Yes, The 10,000rpm Lamborghini Temerario Sounds Amazing

Ever since we found out the new Lamborghini Temerario would get a brand new twin-turbo V8 with a faintly ridiculous 10,000rpm redline, there’s been one question on everyone’s lips: what’s it going to sound like?

Thankfully, we now have an answer, thanks to a short film that Lambo’s posted on its social and YouTube channels. Granted, it is somewhat drowned out by a rather grandiose INXS cover, and you have to sit through lots of clips of people doing very normal activities like playing a big drum, skydiving and, erm, sitting in a launderette.

We reckon the best bit of sound comes around the 1min 50sec mark, when we hear the Temerario do a big throttle blip that really gives us an idea of what it sounds like and, yep – sounds like something with a five-figure redline.

It’s certainly not as raw-edged as the old Huracan’s V10 – with twin turbos, it never would be – but it still wails like you’d expect it to, and has a definite motorsport vibe to it. Is there just a hint of old F1 car to the soundtrack?

There are also various clips floating around of the car being revved while static and while driving around at low speed, uncorrupted by Aussie new wave covers, but obviously they don’t give us much idea of what it’s going to sound like under a dynamic load.

As a reminder, it’s not just the redline that’s impressive (although we can’t think of any other turbocharged engines outside of the world of motorsport that get anywhere near it). With the engine alone producing 789bhp, it makes 197bhp per litre (a nice, round 200ps). It wasn’t that long ago that we were impressed by anything with half that.

What do we reckon to the sound, though – does that astounding redline make up for the loss of the Huracan’s emotive naturally aspirated wail? We’ll have to wait until we’ve heard it in person to make up our minds.