The End of an Era: Audi and Lamborghini’s Final Naturally Aspirated V10 Was Hand-Built in Six Hours at Győr
An automotive era is officially over. The 5.2-litre naturally aspirated V10 engine, shared between Lamborghini’s Huracán and Audi’s R8 for over two decades, has completed its final production run at Audi’s Győr facility in Hungary, with each unit hand-assembled from approximately 250 parts over six hours. CARBUZZ
Developed by Lamborghini after Audi acquired the Italian brand in 1998 for $110 million, the V10 first appeared in the Gallardo in 2003 before powering the Huracán and R8 through their entire lifespans. Built at a rate of 19 engines per shift, each unit features a forged steel crankshaft, 40 titanium valves, a dry-sump oiling system and a redline of 8,700 rpm, with pistons travelling at 26.9 metres per second at full stretch.
Road-going engines underwent 90 minutes of bench testing post-assembly; race units received 4.5 hours. Peak power arrived at 8,000 rpm, delivering up to 631 hp in its final applications.
The engine’s swan song was the Lamborghini Huracán STJ, limited to just 10 units, all sold before reveal. Lamborghini has since replaced the Huracán with the Temerario, powered by a twin-turbocharged V8 hybrid powertrain. With forced induction now the standard, the era of a high-revving, purely mechanical V10 is gone.
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