www.hotcars.com 10 Reasons Why The Lamborghini Urus Is Awesome

With the soul of a supercar and the functionality of an SUV, the Lamborghini Urus is a Super Sport Utility Vehicle. Featuring extreme styling, state-of-the-art technology, and extraordinary dynamics with heart-pounding performance, this SUV represents freedom in its quintessential form. The Urus gives drivers the ability to experience any road, any day. It unlocks a wide range of possible driving scenarios, from race tracks to the open roads, to winter ice to light trail runs on gravel and sand.

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Its exterior styling assumes several guises. From one angle, it looks sporty and elegant, and from the other, it speaks ruggedness. While the muscular looks give the SUV a decisive appearance, the massive tires and wheels give the Urus the proper stance for the best sports SUV on the market.

10The Fastest SUV In The World

The Lamborghini Urus is the first Super SUV to perfectly merge the soul of a supercar with the practicality of an SUV. It is tagged as one of the most powerful SUVs globally and comes equipped with a robust 4.0-liter V8 twin-turbo gasoline engine capable of 641 horsepower and 627 lb-ft of torque.

With all this power, the Urus accelerates from 0-60 mph in 3.1 seconds and attains a top speed of 190 mph, making it officially the fastest SUV in the world.

9Four-Wheel Drive

With the Urus, one thing is for sure; it is one of the most capable off-road SUVs in the world. The Urus is only offered as a four-wheel-drive machine – Lamborghini designed it to handle any terrain. And to make that possible, it features six driving modes – whether tarmac or gravel, icy paths, or sand in the desert; the Urus has a driving mode for each condition.

By default, torque is split between the front and rear axles 40/60, but the vehicle has dynamic control over this split. Up to 70% of power can be diverted to the front wheels and up to 87% to the rear wheels. This feature allows the Urus to adapt to different road conditions quickly.

8Most Practical Lamborghini Yet

The Urus is not only the world's fastest SUV, but it is also the most practical vehicle to ever come from Lamborghini factories. The vehicle has ample seating space for up to four people. In addition, it also features a spacious cargo area with a capacity of around 22 cubic feet, which can be expanded to 56 cubic feet by folding the rear seats.

And that's not all regarding the practicality of the Urus. The turbocharged V8 has a cylinder deactivation feature that shuts down half the engine in highway driving to improve fuel efficiency. The Urus also has semi-autonomous driving technology, and it also meets the strictest safety standards globally.

7Four-Wheel Steering

The Lamborghini Urus comes equipped with a non-conventional four-wheel steering system. While it sounds odd, it gives the Urus excellent maneuverability. In conventional steering, the front wheels are charged with giving direction to the vehicle. The nose of the car follows where the wheels turn, left or right. The rear wheels remain pointed straight and follow where the front wheels lead.

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For the four-wheel steering, two different conditions are involved. At high speeds, all the wheels turn in the same direction. This helps this Super SUV maintain its agility and perform better when cornering. At low speeds, things work differently. Here the rear wheels turn in the opposite direction from the front wheels, which gives the Urus a tighter turning radius, making it easy to maneuver in tight spaces.

6The Urus Weighs 4,850 Lbs

One of the surprising features of the Lamborghini Urus is its relatively light weight given its size and brawny powerplant. Most auto enthusiasts wouldn't believe that the massive SUV doesn't weigh closer to 5,500 pounds -- the weight of a super-luxury sedan.

Lamborghini engineers wanted to send maximum power to the wheels. They wanted the vehicle to concentrate on performance, and not be dragged down by excessive weight. And thanks to the combination steel, carbon fiber, and aluminum build, the Lamborghini officially became the first SUV to offer the best power to weight ratio.

5Largest Disc Brakes On Any Production Vehicle

The Urus is the latest cash-cow for Italy's second-most popular super car maker. Under its hood is a potent twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 with a power output of 641 horsepower and 627 lb-ft of torque.

With an excellent 8-speed automatic transmission, this power is smoothly sent to all the wheels. So much power and speed require powerful brakes to bring the vehicle to a swift stop. And with the Urus, Lamborghini delivered. The vehicle has the largest disc brakes ever used in a production vehicle. These giant brakes bring the Urus to a stop from 62 mph in 33.7 meters.

4Multiple Driving Modes

As stated before, the Urus can handle any terrain, from asphalt to sand, to gravel, to snowy and icy roads. The extreme versatility of this Lambo can be seen in its six driving modes, plus the EGO mode that allows the driver to customize the vehicle depending on the environment and preferred driving style.

The other modes include STRADA that activates comfortable driving, SPORT for enhanced agility and performance, and CORSA for taking it on the track and enjoying the maximum power output of the Urus. NEVE mode is perfect for slippery surfaces. In this mode, the Urus set a new record of 185 mph at Days of Speed on Lake Baikal. The other two modes are TERRA, designed for maximum control in off-road terrain, and SABBIA for dry and sand surfaces.

3Turbocharged Engine

Despite turbocharging being the norm in modern engine development, Lamborghini has kept things naturally aspirated for the longest time. The Urus is their first vehicle with a turbocharged engine.

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The turbochargers pump up the 4.0-liter V8 engine, producing a whopping 641 horsepower.

2Tech-Friendly Cabin

Long before the Urus there was the LM002, the first-ever SUV produced by Lamborghini. Offered from 1986 to 1993, the LM002 was explicitly built for off-road duty, which explains why it was called the Rambo Lambo. Unlike the LM002, the Urus features a tech-friendly cabin that carries all the goodies. There are a lot of high-tech features trickled from other VW Group models, including the dual interior touchscreen first used on the new-generation Audi A8.

The unit is highly intuitive and customizable, putting out a lot of information, from the vehicle's settings to navigation. And as usual, Lamborghini only offers the best, so they fitted the Urus with a high-tech Bang & Olufsen sound system – a 21-speaker system with each unit carefully placed to provide an accurate 3D sound experience.

1Sport Seats For Rear Passengers

While the Urus already comes with absolute comfort in its standard seats, there's an option to swap the rear bench seat for individual sports bucket seats. This is mainly for those who prefer performance to practicality. Lamborghini says this feature involves the rear passengers in the drive.

This configuration also reduces the cargo space, but the sacrifice is all worth it for those who want the sportiest interior layout. Replacing the bench seat with the bucket seats reduces the storage space from 21.75 cubic feet to 20.27 cubic feet.

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