The Lamborghini Urus is a concept SUV designed by Lamborghini and unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show on 23 April 2012. The Urus was made as a replacement for the LM002, which was Lamborghini's first SUV. It will be put on the market for the 2018 model year. The name comes from the Urus, the ancestor of modern domestic cattle, also known as the aurochs.
The production Urus will differ from the concept by not using Lamborghini's hallmark naturally aspirated V10 or V12 engines. Instead, Lamborghini has developed a new 4.0L twin-turbo V8. Lamborghini claims this engine is solely used by Lamborghini, eschewing the idea it is simply a retuned version of Audi's 4.0L V8 that is used across the Audi lineup, and shared with Bentley in the Continental V8 coupe and Flying Spur V8.
The Lamborghini Urus SUV concept would be much lighter than some other SUVs because of extensive usage of carbon fiber reinforced polymer, although it is based on the same platform as the Audi Q7, Bentley Bentayga, Porsche Cayenne, and Volkswagen Touareg. The Urus Super SUV will feature a 584 bhp (435 kW; 592 PS) turbocharged V8 engine by Audi that includes an electric motor with plug-in hybrid capability. The Urus has a front-engine, all-wheel-drive layout. The Urus is approximately 16 feet (4.9 m) long, but only about 5.5 feet (1.7 m) high. The Urus will have a top speed of 205 mph (328 km/h), making it the world's fastest SUV. Lamborghini is still considering this a concept car and are making decisions about tire size and engine type. The Urus seats four people.