2018 Lamborghini Urus SUV unveiled

Lamborghini has revealed its third model line, the Urus. The SUV will go on sale in spring, with prices starting from an estimated US$ 2,00,000.

The exterior design of the Urus is inspired by the LM002, which was an off-road SUV built by Lamborghini from 1986 to 1993. The SUV gets a large inverted U shaped front grille with hexagonal black inserts and an air dam with 4 slats. The bonnet rises up in the center and features a prominent crease. The LED headlights get Y-shaped day time running lights. At the sides, crease lines run from the front to the back and taper upwards.

The rear of the SUV can be described as a coupe / sportback styled, and it gets a spoiler at the top of the rear hatch as well as a prominent lip in the middle. The rear end features quad exhaust pipes with a couple on each side. A reflective strip is located on top of each pair of exhausts. The tail lamps also feature a Y-shaped light element. It also gets two vents at the sides and a couple creases parallel to those on the hatch. The Urus measures 5,112 mm in length, 2,016 mm in width and has a height of 1,638 mm. Wheelbase of the SUV is 3,003 mm. It gets an 85-litre fuel tank and the boot volume is 616 litres and 574 litres for 4 and 5 seat configurations respectively.

The hexagonal theme continues on the inside with the AC vents, door handles, and smaller things like cup holders. It gets a three-spoke multi-function steering wheel and a customizable TFT display. The front seats are heated and get electric 12-way adjustments. An optional 18-way adjustable seats with heating, ventilating and massage options are available as well. The rear seats can be moved and are foldable. They get ISOFIX child seat mounts. The Urus can be configured with a two-seat rear layout as well. The car gets a single colour leather upholstery configurable to multi-colour option with a choice of five shades. Customers can choose Alcantara interiors as well.

The SUV gets four-wheel steering with dynamic torque vectoring, 360-degree monitoring systems, advanced driver assistant systems with Highway and City modes. The four-wheel steering rotates the rear wheels in opposite direction of the front wheels at low speeds and in the same direction at high speeds. An electromechanical active roll stabilization system is introduced for the first time in a Lamborghini model. It is used to minimize the body roll on cornering as well as bumpy roads. It also gets user selectable drive modes like Strada, Corsa, Sport, Neve (snow), Terra (off-road), Sabbia (sand) and a user customizable EGO mode through a Tamburo selector located in the center console.

The Urus is powered by a 4.0-litre, bi-turbo V8 petrol engine that makes 641 BHP @ 6,000 rpm and 850 Nm torque @ 2,250 - 4,500 rpm. Power is sent to all the wheels via an 8-speed gearbox and a limited slip differential. Lamborghini also adds that the car will have a 40:60 front:rear bias by default. With a kerb weight of 2,200 kg, the claimed top speed of the SUV is 305 km/h and a 0-100 km/h time of 3.6 seconds. 

The SUV rides on 21-inch alloy wheels with a staggered set of tyres with the front being 285/45 ZR21 and the rear 315/40 ZR21. Braking duties are handled by 10-piston, 440 mm ceramic disks at the front and 6-piston, 370 mm ceramic disks at the rear. The company claims a 100-0 km/h stopping distance of 33.7 m.