Urus

lamborghini Urus

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The Lamborghini Urus is a concept SUV designed by Lamborghini unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show on 23 April 2012.^[1] The name comes from the name of the wild ancestors of domestic cattle, also known as aurochs.^[2]

Urus at 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

Specifications[edit source | editbeta]

The Lamborghini Urus SUV concept would be much lighter about 100 kg (220 lb) than some other SUVs because of extensive usage of carbon fiber, although is it based on the same platform as the Audi Q7, Bentley EXP 9 F, Porsche Cayenne, and Volkswagen Touareg.^[3] The Urus Super SUV will feature a 584 bhp (435 kW; 592 PS) turbocharged 4.0 liter V8 engine by Audi that includes an electric motor with plug-in capability.^[3][4] The Urus is approximately 16 feet (4.9 m) long, but only about 5.5 feet (1.7 m) high.^[5]

The vehicle has been officially confirmed for production,^[6] CEO Stephan Winkelmann stated that sales potential is estimated at 3,000 per year.^[7]

Earlier appearance of the name[edit source | editbeta]

Lamborghini had trademarked the name "Urus" before the introduction of the Lamborghini Estoque at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, and automotive news blogs Jalopnik and Autoblog believed that the name would be applied to what was eventually found to be the Estoque.^[8][9][10]

References[edit source | editbeta]

1. ^ "Drive News - Lamborghini Urus SUV". April 22, 2012.
2. ^ "Lamborghini Urus". Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance program: 134. August 2012.
3. ^ ^a b Kable, Greg (April 30, 2012). "Lightning Lamborghini". Autoweek 62 (9): 10. Retrieved May 4, 2012.
4. ^ "Lamborghini Urus SUV". April 23, 2012.
5. ^ "CNET News - Lamborghini Urus SUV Concept". April 22, 2012.
6. ^ http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1084159_lamborghini-urus-suv-approved-for-production-in-2017
7. ^ "Lamborghini Introduces Urus, Its First SUV in Two Decades". April 23, 2012.
8. ^ Wojdyla, Ben (Sep 22, 2008). "Lamborghini Urus Four-Door Concept Coming To Paris, Fittingly Named After A Big German Cow". Jalopnik.com. Retrieved 2012-05-05. "The lid on the mysterious Lamborghini teaser images has cracked open a bit wider today, and what we see inside is the Lamborghini Urus, a four-door, front-engined, super saloon to compete against the Porsche Panamera and the Aston Martin Rapide."
9. ^ Wojdyla, Ben (2008-09-26). "Lamborghini Estoque Is The Lamborghini Urus?". Jalopnik.com. Retrieved 2012-05-05. "Seems the trademark claim Lamborghini placed on the name "Urus" may have been a red herring and the real name of the four-door super saloon set to debut at the Paris Motor Show may be the Lamborghini Estoque."
10. ^ Neff, John (Sep 22nd 2008). "Lamborghini likely to reveal four-door Urus concept in Paris". Autoblog. AOL. Archived from the original on Sep 25 2008. Retrieved 2012-05-05. "Nevertheless, Automotive News is now reporting that its own inside sources confirm the bullish concept will indeed be one of them new fangled four-door "coupes", while a carspyshots.net forum member found some copyright evidence that Lamborghini may called it the Urus. Wikipedia tells us that the Urus was a type of large, horned cattle in Europe that went extinct in 1627."