RE: Lamborghini Urus SUV leaked

RE: Lamborghini Urus SUV leaked

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HighwayStar

4,284 posts

145 months

Monday 23rd April 2012
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Shirt...
That is exactly the same arguement that people had when rumours started about Porsche building an SUV. They have not established themselves in that niche. BMW did the same with the X5 with no history at all in the segment bar owning Rover for a few years and helpin develop the Range Rover. What Lamborghini appear to be offering is an SUV, built on VW's new light weight MQB chassis and use lots of aluminium and carbon fibre to produce a vehicle lighter than anything currently out there. The seating position will be lower than any current SUV. It won't be a Q7 in a party dress.
It won't be built in Cayenne numbers. Will it suffer massive depreciation, who knows maybe it will, maybe it won't. If it does then obviously it's great that you can buy one. Big Mercs, BMW's, Range Rovers all depreciate madly.
If you find yourself in one after 3-4 years it will still be a Lamborghini so you can still expect big service bills.
The more I look at it, if I had the money, I would definitely be in my fantasy stable.

Carnnoisseur

531 posts

155 months

Monday 23rd April 2012
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Each to their own. Personally, I'm a fan. In my humble opinion it looks great, can't wait to see one in the flesh

duckspeed8

314 posts

198 months

Monday 23rd April 2012
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Porsche Cayenne + BMW X5 + Honda Civic.
How thick were the glasses they were looking through when styling this thing?

dele

1,270 posts

195 months

Monday 23rd April 2012
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Whats the potential for this to have a Diesel engine?

Isnt it part of some EU legislation about SUVs needing have a green option or am i talking cobblers?

The Nur

9,168 posts

186 months

Monday 23rd April 2012
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Well one thing this certainly shows is that Lamborghini is still building some of the most ridiculous cars in production.

Even if they do have to go outside of their remit to retain the title (although I suppose the LM002's existence means that they are reverting to type. Ho hum)

JWarren98

128 posts

148 months

Monday 23rd April 2012
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Hmmm, I didn't like the look of the computer generated images, but that actual concept does look rather nice paperbag

Hopefully they do the engines like the LM002, big V12s all around!

MogulBoy

2,934 posts

224 months

Monday 23rd April 2012
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The Inspiration?


SeenTheStrings

63 posts

146 months

Monday 23rd April 2012
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fridaypassion said:
Why why why do credible sports car manufacturers feel the need to create these horrible pointless cars!
Shocking, isn't it? Before we know what's going on, Lamborghini will start making tractors. Oh, wait...

Hugo a Gogo

23,378 posts

234 months

Monday 23rd April 2012
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here's what the name means, by the way, another type of bull, like some of their other cars
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aurochs

thewheelman

2,194 posts

174 months

Monday 23rd April 2012
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Lamborghini are still to recapture the spirit of old while under the ownership of VW/Audi. No doubt this could well be a very profitable time for Lamborghini, sadly, they seem too Germanic in my opinion.

thewheelman

2,194 posts

174 months

Monday 23rd April 2012
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HighwayStar said:
shirt said:
show me where in the lead article it mentions sales figures.

what's more typical is people like yourself who can't let a glib remark slide unless festooned with smileys or LULZ.
Easy now shirt... Life is too short to get all worked up. My comment about not reading the whole article and then going on to mention sales were separate comments. As you feel aggrieved I will apologise.
I don't base my views/comments on one, PH's, right up. I'm an enthusiast so I read as much info as I can find and build up a clearer picture of what's happening.
I'm not a big fan of SUV's, they are pretty pointless but so are most cars realistically... I don't need my own car, a TT, a Twingo would achieve the the primary task of getting me from here to there but I don't want one. Call it, vanity, badge snobbery, whatever. I bought what I wanted. And that is why the Urus will sell. It's not what you need, it's what you want.
BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME.

I'll ignore your smilie comment because you don't know me.
Vanity in a TT? Hahahahahahahaha, good one!

Turbo Harry

5,187 posts

238 months

Monday 23rd April 2012
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One of these finished in black with black leather would look incredible.

BarbaricAvatar

1,416 posts

149 months

Monday 23rd April 2012
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Looks like one of Dany Bahar's Lotus's. wink

HighwayStar

4,284 posts

145 months

Monday 23rd April 2012
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thewheelman said:
Vanity in a TT? Hahahahahahahaha, good one!
It was a jest, thought I'd say it before anyone else jumped in with the poser/girls/hairdressers car thang... I bought it for me, not to impress others but I can laugh off all the jokes as I can see where they're coming from.

Madderz80

21 posts

168 months

Monday 23rd April 2012
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I think I prefer the Bentley...

carinaman

21,325 posts

173 months

Monday 23rd April 2012
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Nice looking seats.

Give it full length gull wing doors and then they could claim some link to the Marzal. 'It's that rigid it's an offroader with gulling doors'. The Marzal gullwings had upper and lower windows and I'm not sure potential buyers would want people looking at their calves and that of their passengers or covered in mud after being offroader.

mackay45

832 posts

172 months

Monday 23rd April 2012
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Starting to grow on me - look forward to seeing one parked outside of Harrods for the first time smile

thewheelman

2,194 posts

174 months

Monday 23rd April 2012
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HighwayStar said:
thewheelman said:
Vanity in a TT? Hahahahahahahaha, good one!
It was a jest, thought I'd say it before anyone else jumped in with the poser/girls/hairdressers car thang... I bought it for me, not to impress others but I can laugh off all the jokes as I can see where they're coming from.
I'm just kidding! Must admit i had a look at your profile, your TT does look good. You picked a decent colour too.

HighwayStar

4,284 posts

145 months

Monday 23rd April 2012
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thewheelman said:
I'm just kidding! Must admit i had a look at your profile, your TT does look good. You picked a decent colour too.
Cheers Wheelman... I love it but of course now I'm gonna get slaughter by some posters lol.

It was one of those 'I'm just popping down the dealer for a test drive' moments. No intension to buy as I'd only 3 weeks earlier replaced my MK1 TT which was stolen as we slept. They'd broken in and took the keys. Anyway after the test drive I was offer a great deal, traded the car I'd not long bought and current car on the drive.

LG04

241 posts

208 months

Monday 23rd April 2012
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Turbo Harry said:
One of these finished in black with black leather would look incredible.
Turbo Harry has hit the nail right on the head,