NEW Information About The All-New, Upcoming Lamborghini Urus Surfaces, Some Of It SURPRISING

The Lamborghini Urus has been one of the most interesting vehicles to grace our great earth. When it first hit the scene, our jaws dropped and tongues fell out as if we were animated cartoons.

Its design was really special and if you ask Agent 001 and me, we'd agree it's probably the best design the company has ever turned out. The Estoque is a close second and the Miura is third.

But, it almost didn't make the cut. There's a legitimate reason behind this too: scale.

According to the top brass from Italy, the company's headcount is hovering around 1,200 professionals. To build the Urus it has to add another 500. Think about that on a percentage basis.

And, the company wanted to have the vehicle produced in Italy although having it built alongside Volkswagen's Touareg, the Porsche Cayenne and Audi Q7 was a real possibility. But the Urus made the cut and the latest word suggests it will closely resemble the concept we saw.

Still wanting more? Well, check this out. It will not follow the LM002, which was far from a performance product and, in addition, it may be had with a turbo or as a plug-in hybrid. Everything's on the table as of now.

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dumpsty - 7/10/2015 8:52:57 AM

+1 Boost

The fact that VW/Lambo has approved the Urus for production probably means the Estoque will definitely come later. Why add that many people & spend hundreds of millions on only 1 vehicle - when you can spend just a little more to "ramp-up" 2 new polarizing vehicles for production in the short-term. And if Lambo is being fiercely cost-conscious in obtaining a business-case for new product. Selling both the SUV & 4-door sedan together (eventually) makes loads of sense.

MDarringer - 7/10/2015 10:18:37 AM

+2 Boost

It's a restyled Toejam/Q7, so what's taking so long?

dumpsty - 7/10/2015 10:35:07 AM

+1 Boost

Initially, maybe so. But the Urus wouldn't need most of the off-road capability of the Cayenne/Q7/Touareg. It would make sense to use the newest modular mid-/full-size platform to flesh out the Urus structure. But doing this would also lend itself to simultaneously developing the Estoque platform to save money on "scale". The Urus is a Lambo, and would be duly expected to provide unbelievable on-road performance relative to any extreme off-road prowess. Lambo/VW has repeatedly indicated that this new "CUV" will not be a soul-successor to the LM-002 (Rambo Lambo).

So we should expect it to be particularly large tall or possess an major ability for rock crawling or trail blazing. I wouldn't expect Lambo to make any claims to best a Range Rover or G-wagen on dirt.

dumpsty - 7/10/2015 10:37:16 AM

+1 Boost

*...we should NOT expect it to be...large tall or posses ANY major ability for rock crawling or trail-blazing..."