Thursday 14th February 2013

Lamborghini to show front-engined V12

Boss Winkelmann confirms 'something truly extraordinary' will go to Geneva

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Lamborghini has confirmed that it’ll be bringing a groundbreaking new car along to Geneva – and it looks like it’ll be something with a front-mounted V12. Company chairman Stephan Winkelmann confirmed to Autocar yesterday that they’ll be revealing ‘something truly extraordinary’ – but apparently, it won’t be based around the Aventador’s mid-engined chassis.

Aventador won't donate its oily bits

Instead, the new car will receive entirely new underpinnings, which suggests that it’s likely to be front- or front-mid engined. But what form it’ll take other than that is subject to debate. With the recent arrival of the Ferrari F12, there’s plenty of reason to consider Lambo will be testing reaction to a rival in the big GT market. However, Winkelmann’s comments in 2010 about the stillborn Estoque indicate that Lamborghini still has an eye on the big four-door market, too.

That said, with the same breath as his support for an Estoque-type car, Winkelmann also suggested that an SUV would be a no-go for Lamborghini.  There was obviously something of a change in thinking between then and 2012, then, when Dan caught up with him and discovered that the Urus had become the company’s biggest priority. By then, it seems, a sedan was out of the picture – the question is, does it remain so?

Urus will be first priority for production

We’ll have to wait to find out. But it should be pointed out that Lamborghini is stressing no production plan for this new reveal – rather, this will be a concept that’ll test public reaction to a front-engined Lambo. It’s the Urus which Lamborghini is hoping to produce first – and while no green light has been given as yet, Winkelmann says that ‘everyone at Lamborghini wants [it] to happen’.

[Source: Autocar]

[ferdi p]

Love the Urus...
Time to put the Evoque up for sale!

[Craiglamuffin]

Why is it groundbreaking? If it's because the engine's in the front, my Megane is worth more than I thought.

[B10]

No doubt either vehicle will be sourced in part from VAG/Porsche platform sharing. So the Urus will be similar to the Cayanne/A7/Bentley4x4 Bling etc.

[GentlePersuasion]

B10 said:

No doubt either vehicle will be sourced in part from VAG/Porsche platform sharing. So the Urus will be similar to the Cayanne/A7/Bentley4x4 Bling etc.

I will eat my pubes if the Urus concept is not sitting on a Cayenne/Toerag chassis already.

[HighwayStar]

B10 said:

No doubt either vehicle will be sourced in part from VAG/Porsche platform sharing. So the Urus will be similar to the Cayanne/A7/Bentley4x4 Bling etc.

Guessing you mean Q7 there... Similar??? None look remotely related. The new front mid engined proposition could be very interesting... Would be nice if Lamborghini (if it reaches production) could give it some proper, serious handling... I just can't buy into that it's a Lambo, it scare the living sh!t out of you and kill you if you get it wrong thang.
Visual drama and driving excellence.

[User33678888]

GentlePersuasion said:

I will eat my pubes if the Urus concept is not sitting on a Cayenne/Toerag chassis already.

It seems to do well in the Cayenne mated to a big V8. Now imagine similar but with a lambo V12

[430T]

Now that looks fantastic.

[Jacobyte]

User33678888 said:

It seems to do well in the Cayenne mated to a big V8. Now imagine similar but with a lambo V12

The Q7 manages a 12, albeit with a slightly elongated chassis, so I expect it'll use that verison of the platform.

[Andy ap]

Yawn..... lets make some money by jumping on the fking stupid SUV bandwagon or we can pontificate about making a rival for the daft panamerra. Not suprised, not impressed and and not remotely interested. (despite the fact I've just posted i know).

Please make a Countach or diablo MK2 then that'll be interesting.

[Crusoe]

Production version of the sesto elemento was supposed to be out this year, were taking orders at $2.2 million last year with all 20 sold

[Carnnoisseur]

I remember seeing the Estoque in the flesh at the Paris motor show back in 08 or 09. Stunning. The Urus looks equally impressive - the whole production scenario is frustrating though. So much build up regarding what it could look like, followed by release dates years later and then completely watered down once available in the showroom.

Or maybe I'm just impatient........

[Vocal Minority]

Andy ap said:

Yawn..... lets make some money by jumping on the fking stupid SUV bandwagon or we can pontificate about making a rival for the daft panamerra. Not suprised, not impressed and and not remotely interested. (despite the fact I've just posted i know).

Please make a Countach or diablo MK2 then that'll be interesting.

In fairness, Lamorghini is what is called a business. Lamborghini does not exist to make big loud cars purely to entertain people who have no intention of buying them.

They are a business with shareholders and employees they are responsible to, and yet somehow the concept of them attempting to make a profit is objectionable....

[Amirhussain]

Vocal Minority said:

Andy ap said:

Yawn..... lets make some money by jumping on the fking stupid SUV bandwagon or we can pontificate about making a rival for the daft panamerra. Not suprised, not impressed and and not remotely interested. (despite the fact I've just posted i know).

Please make a Countach or diablo MK2 then that'll be interesting.

In fairness, Lamorghini is what is called a business. Lamborghini does not exist to make big loud cars purely to entertain people who have no intention of buying them.

They are a business with shareholders and employees they are responsible to, and yet somehow the concept of them attempting to make a profit is objectionable....

+1

[Evo]

Amirhussain said:

Vocal Minority said:

Andy ap said:

Yawn..... lets make some money by jumping on the fking stupid SUV bandwagon or we can pontificate about making a rival for the daft panamerra. Not suprised, not impressed and and not remotely interested. (despite the fact I've just posted i know).

Please make a Countach or diablo MK2 then that'll be interesting.

In fairness, Lamorghini is what is called a business. Lamborghini does not exist to make big loud cars purely to entertain people who have no intention of buying them.

They are a business with shareholders and employees they are responsible to, and yet somehow the concept of them attempting to make a profit is objectionable....

+1

Completely agree, Ferrari produced the 400 and Lamborghini the Espada (that came before the Panamera) just in case you couldn't work it out.

[Davey S2]

GentlePersuasion said:

I will eat my pubes if the Urus concept is not sitting on a Cayenne/Toerag chassis already.

Can a mod move this to the food drink and restaurants forum please?

[dinkel]

Not sure about this one . . . although it will sell.

I liked this:

[PascalBuyens]

Craiglamuffin said:

Why is it groundbreaking?

Because Lamborghini will be producing a front engined production car, which is other than the LM-002 and their tractors, a first I believe.

[GentlePersuasion]

PascalBuyens said:

Craiglamuffin said:

Why is it groundbreaking?

Because Lamborghini will be producing a front engined production car, which is other than the LM-002 and their tractors, a first I believe.

It's not.

[anonymous-user]

dinkel said:

Not sure about this one . . . although it will sell.

I liked this:

That looks like the fat ugly love child of a Miura and a Porsche 928

[Dr Interceptor]

PascalBuyens said:

Craiglamuffin said:

Why is it groundbreaking?

Because Lamborghini will be producing a front engined production car, which is other than the LM-002 and their tractors, a first I believe.

1965 Lamborghini 400GT 2+2 Superleggera



Front engined 2+2 GT car - and pant wettingly gorgeous with it.