Lamborghini Temerario: The New King of Quickness in Gasoline Supercars
The Lamborghini Temerario has officially claimed the title of the quickest vehicle with an internal combustion engine ever tested by MotorTrend. This new “entry-level” supercar from Lamborghini boasts an impressive 907 horsepower, which propelled it to a scorching 9.58-second quarter-mile run with a trap speed of 148.5 mph. This performance narrowly edged out the 2021 Ferrari SF90 Stradale Assetto Fiorano by a mere 0.03 seconds.
While it is true that certain electric vehicles (EVs) can outpace the Temerario in straight-line acceleration, they cannot replicate the raw excitement and emotion that Lamborghini delivers. The Temerario’s plug-in hybrid powertrain is a sophisticated fusion of three electric motors offering instantaneous low-end torque and a twin-turbo, flat-plane-crank 4.0-liter V8 engine that provides sustained top-end pull, creating an exhilarating driving experience.
Lamborghini has always been a master of supercar theater. For the fastest times on the track, drivers engage Corsa handling mode and Performance powertrain mode via steering-wheel-mounted knobs, then press the small checkered-flag button to activate launch control. Once you press both pedals, the engine revs to 4,000 rpm before launching forward with controlled fury. The Bridgestone Potenza Race tires howl off the line, the V8 reaches its 10,250 rpm redline, and the eight-speed dual-clutch transmission executes a brutally efficient upshift into second gear. The tires chirp, and the process repeats.
How fast is the Lamborghini Temerario’s 0–60 mph time?
You don’t achieve a 9.6-second quarter mile by starting slowly. The Temerario launches from 0–60 mph in just 2.2 seconds. While this is incredibly quick, it is not enough to be the best among gasoline-powered vehicles. The Lambo ranks third in our all-time records for a combustion engine vehicle, behind the Ferrari SF90 Stradale Assetto Fiorano and the 2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S. However, you won’t have to wait long to claim the lead. It takes only 4.6 seconds to reach 100 mph, at which point the Lamborghini is leading the Ferrari and Porsche.
The Plug-In Hybrid Powertrain Affects Braking Distances
When it’s time to slow down, the standard carbon-ceramic brakes bring the Temerario to a stop from 60 mph in 96 feet. This is respectable but falls short of the impressive acceleration times. The plug-in hybrid powertrain likely contributes to the longer braking distances. Our test car was equipped with the $84,100 Alleggerita package, which reduces the weight by 55 pounds, yet it still weighed a considerable 4,185 pounds. Similar to the acceleration times, increasing the velocity highlights the Lambo’s strengths. Stopping from 100 mph in 266 feet, the Temerario lands in a three-way tie for 12th place on our list of thousands of vehicles.
How Does This Bull Handle on the Track?
MotorTrend’s figure-eight course is the ultimate test of a car’s performance. It combines cornering, braking, and acceleration into a single lap that reveals much about a car’s dynamics in both objective and subjective terms. Pushed to its limits, the Temerario achieves 1.14 g of grip on its way to a 22.3-second lap. This places it 0.7 seconds behind our record holder, which is actually three vehicles tied for the top spot: the 2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1, the 2025 Porsche 911 GT3 Touring, and the 2022 McLaren 765LT Spider. The Temerario’s lap time is comparable to the 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder, the 2025 Lucid Air Sapphire, and two of its (much lighter) predecessors, the 2020 Huracán Evo AWD (3,645 pounds) and the 2021 Huracán STO (3,390 pounds).
We like to frame the figure-eight performance with a second number: the average g-force experienced during cornering, braking, and acceleration throughout the lap. The Temerario’s 1.05 g means that for the entire lap, you are being pushed from behind, pressed into your seatbelt, or pinned against the bolster with a force greater than the pull of gravity on Earth.
Despite the Temerario’s impressive performance figures, arguably the most significant takeaway from our testing is that Lamborghini has not sacrificed an exhilarating driving experience in the pursuit of numbers. Its Corsa mode keeps everything controlled for focused fast laps, but the Lambo allows for playful but easily controllable rotation in Sport mode. And if that’s not enough, the three-stage Drift mode enables dramatic slides. The Lamborghini Temerario is a cocktail of caffeine, adrenaline, and testosterone on four wheels. We will share more details about this in a full road test soon.
