Photo: Marc Weis via Instagram
Remember when Ferrari said it would never build an SUV, despite the market trend clearly showing that was what the people wanted? Of course you do, it couldn't have been further back than a few years ago when the Italians still claimed that.
Now, not only is the company planning to build one, it's also going to call it the 'Purosangue'. For those not fluent in Italian or Google Translate, that means 'pure blood' or, more exactly, 'pure breed'. Really? An SUV went from being sacrilege to a purely-bred Ferrari in just a matter of years? I bet Ferrari's spine x-ray looks like a blade of grass.
Lamborghini had it a lot easier. Not only is it a company that first produced agricultural equipment - think tractors -, but it also made SUVs way before they were cool. Lambo first started toying with the idea in the late 1970s when the Cheetah prototype was produced. It failed to make it into production, as did its successor, the LM001.
The third time proved to be a charm (of sorts) when the LM002 was successfully launched with a production run of 300-odd units. Powered by a choice between two V12 engines and using a five-speed manual, it was a huge departure from the usual Lambos of the era (it came out in 1986), but it was precisely this oddity that made the name stick into everybody's minds.
Thirty two years later, Lamborghini launched the Urus, the company's first true SUV (the LM002 was more of a military truck) and the model that will probably quickly become its bestseller ever. That means if there was ever a right time for the introduction of an LM003, it is definitely now.
Designer Marc Weis used his skill with a pen to sketch what such a vehicle might look like, and we'd lie if we said we didn't enjoy the result. Granted, considering the front is so similar to the Urus, it's the rear we would have been more curious to see. But, who knows, he might follow up with a second sketch from that angle, in which case we will update this article.
Lamborghini had it a lot easier. Not only is it a company that first produced agricultural equipment - think tractors -, but it also made SUVs way before they were cool. Lambo first started toying with the idea in the late 1970s when the Cheetah prototype was produced. It failed to make it into production, as did its successor, the LM001.
The third time proved to be a charm (of sorts) when the LM002 was successfully launched with a production run of 300-odd units. Powered by a choice between two V12 engines and using a five-speed manual, it was a huge departure from the usual Lambos of the era (it came out in 1986), but it was precisely this oddity that made the name stick into everybody's minds.
Thirty two years later, Lamborghini launched the Urus, the company's first true SUV (the LM002 was more of a military truck) and the model that will probably quickly become its bestseller ever. That means if there was ever a right time for the introduction of an LM003, it is definitely now.
Designer Marc Weis used his skill with a pen to sketch what such a vehicle might look like, and we'd lie if we said we didn't enjoy the result. Granted, considering the front is so similar to the Urus, it's the rear we would have been more curious to see. But, who knows, he might follow up with a second sketch from that angle, in which case we will update this article.
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