Lamborghini will develop two new models with a V12 engine over the course of this year

Just when it seems that all brands are succumbing to strict anti-pollution regulations and that we will soon forget about combustion engines, Lamborghini is swimming against the current with all its might. The Sant’Agata Bolognese firm is standing by its illustrious V12 engines, which is no surprise given that it said some time ago that electrification would not be an early development for the brand. With this premise, Lamborghini will produce two models with a V12 powertrain over the course of this year 2021, though with the support of an electric motor.

For now, there is little confirmed information, but what is clear is that the Italian firm intends to deliver a significant blow to its rivals with its new batch of models. Given all this, one of those V12 models is expected to be the successor to the Lamborghini Aventador, a model that already has a long life behind it.

With all this on the table, we cannot help but recall the Lamborghini Sián, a special edition that was presented at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show and that set the course for the V12 engine. That model featured an atmospheric engine supported by electrification, the only pairing that Lamborghini sees as plausible for keeping its twelve-cylinder engines alive.

In this way, it is easy to predict that the brand’s upcoming models with the bull badge that rely on this powertrain will do so with hybridisation as the flagship feature. It seems the Aventador’s successor could appear at the end of this year, especially given what has been mentioned: the supercar that Lamborghini has been producing since 2011.

However, this means the real question falls on the other bearer of the V12 engine. We must not forget that for years, excluding the Urus, Lamborghini has had only two engines available: V10 and V12, both represented in just two models and their corresponding evolutions. Given this, it is surprising that the Italian house is betting on another model whose task, among others, is to incorporate this same powerplant.

Whatever the case, it would not surprise us if this second model turns out to be a special edition or a one-off. Over the course of the year we will clear up all doubt and learn in great detail what Lamborghini is cooking up to keep that mechanical configuration, which, much to our regret, is disappearing, alive and kicking.