Just before Father Christmas comes to town, the House of the Raging Bull will treat us to the world’s first “Super SUV.” Also known as Urus, the indirect successor of the LM002 promises best-in-class performance and the visual drama expected from a Lamborghini. Confirmed date of arrival? December 4.
The 2018 Lamborghini Urus won’t be built on the same lines as the Bentley Bentayga, Porsche Cayenne, Audi Q7, and Volkswagen Touareg. Lamborghini went all out in preparation for the sporty… uhm, sport utility vehicle, expanding the plant in Sant’Agata Bolognese from 80,000 to 160,000 m2.
Dubbed Lamborghini Factory 4.0 and presented in the following video, the expanded plant features a dedicated assembly line for the Urus. A test track has also been constructed, featured no less than 13 surfaces. Pressing play, the video depicts the Urus put to the test on the track. There’s no serious off-road action to be seen in this teaser, although Lamborghini assures the Urus SUV can hold its own when the going gets muddy, sandy, rocky, and so forth.
Other than one-upping the Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio on the Nurburgring, something else is expected from the Lamborghini Urus. And that is to double yearly sales from 3,500 to 7,000 vehicles by 2019. Expected to retail from $200,000, give or take a few thousand green dollar bills, the all-new model will rely on a twin-turbo V8 developed by Porsche for propulsion.
The 4.0-liter lump develops 550 PS (542 horsepower) and 770 Nm (567 pound-feet) in the Panamera Turbo from 1,960 to 4,500 rpm. According to Maurizio Reggiani, whose job is head of research and development at Lamborghini, the Urus will turn things up a notch to 650 horsepower and an undisclosed torque figure. And in comparison to the PDK-equipped Panamera, the Urus is confirmed to make use of a conventional automatic with eight forward ratios. More to the point, the ZF-developed 8HP transmission.
After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well. Full profile
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