The disorienting automotive landscape of 2024 already includes a Lamborghini plug-in hybrid and a Lamborghini SUV. In a way, then, a Lamborghini PHEV SUV makes more sense than either of its phonetic constituents — especially when you consider that the Urus shares its platform with the Porsche Cayenne, which is already available in 729-horsepower PHEV form.
Lamborghini is calling its new plug-in hybrid SUV the Urus SE. Behind its twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 engine making 611 hp and 590 pounds-feet of torque, an electric motor nestles into the eight-speed automatic transmission’s housing. Generating 189 hp and 356 pounds-feet, the motor lofts total output to 789 hp and 701 pounds-feet. Given its more favorable power-to-weight ratio than the gas-only Urus, the company says the SE should be able to sprint to 62 mph in 3.4 seconds and to 124 mph in just 11.2 — improvements of 0.1 and 1.3 seconds, respectively.
The electric motor draws its juice from a 25.9-kilowatt-hour battery pack tucked under the cargo floor and above the rear differential. Lamborghini claims the Urus SE will have nearly 40 miles of electric range, although the different test procedures for establishing an official claim in the U.S. will probably result in a lower figure here. Top speed in electric mode is over 80 mph.
Visually, the Urus SE is distinguished from the existing Urus S and Performante by its “floating design” hood, in which the hood extends between the headlights down to the top of the redesigned grille, eliminating the upper section of the front fascia and its accompanying cut line. Standard LED headlights debut Lamborghini’s new lighting signature, with daytime running lights that curl around the outside of the lens and into the top, mimicking the tail of Lamborghini’s bull mascot. Out back, the Urus SE features a new spoiler and rear diffuser that increase downforce by up to 35% compared to the gas-only Urus. Twenty-three-inch wheels wrapped in Pirelli P Zero rubber are standard on the SE, with choices from 21 to 23 inches available.
Including options from Lamborghini’s Ad Personam factory customization program, there are nearly 100 exterior colors available on the Urus SE in metallic and matte finishes. Buyers can also choose from a claimed 47 interior color combinations accented by four types of stitching. Elsewhere inside, Lamborghini furthers its “feel like a pilot” design language with new graphics and menu structure for the new 12.3-inch central touchscreen, a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and updated upholsteries.
Lamborghini hasn’t provided any information on when the Urus SE will arrive in dealers or what it’ll cost when it does. Figure on later in 2024 at around $275,000.
