Detailed Video Explains How Lamborghini Asterion Hybrid Tech Works

The Lamborghini Asterion took a bow at the Paris Motor Show and is shaping up as one of the more interesting highlights of the event. And why shouldn't it be - the Asterion is powered by a 5.2-liter V10 gas engine, and when both gas engine and electric motors are working together, that gives the supercar an earth-shattering 910 horsepower. But how does that technology work, and what's going to be in it for its buyers?

A new video explained the Lamborghini Asterion's hybrid technology in detail, and a look at the clip instantly evokes memories of Need for Speed, Forza, or even something like Grand Theft Auto due to the video game-esque feel of it all. The explanation, however, is serious as Lamborghini talks about how the Asterion's three electric motors produce a total of 300 horsepower, augmenting the V10 gas engine's already-impressive 610 horses. When driven as a hybrid, the Asterion will initially be in all-electric, front wheel drive mode, and once the vehicle hits 50 km/h (31 mph), that would force the gasoline engine to do its magic and turn the Asterion into a four-wheel-drive hybrid.

The Asterion comes with a Zero button on the steering wheel, and hitting this button would allow you to drive the car as an electric vehicle, with no action whatsoever from the V10 power plant. Driven as an electric, the Lamborghini Asterion has a range of 50 kilometers (31 miles), with a top speed of 125 km/h (77 mph). That's not bad at all for an electric vehicle, but what's also quite impressive is how the Asterion performs as a hybrid. According to Lamborghini, the Asterion can hit a top speed of 320 km/h, which is equivalent to close to 200 mph, and go from 0 to 60 mph in just about three seconds or so.

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