If you want an atmospheric powered Lamborghini, time is running out.

Lamborghini enters 2022 with terrific momentum. The Italian supercar brand sold a record number of units last year: 8405.

By far its most successful model is the Urus SUV, which accounted for nearly 60% of overall sales. And this indicates that the future of Lamborghini will be quite unlike its past.

The VW owned entity realises that it can no longer rely on the cachet of its large-displacement V12 engines. In fact, Automotive News reports that Lamborghini will reveal its final pure internal combustion model, this year.

It is scheduled to be a busy four quarters for Lamborghini. The company has confirmed that no fewer than four new models will be revealed this year, without specifying the configuration or order of those debuts.

Although a pure EV Lamborghini is only due in 2025, the company is believed to be working towards 2023 as the dateline for its first customer plug-in hybrids. And those PHEV Lamborghinis must feature powertrains with a reduced cylinder count and capacity, to offset the additional weight of a hybrid energy storage system and electric motors.

Urus aside, Lamborghini has championed the purity of its natural aspirationas a mark of distinction for the last few years. Especially regarding traditional rival, Ferrari, which has been forced to adopt turbocharging on many of its models.

With a momentum towards turbocharging, hybridisation and ultimate electrification now assured, there is little doubt that demand for the last V12-powered Lamborghinis, will be significant.

For those who view their Lamborghinis as an investment, rather than a driving experience, any price premium for the final V10- or V12-engined models will be considered good value.

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