2023-05-14 20:32:32
One of the most traditional engines on the market is getting closer to its demise. We are talking regarding the V10 engine and more specifically the V10 atmospheric used by Lamborghini and Audi in their respective R8 and Huracán supercars. Therefore, before saying goodbye forever to this illustrious mechanic, we want to tell you the history and peculiarities of this ten-cylinder enginewith special emphasis on breaking down what is its true origin to dismantle some other myth regarding it.
For a few months it will still be possible to buy a supercar with a V10 engine in Europe, an opportunity that is only possible through the Audi R8 and Lamborghini Huracán models in their final editions. Years ago it was also possible to acquire cars with V10 engines such as the Dodge Viper, the Porsche Carrera GT or the Lexus LFA, however those times passed to a better life and only the Volkswagen group has continued to bet on this design… until it stops doing so shortly.
The history of the V10 engine in Lamborghini goes back to the year 1988 and the P140 prototype, a kind of vision of the future who wanted to give life to a second model in the Lamborghini range. That project would remain in a dry dock due to the lack of financial resources and a clear vision of how to market this more affordable and larger-volume Lamborghini model. However In 1995, this idea was revived by the Lamborghini Calàa supercar designed by Giugiaro to become a smaller and more affordable complement to the Diablo, using for it a 3.9 V10 atmospheric engine of 400 CV.
The Calá would never go beyond a prototypehowever that was a fully functional car and following the fact It would prove to be the germ of what shortly following became the Lamborghini Gallardo.. As a curiosity, since its first appearance in 1988, Lamborghini never ceased in the effort to manufacture a V10 engine to put it in a street car, which is why it fully developed this mechanics and came to use that knowledge to assist Chrysler in the design of the V10 of the first Dodge Viper at the time when Lamborghini belonged to the Detroit giant (1987-1993).
So things, The Lamborghini Gallardo is presented in 2003 using an atmospheric 5.0 V10 engine capable of generating 500 CV of maximum power. Despite the fact that at that time Lamborghini was owned by the Volkswagen group and was supervised by Audi, that V10 was a propeller designed and manufactured entirely by Lamborghinibeing a profound evolution of the engine used by the Calà and thus denying the suspicions that linked this atmospheric 5.0 V10 with Audi’s 4.2 V8 – also atmospheric – by sharing certain characteristics such as the 90º angle between benches or some internal dimensions.
But The year 2008 arrives and Lamborghini presents the redesign of the Gallardo under the name LP560a name change that hid important innovations such as the use of a new naturally aspirated 5.2 V10 engine. This engine was a new development from Lamborghini, but where Audi was actively collaborating to, among other things, introduce FSI direct injection, increase its performance and improve its efficiency.
This Italian-German mechanic has reached our days discovering constant evolutions that have allowed it to raise its power to 640 CV in its most well-known performance version, in addition to giving life to countless versions in the R8 models and, especially, in the Huracán. In fact, if you are one of those lucky ones who can afford to buy one of these supercars, you should know that your last chance to buy is called R8 GT (333 units) and Huracán Sterrato (1,499 units).
Those other cars that also enjoyed this V10
However, In the history of this V10 there have also been other lesser-known models that have benefited from the characteristic sound and operation of its ten cylinders.. In the case of Lamborghini we can cite some relevant cars such as the Sesto Elemento, the Egoista or the Estoque, even going through a peculiar hybrid configuration for the Asterion. But there is still more, because at Audi the V10 engine also had its own journey beyond the R8, also doing so in both atmospheric and turbocharged versions, serving as the basis for giving life to cars such as the S6, RS6 and S8.
If you are passionate regarding this V10, for not much money you can still buy a second-hand Audi S6 or S8
And as a final point, what may possibly be the most exclusive and special series production car that has made use of this V10, a certain Itadesign ZeroUno which, starting from the Hurricane, inaugurated a new stage in the path of the Italian coachbuilder under the control of the Volkswagen group.
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