhance the chassis’ downforce.
A fixed rear spoiler emphasises the car’s rear width. The compact yet technical rear end incorporates details from motorsport, such as the wide diffuser that extends under the vehicle and the integrated exhaust tailpipes.
The rear lights feature the new hexagonal design, allowing air to pass through for engine cooling.
The roof is also functional in terms of aerodynamics. A slightly rearward offset profile directs the air directly onto the integrated rear wing.
The designers almost invisibly integrated air inlets behind the passenger compartment above the sculpted shoulder. This highly functional component helps supply sufficient air to the engine, radiator, and turbocharger.
The heart of the Temerario is the new 4.0-liter V8 biturbo engine with an integrated axial flux electric motor.
In realizing the new powertrain concept, designers and engineers developed a new chassis and body: the Centro Stile Lamborghini had the greatest possible freedom to present the drive system in a visually appropriate way to emphasize a true mid-engine feeling.
Lamborghini presents the V8 biturbo openly, like a motorcycle’s engine under a transparent hood.
“With the clean yet exciting styling of the Temerario, we give a new shape to the essential and iconic Lamborghini design language, and take a huge step towards the future,” Borkert said.
“The Temerario combines style and performance to perfection, presenting an unprecedented convergence of design, engineering and driver experience in a new model.”
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The Matildas captain has joined one of the world’s most exclusive luxury watch brands, sharing candid insights into the sacrifices required to succeed at the highest level of world football.
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Australian football superstar and Matildas captain Sam Kerr has joined one of the world’s most exclusive luxury watch brands, reflecting on the sacrifices behind a career at the pinnacle of professional sport and revealing she only signed with her new club last week.
As Richard Mille’s first and only Australian partner, Kerr has joined an elite group of global athletes, artists and innovators associated with one of the world’s most prestigious watchmakers.
Speaking in Sydney, the 32-year-old reflected on her next chapter, the extraordinary growth of women’s football and the personal sacrifices required to reach the top of the game.
Founded in 2001, Richard Mille has built a reputation for producing some of the world’s most technically advanced and exclusive timepieces. The Swiss watchmaker is renowned for its use of ultra-lightweight materials, Formula One-inspired engineering and limited-production watches that often sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars and, in some cases, more than $1 million.
Its ambassadors include tennis great Rafael Nadal, Formula One stars Charles Leclerc and Lando Norris, actress Michelle Yeoh and sprint champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce.
During the Sydney event, Kerr wore the Richard Mille RM 07-04 Automatic Sport, a lightweight model featuring a pink case, blue strap and skeletonised movement. Designed for active lifestyles, the watch reflects the brand’s philosophy of combining high-performance engineering with luxury craftsmanship.
For Kerr, becoming the brand’s first Australian partner is a source of considerable pride.
“Of course, being the only Australian is incredible to me,” she said. “I am very proud to be Australian and I like to put Australia on the map.”
The announcement comes as Kerr prepares for the next stage of her football career following her departure from Chelsea after six-and-a-half years.
While speculation around her future has been mounting for months, Kerr revealed a decision was only finalised recently.
“Everyone thinks that it was decided and I’ve known that (it was) reported that I’d signed somewhere in April, but honestly, I only signed my contract on Wednesday last week,” she said.
“I really hadn’t decided what I was going to do until last week.”
Kerr said she expects details of her new club to be announced around the beginning of July once her Chelsea contract officially concludes.
Despite her excitement about what lies ahead, she admitted leaving one of the world’s biggest football clubs has been emotional.
“I am really sad about it,” she said. “It’s been my home for 6.5 years. I have so many good memories there. I have so many amazing teammates. I’m sad to leave.
“It sucks to leave such a big club like Chelsea too, but it comes to an end to everything, right?”
The 32-year-old also reflected on the transformation of women’s football during her career, describing the Matildas’ rise from relative obscurity to household-name status as one of her proudest achievements.
“What the Matildas have done over the last four or five years has been incredible,” she said.
“The most important thing for me is that you leave the game in a better place.”
Kerr noted that when she began playing, there were few professional pathways for women, limited sponsorship opportunities and crowds that bore little resemblance to those regularly attending matches today.
“We are a part of that generation that still knows what it was like when there was no one in the crowd,” she said.
Today, she said, crowds of tens of thousands remain something the team never takes for granted.
“Even last night we had 20,000 on a Tuesday night nearly. That’s special to us,” she said.
“We feel very lucky that people come out and spend their money and come to a game and watch us.”
Yet behind the accolades, sponsorships and sold-out stadiums, Kerr said there have been significant personal sacrifices.
“I’ve been living out of home since I was 17 years old. I’ve missed a lot of my family’s life,” she said.
“I’ve missed a lot of weddings. I’ve missed funerals. I’ve missed so many things that people don’t see.”
Kerr revealed she was unable to return home for her grandmother’s funeral last year because of football commitments.
“You have to love what you’re doing. You have to want to sacrifice,” she said.
“Everyone makes sacrifices, of course, and what I do is a massive privilege, but there comes a lot of sacrifice with it.”
Away from football, Kerr said Australia remains central to her identity despite spending much of her adult life overseas.
“I think we take for granted in Australia the beaches, the ocean, the open spaces,” she said.
As she prepares for a new club, a new season and a new role with Richard Mille, Kerr said she remains motivated by the same passion that first drew her to the game as a teenager.
“It was really organic,” she said of her relationship with the luxury watchmaker.
“It’s a real family brand.”
