Urus on track to be a ‘proper’ Lamborghini
LAMBORGHINI’S BID TO make its Urus SUV live up to the marque’s reputation for performance has been on display during high-speed tests at the Nürburgring.
The Urus will sit on the same platform that underpins the Audi Q7, Bentley Bentayga and next Porsche Cayenne. Lamborghini will offer the Urus with two firsts for the brand: a plug-in hybrid powertrain and a twin-turbo 4.0-litre petrol V8. The V8 produced 584bhp in the Urus Concept and a similar output is expected for the production version.
Lamborghini has already confirmed to Autocar that only four-wheel-drive Urus variants will be available and that rearwheel drive won’t be offered.
Special-edition versions are under consideration and could include a harder and faster Superveloce variant, as well as a more luxurious model.
The Urus will go on sale next year and Lamborghini hopes it will double the firm’s annual sales to around 7000 units by 2019. The company is expanding its production site in Sant’agata Bolognese accordingly to meet demand.