Lamborghini is diving deeper into the electrification pool by releasing a plug-in hybrid variant of the Urus referred to as SE. Unveiled on the 2024 Beijing auto present, the battery-electric SUV will get practically 800 horsepower in addition to a sequence of visible and know-how updates inside and outside.
The Urus SE is not the primary plug-in hybrid member of the Lamborghini vary; the 1,001-horsepower Revuelto claimed that spot. Nevertheless, its significance should not be understated: The Urus is the best-selling Lamborghini by a major margin. The identical strategy to design that formed the Revuelto permeated the Urus, and the Italian model stresses that electrification is a strategy to supply fanatics extra efficiency.
Don’t be concerned, there’s nonetheless a V8 on the core of the system. It is a re-engineered model of the acquainted, 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged eight that has powered the Urus since its inception, and it develops 611 horsepower and 590 pound-feet of torque by itself. It really works collectively with an electrical motor that is built-in into the eight-speed automated transmission and linked to a 25.9-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack stuffed beneath the trunk flooring. The drivertrain’s complete output checks in at 788 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 699 pound-feet of torque from 1,750 to five,750 rpm. Lamborghini quotes a 0-to-62-mph time of three.4 seconds, a 194-mph prime pace, and as much as 37 miles of electric-only vary.
Electrification provides weight, and Lamborghini hasn’t revealed how a lot the Urus SE weighs, but it surely factors out that the mannequin presents a greater power-to-weight ratio than the prevailing Urus S. That is regardless of a brand new electrical torque vectoring system that splits the drivetrain’s output between the entrance and rear axles as wanted and a limited-slip rear differential that gives what the model calls “on-demand oversteering.”
A number of visible modifications set the SE other than different members of the Urus vary. Beginning on the entrance, Lamborghini fitted smoother-looking headlights with matrix LED know-how, a redesigned grille, and a brand new hood. Out again, the taillights are actually related by a mesh-like piece of trim that echoes the Gallardo, based on firm design boss Mitja Borkert. Too quickly? Not fairly; time flies, and the V10-powered Gallardo (which spearheaded Lamborghini’s fashionable vary of entry-level supercars) has already celebrated its twentieth birthday.
Whereas these modifications could sound small, they add up. The brand new diffuser will increase the rear finish’s downforce by 35% at excessive speeds in comparison with the Urus S, the brakes rise up to 30% extra cooling air, whereas the mechanical and engine parts obtain as much as 15% extra cooling air.
Inside, the dashboard homes a 12.3-inch touchscreen that shows the most recent model of Lamborghini’s infotainment system, which additionally will get a number of hybrid-specific menus. The driving force faces a 12.3-inch instrument cluster, and the middle console’s “tamburo” switches stay. They let the driving force select certainly one of 10 (!) driving modes: Strada, Sport, Corsa, Neve, Sabbia, and Terra, that are carried over from the Urus S, plus EV Drive, Hybrid, Efficiency, and Recharge, that are hybrid-only. Hybrid mode notably goals to delivers the best potential effectivity.
Particulars equivalent to pricing and availability will probably be introduced at a later date.
