Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann is always immaculately turned out, usually in his trademark skinny-leg suits that accentuate his lean, wiry, frame. I asked him a few years back what he would do if fashion suddenly veered wildy in the opposite direction and huge, wide-leg pants became the norm. He said he would stick with skinny because when you find something that works for you, it keeps on working, becoming part of your identity. These days Winkelmann is still rocking narrow pants – though perhaps not as narrow as the ones he wore a decade ago – and Lamborghini stays true to the wedgy designs it’s famous for. These fresh spy images of the Huracan successor due in 2024 show it has retained the classic Lamborghini supercar shape first seen in Gandini’s 1971 Countach LP500 concept car, but arguably hinted at by the 1968 Espada and its Marzal concept precursor.

But sticking with a theme, doesn’t mean never evolving. The still-unnamed baby supercar borrows design cues from its Revuelto big brother, including a single-outlet version of the the V12’s high-set dual exhaust tailpipes located between the taillights (or pretend taillight stickers, in this case). It also inherits the small vertical rear window and the flat engine lid nestling between the buttresses formed by the rear pillars flowing to the tail.

 

There’s more commonality under the skin, though sadly that doesn’t include the big dog’s V12. What is shared is the concept of a hybrid drivetrain, and probably some of the hybrid hardware, too. Lamborghini will abandon the V10 engine that has been a feature of its entry level supercars since the Gallardo made its debut back in 2003, and which also give it bragging rights over its V8-powered Ferrari and McLaren rivals.

But since both the 296 and Artura are equipped with hybrid V6 engines, the hybrid V8 format Lamborghini is believed to favor for the next Huracan would still give it an edge. Like those cars, and the Reveulto, the Huracan replacement will be a PHEV, something confirmed by the presence of a flap on the driver’s side rear quarter. Intel suggest a total system power output in the 838 hp range, which while much lower than the 1,001 hp produced by the V12, would put it level with the 830 hp Ferrari 296, and way beyond the capabilities of the 671 hp McLaren Artura and 631 hp of the most powerful Huracans.