The countdown to Auto China continues as Lamborghini has dropped the first teasers of the Urus Plug-In Hybrid. While the company didn’t exactly come out and say it on social media, we can see the prototype features an electrification warning label. More tellingly, the Volkswagen Group confirmed a “Lamborghini PHEV model will make its world premiere at the Group Media Night” on April 24. It will be shown alongside five other world premieres including the Audi Q6 L e-tron and a Volkswagen concept.
Lamborghini isn’t saying much at this
point, but suggested the crossover will offer “endless thrills.” That sounds
like marketing hyperbole, but spy photographers have caught the model on
multiple occasions. As a result, we know the plug-in hybrid powertrain will be
accompanied by a light refreshening. The latter will see the model outfitted
with a new front bumper and updated headlights. Similar updates should also
occur out back.
The changes will extend to the cabin as
the crossover will be equipped with a revised dashboard and what appears to be
a larger infotainment system. They’ll be joined by new switchgear, revised
trim, and an updated lower display. The big news is the plug-in hybrid
powertrain. It’s expected to echo the Porsche Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid, which has
a twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 engine, a 25.9 kWh battery pack, and an electric
motor. This setup enables the model to produce a combined output of 729 hp and 948 Nm of torque.
That’s far more than the current output of
657 hp and it enables the Porsche to accelerate from 0-96 km/h in 3.5 seconds, before hitting a top speed of 295 km/h.