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Lamborghini Busts Out a Plug-In Hybrid, the Asterion LPI 910-4
Automobili Lamborghini is joining the ranks of supercar makers who are moving to greener powertrains.
Charles Murray
December 16, 2014
2 Min Read
.svg?width=850&auto=webp&quality=95&format=jpg&disable=upscale "Lamborghini Busts Out a Plug-In Hybrid, the Asterion LPI 910-4")
Automobili Lamborghini is joining the ranks of supercar makers who are moving to greener powertrains.
The Italian sports car manufacturer has rolled out a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) concept car that uses a V-10 engine and three electric motors to produce 910 HP and a 0-60 mph time of about three seconds.
The company, which says it has used carbon fiber in the past as a means of reducing CO2, saw the plug-in powertrain as the next logical step. “To significantly reduce emissions on a car in this moment, however, plug-in electrification is the best option for us, because for Lamborghini such a car must still provide a truly emotional driving experience,” said Stephan Winkelmann, president and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini, in a company press release.
Click to see more images of the Asterion LPI.
(Source: Automobili Lamborghini)
Known as the Asterion LPI 910-4, the concept car uses a lithium-ion battery pack located in the central tunnel beneath the floor to offer an all-electric driving range of about 30 miles (50 km). It employs three electric motors – two at the front axle and a third as part of an integrated starter motor/generator (ISG). The ISG is located between the mid-engine V-10 and the gearbox. (Lamborghini did not respond in time to requests for additional information about the battery and powertrain.)
Asterion offers multiple power configurations. A four-wheel drive hybrid mode combines the V-10 engine with the three electric motors, while a pure electric drive mode uses the two electric motors to drive only the front wheels.
The Asterion isn’t the first supercar to offer a plug-in hybrid powertrain, but it is one of very few. Porsche has rolled out a plug-in hybrid 918 Spyder (estimated to run about $845,000), as well as its lower-priced Panamera. Similarly, McLaren offers a $1.1 million P1 plug-in hybrid, which it calls the “best driver’s car in the world” and BMW has its more moderately-priced (approximately $136,000) i8 plug-in hybrid.
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