Rumours of the death of the V12-powered hypercarhave been greatly exaggerated as these spy shots show the 2023 Lamborghini Aventador. Here’s what we know so far.

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We’ve been covering the supposed demise of the V12-powered Lamborghini for some time. In fact, in May 2021, Lamborghini held a press conference detailing its electrification plans where it said the last two V12-powered vehicles would be revealed. There was no mention of anything for 2022, and what we see here is likely an electrified V12.

As if the standard Lamborghini Aventador is not powerful enough, electrification should take it even further down the hypercar road. The benefits are immense, not only will the vehicle have an instant torque boost, but if Lamborghini could engineer a pure electric mode, that’ll see it clear some taxing/emission hurdles.

Our spy photographers spotted this 2023 Lamborghini Aventador with yellow stickers on the sides, the giveaway that this model is indeed a hybrid. It’s still heavily camouflaged for now, but the headlights and tail lamps are clearly visible. Also note how gaping those air intakes are.

Power outputs are yet to be confirmed. The last iteration of Aventador was the LP780-4 Ultimae which had a 6.5-litre naturally-aspirated V12 delivering 574 kW and 720 Nm. With electrification in the mix, could we see 600 kW on the table with the 2023 Lamborghini Aventador?

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