Lamborghini Temerario Polizia Unveiled, Boasts 907 Horses for Italy’s Most Urgent Runs

On Friday at Lamborghini’s Sant’Agata Bolognese headquarters, Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi stood with Chairman and CEO Stephan Winkelmann as a Temerario in official Polizia colors entered service. Prefect Renato Cortese attended for Police Chief Vittorio Pisani. A book called “I motori della Polizia,” a short record of the force’s working machines, was presented with the car.

The Polizia di Stato’s collaboration with Lamborghini began in 2004, when a Gallardo made its maiden organ run late that September. But we’re talking about a whole different generation of automobiles now, with the Gallardo LP 560-4, Huracán lined up along the autostrada, and a Urus Performante coming in 2023. In twenty-two years, we’ve seen six donated Lamborghinis cover over 200 organ and medical supply trips before attending more than 1,500 road-safety events, and Temerario is now joining the ranks. It joins a group that includes those six Lamborghinis, as well as a host of other vehicles, and they have no plans to retire the ones that are already in service

The Temerario’s power comes from a fresh new 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 and three electric motors that feed an eight-speed dual-clutch transmission. Overall, the combined output is 907 horsepower, with the V8 alone generating 800 CV, a staggering 10,000 rpm, and 730 Newton-meters of torque. Yeah, the factory-quoted time to 100 km/h is 2.7 seconds, and the top speed is 343 km/h. Oh, and the hybrid stack contains a 3.8-kilowatt-hour battery; this is the first plug-in hybrid in the police fleet’s history.

Temerario appears to be sporting the same livery that we’ve come to associate with the Gallardos from their inception: blue and white paint, Polizia branding on the doors, and the traditional tricolor flashing lights. There is a light bar on the roof, however we are unsure whether there is a separate chilled medical section for medical purposes.

You may be wondering why a mid-engine coupe like this one is wearing this type of livery; the simple answer is that it is for organ transport. The truth is, most of the time it’s conducting routine officer duty, such as teaching kids in schools and driving at events, and it won’t be purchased with taxpayer money because Lamborghini gives each one. Instant shove off the line, followed by a brief period of calm running before the V8 kicks in, which is essentially what the electric motors bring to the party. Handy when you get a call and need to get on the road right away, especially if it starts in a metropolis. The prior Lamborghini police cars employed naturally aspirated V10 engines, so this is a completely different ballgame.

You can tell that the Temerario transfer was portrayed as merely another chapter in what is turning out to be a remarkable collaboration between Lamborghini and the Polizia di Stato. Now it is up to Temerario to complete its next run on time.