Rejoice: The NA Lamborghini V12 Is Going Nowhere

Having previously been told that nails were being hammered into the awesome 6.5-litre V12's coffin, it looks like it's actually set to stick around for a long time yet
Rejoice: The NA Lamborghini V12 Is Going Nowhere

Grab the champagne and don your party hat, because it looks like the normally-aspirated Lamborghini V12 is here to stay.

We’d been told by previous Lamborghini boss Stephan Winkelmann that future cars would have to be turbocharged in order to meet emissions, but current top dog Stefano Domenicali, former Ferrari F1 team principal, says the Raging Bull needs to stay different.

At the media launch of the new Aventador S in Spain, he hinted strongly that turbocharging will be left to Volkswagen Group siblings Porsche and Bentley.

Rejoice: The NA Lamborghini V12 Is Going Nowhere

CarAdvice quotes him as saying: “We want to be different, we don’t want to follow the route of the others,” Domenicali said. “We are puristic in that respect. The top priority for us is to retain the feel from a naturally aspirated engine.

“The Aventador has more than five or six more years to run and the next platform also has a V12 at the centre of the project.

“Our position in the [Volkswagen] group must be different, and a naturally aspirated V12 engine is part of that difference.”

Rejoice: The NA Lamborghini V12 Is Going Nowhere

He doesn’t subscribe to the view that not turbocharging will leave Lamborghini behind. “I don’t think we will be left behind at all by not adopting turbo charging. There is space for us to be different.

“We look at new models, of course, but Aventador – or that high-level super sports car – will remain a very, very specific car,” he said. One for cutting-edge winter sports, perhaps.

Rejoice: The NA Lamborghini V12 Is Going Nowhere

However, he did say that some form of electrification is inevitable – but not imminent. “I think that the V12 is still alive, to be extended, because it is such an important part of our tradition and heritage,” he said. “The future of the V12 is still important.

“Emissions are important of course, and our goal is always to improve the efficiency of the engine, but with our numbers we don’t see realistic issues in the short term.”

You can drink that champagne, now.

Comments

Akashneel

Murcielago is coming back!

01/27/2017 - 10:20 |
4 | 34
Agustín J. Ruatta

In reply to by Akashneel

Wtf?

01/27/2017 - 15:19 |
6 | 0
Boosted69420

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01/27/2017 - 10:22 |
2 | 22
Anonymous

“running 14.7 pounds of boost, atmospheric pressure yo”

01/27/2017 - 10:22 |
172 | 2
PN K

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Actually, NA cars are running atmospheric pressure. science
01/27/2017 - 10:29 |
14 | 4
King Kaw

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01/27/2017 - 12:31 |
54 | 0
LotL

Especially like this comment: “We want to be different, we don’t want to follow the route of the others,” Domenicali said. “We are puristic in that respect. The top priority for us is to retain the feel from a naturally aspirated engine.”

01/27/2017 - 10:23 |
88 | 0
Joshua Lue

Green Peace have just heard this terrible news…

01/27/2017 - 10:30 |
96 | 2

Well, not that much people have a Lambo and even lesser drive it frequently.

01/27/2017 - 11:39 |
14 | 2
lukalukic1

Good guy Lamborghini

01/27/2017 - 10:45 |
12 | 0
Anonymous

Just another reason why I feel so highly about Lamborghini

01/27/2017 - 13:22 |
2 | 0
Ferrarisam

I honestly think the v12 should stay, and the adventador should go. Its so out dated compared to other cars, even the huracan. If they do continue the adventador though, they need to update the electronics, and put in a dual clutch.

01/27/2017 - 14:31 |
12 | 2

A (very) good part of the Aventador character is that ISR (single clutch) gearbox. It’s “slow” and the gear changes are brutal…. but the sensation of your neck breaking when you shift flat out from first to second iS FABULOUS

01/28/2017 - 07:16 |
8 | 0

For a car that is outdated, it certainly did pretty well on the Nurburgring being the second fastest street-legal production vehicle ever tested.
I can only imagine if it were up-to-date ;P

01/31/2017 - 06:09 |
0 | 0
Ivan 6

God bless you Lamborghini

01/27/2017 - 15:42 |
8 | 0
TheMindGarage

I want to see more RWD cars from Lambo, and possibly a hybrid N/A V12. I’d rather see a hybrid N/A V12 than a smaller turbo engine without hybrid.

01/27/2017 - 16:39 |
10 | 0

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