Lamborghini's new transverse DCT is an engineering marvel.
The biggest news is the addition of an all-new transverse eight-speed dual-clutch transmission mounted behind the engine, a first for a V-12-powered Lamborghini. The gearbox's design is more groundbreaking than you might think, as we found-out first hand talking to its engineers.
"We decided to do a transverse because we can push the center of gravity really [to] the front," Davide Bizzarri, head of motion at Lamborghini, toldThe second reason is packaging. If Lamborghini had gone with a more traditional, longitudinally mounted transmission out back, the length of the LB744 would have been extended. With the compact transverse casing, engineers could also fit a working diffuser without having to ruin the car's proportions.
If for instance the driver pushes the throttle and the engine produces more power than is really possible to transfer to the wheels because it's slippery, because you're already at the traction limit, then you can use the e-motor to recuperate this additional power that the combustion engine provides. In a standard car, you would simply cut [the engine] off. You use this to transfer the energy from the motor [to] the battery. It's a kind of intermediate energy storage.
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