Lamborghini’s bosses have authorized an enlargement programme for a long-mooted fourth mannequin line for the corporate’s first battery-electric mannequin, set to take the type of a two-door four-seat grand tourer, which boss Stephan Winkelmann confirmed will seem “within the second half of this decade”.
The brand new mannequin can be “at the least a 2+2 or four-seater”
EV is prone to be primarily based on the upcoming SSP structure
Lamborghini can even electrify its current three product traces by the tip of 2024
Lamborghini’s upcoming EV: what we all know to date
Winkelmann stated preliminary growth work on the brand new automobile has begun, however he stated no determination about its ultimate kind has been made. “This can be at the least a 2+2 or four-seater,” Winkelmann informed our sister publication Autocar UK. “We think about a two-door automobile primarily at this second, however we haven’t but taken a ultimate determination on the physique type or the facility output.”
Autocar UK first reported in 2017 that Lamborghini was prone to base its debut EV on a four-seat grand touring coupé, with insiders indicating that this route is being pursued as a result of it finest marries the model’s sportscar heritage with the present efficiency of battery-electric automobiles.
Winkelmann added {that a} ultimate determination on the fundamental specs of the EV could be made subsequent yr, explaining: “There are two steps. One is the evaluation of physique type and volumes on this section, and the opposite is the match we’ve with platforms within the Volkswagen Group to seek out the very best answer.”
A four-seat grand tourer would additionally sit in a brand new market section for Lamborghini, due to this fact serving to the Italian agency develop its gross sales volumes.
Winkelmann stated that it’s too early to speak about gross sales targets for the brand new mannequin however urged: “If we talk about a two-door four-seater, will probably be one thing in between our present fashions. It’s not going to be the volumes of a super-sportscar, however it’s not going to be the [higher] volumes of the Urus [SUV].”
As was beforehand reported, Lamborghini was in line to make use of the brand new performance-focused, EV-specific PPE platform developed by Porsche and Audi. Nonetheless, the timing of the Lamborghini EV’s introduction being nearer to 2030 means it’s now prone to as an alternative be one of many earliest automobiles to make use of the forthcoming SSP structure, which mixes components from the PPE and mainstream MEB platforms. The SSP platform is designed to be massively adaptable, with scope to accommodate a variety of electrical motors and battery pack expertise.
The primary automobile primarily based on will probably be the results of Audi’s ongoing Artemis venture, due in 2026, and it’ll finally underpin round 80 p.c of all Volkswagen Group fashions.
By way of powertrains, the Lamborghini EV is probably going to make use of motors shared with Porsche and Audi, though an intriguing prospect may very well be a partnership with EV expertise specialist and hypercar producer Rimac. Porsche owns a big stake within the Croatian agency and is at the moment in talks with it to co-run Bugatti sooner or later.
Lamborghini’s ‘Direzione Cor Tauri’ roadmap
The brand new electrical Lamborghini would be the end result of the agency’s newly introduced Direzione Cor Tauri roadmap, which can embody electrifying its three current product traces with plug-in hybrid powertrains by the tip of 2024.
The Direzione Cor Tauri roadmap – referencing the brightest star within the Taurus constellation –entails greater than £1.3 billion (round Rs 13,474.5 crore) funding in PHEV expertise within the subsequent 4 years, and it’s pushed by the necessity to cut back the agency’s environmental impression. However Winkelmann has vowed to “preserve the DNA” of the model and “take it to the following degree”.
Lamborghini in India
In India, Lamborghini retails the Aventador S and Huracan Evo supercars and the Urus SUV. The Urus has been Lamborghini’s bestseller in India, reaching the 100-unit gross sales milestone in March this yr.
Not too long ago, the Italian producer additionally launched the Urus Pearl Capsule Version in India. The Urus Pearl Capsule Version is a preconfigured Urus that’s accessible in a two-tone color scheme and with many different attention-grabbing bits. There are three distinctive paint choices unique to this version – Giallo Inti (yellow), Verde Mantis (lime inexperienced) and Arancio Borealis (orange) – whereas the physique skirting, wheel cladding, exterior mirrors, roof and fender gildings are gloss black.
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