Lamborghini’s Urus SE plug-in hybrid tries to do it all

Lamborghini built its reputation with outrageous supercars like the Miura, Countach, and Diablo, but today its bestseller is the Urus SUV. And a new plug-in hybrid version of that car could make or break the automaker’s push to hybridize its entire lineup by the end of 2024.

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More than just impressive numbers
Corporate parts, Lamborghini character
Performance first
EVs next

Debuting at the 2024 Beijing Auto Show, the Lamborghini Urus SE is the automaker’s second plug-in hybrid, following the Revuelto supercar unveiled in 2023, and precedes a plug-in hybrid replacement for the Huracán, which will be unveiled later this year.

More than just impressive numbers

The Urus SE has the same twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V8 under its hood as other Urus models, but with an electric motor stuffed into its eight-speed automatic transmission and fed by a 25-kilowatt-hour battery pack. All-wheel drive is still standard, but the Urus SE replaces the Torsen center differential used in other Urus models with an electronically actuated central clutch to split power between the front and rear axles. There’s also an electronic limited-slip rear differential for the back axle.

Gasoline and electricity combine for 789 horsepower and 700 pound-feet of torque, making this plug-in hybrid the most powerful Urus to date. It’s also the fastest Urus variant, with a top speed of 193 mph, and its zero to 62 mph time of 3.4 seconds is just 0.1 second slower than the current non-hybrid Urus Performante. But these impressive numbers aren’t the point.

“The performance figures … are only the baseline,” Mohr said, noting that engineers could have made the Urus SE even more powerful if they wanted to. “We are not defining ourselves only based on the fastest lap of a certain track. We are always defining ourselves on providing the most