Lamborghini has no intention of following Ferrari's lead in reviving the manual transmission, with the Italian marque instead choosing to pour its energy into refining its new lineup of hybrid supercars.

Speaking to CarExpert in Milan, Temerario product line director Paolo Racchetti acknowledged that a segment of Lamborghini's customer base will always crave a stick shift and the traditions that come with it. However, he made clear that the brand's priorities lie elsewhere. According to Racchetti, Lamborghini's identity is built on constant evolution and forward thinking, and the company sees itself as the most innovative name in the super sports car space. Rather than looking backward, he said the focus is on pushing its current hybrid architecture to even greater heights, arguing that it already delivers strong performance and driving emotion, with more potential still to unlock. He confirmed the brand will stay the course with the strategy already in place, rather than chasing nostalgia.

That direction traces back to Lamborghini's Direzione Cor Tauri roadmap, first introduced in 2021, which lays out the company's plan to electrify its range and cut emissions across its operations. The goal is a 40 percent reduction in per-car enterprise emissions by 2030. So far, that vision has produced two plug-in hybrid supercars, the Revuelto and the Temerario, alongside a hybridized version of the Urus SUV. Notably, the roadmap contains no mention of manual gearboxes, a format that vanished from Lamborghini's lineup once the Gallardo wrapped up production more than ten years ago. Racchetti's remarks make it clear there's no hidden plan to bring back a clutch pedal and gear stick anytime soon.

The stance puts Lamborghini at odds with Ferrari, which is banking on demand from purists with its new 12Cilindri Manuale, the brand's first factory manual since the California. Even so, Ferrari's solution isn't a true old-school manual. Instead of building a fresh H-pattern gearbox, the company engineered a "Manuale By-Wire" setup that pairs a classic-style gated shifter and clutch pedal with its existing eight-speed dual-clutch automatic.

McLaren is taking a different route entirely, preparing to launch the ultra-limited McL 6GT with a genuine manual transmission when production begins in 2028. That would mark the brand's first manual road car in over three decades, since the iconic F1. Across the broader supercar world, however, manual gearboxes have become an increasingly rare sight, typically confined to niche special editions rather than mainstream lineups.

Source: carexpert.com.au

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