Lamborghini Still Has No Idea What Its EV Will Sound Like

The2028 Lamborghini LanzadorConcept debuted at Monterey Car Week, previewing a future electric vehicle.CarBuzzhad a chance to tour the car at thr Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance with Lamborghini Chief Technical Officer, Rouven Mohr, who was able to reveal some interesting tidbits about the new electric bull.

Lamborghini cars are known for their impressive sound, which will be difficult to replicate with an electric powertrain. "To be honest, this is a challenge," Mohr answered when asked about what sound Lamborghini EVs will emit. "We are investigating different ways. With theRevuelto(the first plug-in hybrid Lamborghini), it has a sound on the outside because of regulations, a warning for pedestrians."

The Revuelto still has aV12 engine mounted behind the driver, but Mohr detailed the philosophy when designing the sound for the electric motor and why it was so important.

"We were using the natural frequencies of the e-motor, highlighting some of them and adding some typical Lamborghini frequencies without imitating too much," he explained. "What we don't want to do is make something fake, impersonating a combustion engine. This is the direction we are not going. The final sound, this is still a work in progress," Mohr said candidly.

"But we also have time. Our experts are working on it, also with some customer clinics to understand what is perceived. I've learned a lot about the science of emotions; you can measure them via the heartbeat and other physical reactions of the body. In our driving simulator, we are fine-tuning and checking the reaction of people to different sounds. We want to have a strong connection of what is happening in the car and what the sound is. You can be excited for it."