Lamborghini not going turbo, until it has to

It's nice to see they aren't running to forced induction until they have to, but that kind of puts them out of the running for having anything in the "fastest" category, doesn't it? Thoughts?

 

Even though Lamborghini's upcoming Urus SUV will have a turbocharged V8, the company is doubling down on naturally aspirated goodness for the Huracan and Aventador for as long as it can. Departing Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann told Autocar he believes turbocharging Lamborghini's supercars is unnecessary.

 

"Going to turbos is about reducing CO2, not improving air quality," Winkelmann said. "We can clean our exhaust with after-treatment. So we can go for a while yet."

 

"We think buyers see the sound and response [of naturally aspirated engines] as one of our USPs [unique selling propositions], but we're not glued to naturally aspirated engines. If we have to change, we will."

 

Winkelmann has a point here because among Lamborghini's competitors– namely Ferrari and McLaren–turbochargers have become the norm. The small-displacement turbo V8s found in the Ferrari 488 GTB and McLaren 650S are excellent, but neither offers the visceral experience of the Lamborghini Huracan's V10. With Aston Martin's naturally aspirated V12 soon to depart as well, Lamborghini and Ferrari will be the only brands to offer atmospheric V12s.

 

Even the most track-focused Lamborghinis emphasize the experience of driving, rather than lap times. A non-turbo engine arguably offers a more special experience, albeit, at the expense of power and efficiency. Naturally aspirated engines give Lamborghini's supercars an important subjective advantage over their turbocharged competitors.

 

Of course, the need for cleaner, more efficient cars doesn't care about throttle response, so Lamborghini supercars augmented with turbochargers and/or electrification are inevitable. Lamborghini will eventually need to join the 21st century, but it won't do so before putting up a glorious fight.

 

via Carscoops

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Thank god! Keep the turbos away!

It will happen, just might take a bit longer than most. I am sure that the market will continue to want N/A the same way it wants manual gear change. It will all depend on what the majority want though.

If to comply with regs and compete with other makers Lambo finds it better to boost then it will eventually fold and boost.

Not a bad thing in my view, if you want old school buy used from that era, if you want up to date buy new.

 

Ah, the beauty of the VAG umbrella.

 

Every time you see a 4 cylinder Audi

you should show it some respect, for

it helps Lamborghinis to meet "fleet-

wide emission goals"...

That's good news but I would not take that article too seriously. Notice it says "Departing Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann told Autocar..." Since he is departing, whatever he says has no real significance. It's almost a guarantee that the Urus will have a turbo engine either at launch or at some point in the near future. Lamborghini owners are regularly requested to participate in the company's survey and almost every single time, the question of alternative power plants is asked.

 

I am, of course, all for big n.a. engines. But I don't oppose the turbo-charging technologies either. Look at it this way, the more stakeholders are involved, the better and more refined the technology would become. Carbon ceramic composite brakes and electric steering are good examples: CCB's were terrible at launch but are almost no different in feel when compared to the regular steel ones nowadays. Electric steering, while not perfect, have made huge improvements compared to say 2 years ago. Since turbo-charging isn't really a new technology at all, if more manufacturers are in the game, it will be refined to perfection very soon.

"We are not going turbo*"

 

 

 

 

*until Audi wants a turbo r8

"We are not going turbo*"

 

 

 

 

*until Audi wants a turbo r8

 

Coming soon

Coming soon

Soon they (Audi) will be crying to mummy (VW) that their brother (porsche) have all gone turbo and so they will want to remain competitive and thus Audi R8 V8 turbo comes out which will out perform the Lambo V10 and then who will buy that?