The first plugin-hybrid Lamborghini launched in Paris ...
Italian supercar manufacturer Lamborghini opened a new chapter in the company's rich history with the launch of the plugin hybrid Asterion LPI 910-4. Described as a technology demonstrator, it is built around a carbon fibre monocoque chassis and features the V10 from the recently introduced Huracan. This is assisted by three electric motors; two mounted in the front wheels and a third mounted alongside the conventional petrol engine. The combine output is around 900 bhp. When needed the 'Hyper Cruiser' has a pure electric range of 50 km. Asterioin is the proper name of the mythical minotaur, which is part man, part bull. The abbreviation LPI is shot for Longitudinale Posteriore (longitudinal rear) Ibride, which is Italian for hybrid. What is perhaps most remarkable about the highly anticipated Asterion LPI 910-4 is the great restraint exercised by the Lamborghini engineers and designers not to go overboard in an attempt to eclipse the similarly powered Porsche 918 Spyder, Ferrari LaFerrari and McLaren P1. While only a concept car, Lamborghini has stated that they created the car in a way that it could be produced in larger numbers ...
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2014 Lamborghini Asterion LPI 910-4 - Images, Specifications and Information
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