Lamborghini is lifting the wraps on some powertrain specs for its first plug-in hybrid supercar, set to be unveiled this month in Europe.

The as-yet-unnamed sports activities automotive will depend on a newly engineered, midmounted, naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V-12 engine coupled with three electrical motors, Lamborghini says. One will likely be mounted transversely and built-in into the automotive’s eight-speed gearbox, whereas the opposite two every will energy a entrance wheel. Collectively, the engine and the motors can produce greater than 986 hp, the corporate says.

The all-wheel-drive supercar, code-named LB744, is being developed partially to mark Lamborghini’s sixtieth anniversary. Whereas the model has beforehand produced hybridized automobiles, the LB744 will likely be its first plug-in hybrid and able to working at occasions on electrical energy solely, enhancing its emissions profile.

Lamborghini says the engine weighs simply over 480 kilos, about 37 kilos lower than the V-12 that powered the Aventador. As a part of the engine’s design, Lamborghini rotated it 180 levels in contrast with the Aventador, reengineered the air consumption ducts to ensure optimum airflow into the combustion chamber, and optimized the chamber itself. The result’s an influence stage of 126 hp per liter, the model says.