Lamborghini Urus SUV

Next Lamborghini Urus to keep hybrid power as EV delayed

Decision is down to ever-changing regulations, says CEO Stephan Winkelmann, which may also delay Lanzador EV

The Lamborghini Urus will continue as a plug-in hybrid for its next generation after the electric variant was pushed back to the middle of the next decade, CEO Stephan Winkelmann has told Autocar.

Winkelmann blamed the decision on the unpredictability of ever-changing regulations – something that may also delay the arrival of the car maker’s first EV, a production version of the Lanzador concept that is due to be launched in 2029.

The Urus, Lamborghini’s best-selling model, was due to go fully electric for its next generation before the end of the decade – a plan announced when the Urus went hybrid-only in 2024.

However, speaking to Autocar, Winkelmann has confirmed that the Urus will now continue in SE plug-in-hybrid form for an all-new generation.

“We want to have a new generation again as a plug-in hybrid,” he said. “This is something very important for us and for the customers. And they were very happy to hear about this.”

He suggested this car would arrive in 2029, with the electric variant pencilled in for 2035 – the year all new cars on sale in Europe will need to produce zero emissions.

He gave no technical details but it is most likely to build on the current model’s 789bhp output – the SUV’s most powerful iteration to date, which draws power from a hybridised V8 set-up.

 
How Fast is the Lamborghini Urus SE?

We put the Lamborghini Urus SE through its paces on our test strip to find out how this Raging Bull fares in the acceleration stakes.

A road trip celebrating performance, if there was a performance SUV that just had to join our 2026 Performance Shootout lineup (keep an eye out for the January 2026 issue of CAR Magazine for the full feature), Lamborghini’s Urus SE had to be it.

The Urus SE employs a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrain comprising Volkswagen Group’s 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8, tuned to produce 456 kW and 800 N.m in this application, and a 141 kW electric motor. Now, while the power and torque outputs of the internal combustion engine (ICE) is impressive by itself, thanks to the electric assistance, peak power and twisting force are lifted to a whopping 588 kW and 950 N.m, delivered to all four corners via an eight-speed automatic transmission.

Lamborghini Urus SE Acceleration

On our test strip, the Urus SE blasted to the three-figure marker from a standstill in 3.98 seconds, before covering the quarter mile in 12.01 seconds (at a speed of 196.33 km/h) and completing the 1 km run in 21.66 seconds (at 248.25 km/h). The Urus SE dispatched the 0-200 km/h dash in 12.79 seconds. In the overtaking acceleration stakes, the Urus SE sprinted between the 60-80, 80-120, and 100-140 km/h increments in 0.66, 2.15, and 2.6 seconds, respectively.

 
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