I drove the Lamborghini Temerario today.

TL;DR: I don't get it and I don't get why people buy it. I had a chance to take a demo Temerario out for a demo today. Unlike most, I love hybrid tech in super cars (I love the 296 and I have an Artura), and I loved every Huracan I've driven. Magazines like Motor Trends also sang its praises, so I was looking forward to my seat time today. Mixed first impression: Despite the controversy, I really liked the exterior design of the car. The interior was a bit messier than the Huracan in terms of both visual appearance and functionality. That steering wheel was overwhelmingly complex when compared to the other extreme that is my Artura. However in a way that's just Lambo being Lambo, and I didn't think too much about it. Not a big fan of the 4 screens in the car Cabin tech and as a daily: The UI was also way too intense and every time the engine turns on from EV mode, there is a huge paragraph of text about "thermal engine start" or something like that on the driver display. I never thought I'd need TL;DR for car UIs. But here we are. The car was also very low, even for a super car. I pulled into the parking lot without using the lift on my Artura, at a decent speed too. But when I was exiting the parking lot I was told to make sure to use the lift on the Temerario, otherwise it would bottom out. None of those are dealbreakers for people who don't aim to daily it. Questionable powertrain: However, this is where things really starts falling apart. The first thing I noticed was the noise and feel of the engine. The Artura is butter smooth when it transitions from EV mode to hybrid mode. But with the Temerario, it's like I suddenly turned on a huge diesel generator behind me. It sounded awful at almost all RPM, but especially in around town driving. The best thing about the Huracan was the NA V10 and how it screams and this is the exact opposite of that. I am actually ok with a quiet and smooth hybrid performance engine like the one in my Artura, but the Temerario's sound is just plain obnoxious and exhausting to the driver. Performance, in a straight line, was what you'd expect from a 900hp AWD super car. But even with AWD it had issue putting down power. And while fast, it didn't feel 250hp faster than my Artura, but then again it's also 700lbs heavier than my McLaren. And despite what the journalists say, the car does not feel nimble or agile. It feels very much like the almost 4000lb beast it is, especially if you drive it back to back with an Artura or a 296. The whole time I was thinking: "Why is this a hybrid???". It had neither the smoothness of the Artura that makes it great for a daily nor the emotional appeal of the Huracan, and sounds worse than even the 296 and whatever power gain is mostly canceled out by the added weight and cost (I'll get to that later). One of the worst super car steering ever: To put it bluntly, the current generation Prius has better steering feel than the Temerario. I have no idea what bribe did MT and C&D take to claim this car has good steering feel. You feel absolutely nothing on the road, and my BMW i4's steering felt more satisfying (which is about as numb as it gets) because at least it's weighted nicely. Steering weight was ultra light, which is fine if you have a very quick ratio like the Ferrari (and decent on-center feel), but the Lambo had neither. During my drive home I was even more appreciative of the hydraulic rack and its great steering feel in my McLaren. WTF is that price???: The car starts at almost $400k. That is $150k more than the Artura and even more than the 296GTB. This is no longer a "baby Lambo" but it's also not special enough to compete against the cars at the tier above. Hell, I don't think it's good enough to compete against a barely used 296GTB that's $100k cheaper or even more damningly, a used Huracan that feels, looks and sounds better in everyway. Hell, the Temerario is only $100k less than the MSRP of a 2022 Aventador. So who's buying this car and why are all the reviews so glowing? I don't get it. submitted by /u/cookingboy [link] [comments]