A Kick In The Urus

Even though Lamborghini has built something similar before, we’d never have guessed it would be the first supercar manufacturer to introduce an SUV.

Thanks to the LM002, it has some off-road heritage. That monster was produced solely for oil exploration purposes, which made sense. it was equipped with a rear-mounted 5.2-litre V12 from a countach. The claimed fuel consumption was 42l/100km, so you’d need an oilrig and a refinery on hand to keep it going.

The LM002 was so ridiculous, even the Us Military said no thanks. and they said yes to the Hummer, remember?

At the end of the day, that car was deeply flawed and yet we look at it nostalgically and wonder what it was like to drive. it was a poor 4×4 but it was an exceptional Lamborghini.

Lambo has always been at the forefront of the totally absurd. one need only look at its history of mad supercars to know that it’s not good at building everyday machines, which is why we’re so surprised that it has gone ahead and built a supercar for the school run.

BUT WHY CALL IT URUS?

it’s simple, actually. The name stems from a now extinct species of domesticated cattle, called aurochs. it sounds cool enough, but is Lamborghini admitting defeat by naming its SUV after a tamed cow from the 15th century?