Press Release Lamborghini

At the Paris Mondial de l´Automobile Lamborghini demonstrate their first Plug-in-Hybrid technology, Asterion LPI 910-4. It is providing a new Lamborghini cruising experience with superior power, daily drivability and comfort. The hybrid system consists a 5,2 liter V10 combined with three electric motors which together delivers a total power of 910 horsepower, enough for acceleration 0-100 km/h in 3.0 seconds and a top speed of 320 km/h. This leads to CO2 emmissions of 98 g/km and 50 kilomter pure Electric range.

The Asterion has a extremely fast shifting 7-speed dual-clutch transmission located behind the engine at the rear transaxle. The housing of the powerful lithium battery is placed longways in the central tunnel area, normally reserved for the transmission.

"Breakthrough technological architecture in a innovative carbon fibre monocoque with a body designed in a new, unexpected and sensual way, respecting Lamborghini heritage"

"Conceived and developed entirely in-house by Lamborghini, the Asterion LPI 910-4 takes the design an cutting-edge engineering experties found in the current Lamborghini product range, adding innovative hybrid tchnology, creating a Lamborghini that is clearly different - with a new, unexpected and sensual design, in line with the technical characteristics of the car - but yes is still unmimistakably a Lamborghini"

"Asterion LPI 910-4 - LP stands for 'longitudinale posteriore', the position of the conventional Engine, I stands for 'ibrido', 910 for the system Power and 4 for the permanent 4WD system - is the new concept of a new kind of Dream car designed by Lamborghini starting from an intution: the key for anticipating the future lies in a transforming and hybridisation of Lamborghini's own DNA."