According to Lamborghini boss Stephan Winkelmann, if the Raging Bull is to add another model to what is right now just a two-car line-up, it will definitely be an SUV.
In a recent interview, Winkelmann told Autoblog.com that “We are working on it, but there is no decision taken. If we do a third model, then it’s better to have the SUV as this is a growing segment, a more emotional segment, a segment which is very well-distributed in terms of volume all over the planet, and therefore this is a car which is more likely.”
Naturally, this wouldn’t be the first time Lamborghini has produced an SUV – remember the LM002? So it would be a little unfair to accuse them of venturing into uncharted waters.
We’d love for them to use the design of the Urus Concept for the production model as well. And by that we mean that we’d rather they not change the looks and make it less aggressive visually. If they can improve on it then by all means, improve away Lambo!
A Lamborghini SUV would also target supercar owners that also own sports utility vehicles, such as the Porsche Cayenne.
However, perhaps even more interesting was seeing Winkelmann bring up hybridization in his interview by saying that, “Due to packaging, due to the weight of the entire vehicle, it’s more likely that the hybridization is getting in place. It’s less a car which is about absolute performance. So this could be an opportunity.”
This would certainly be one way to remind people that the Asterion concept they brought to Paris in 2014 wasn’t just to showcase what they can do, but also what they will do.
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