Lamborghini Urus

Straight from Lamborghini, the Urus is a damned impressive vehicle, cranking out roughly 650 horsepower from its twin-turbo V8 engine, and sending power to all four wheels for incredible launch times and great handling. But when it comes to high-end performance cars, stock is never enough for some people. Enter 1016 Industries, who has taken the Lamborghini Urus, and bestowed it with even more aggressive looks and a big performance bump.

Let’s face it, if you buy a Jeep Wrangler, take it off road, and destroy it, you are out somewhere in the mid-$50,000 range at most. If you buy a Lamborghini Urus and then destroy it offroad, you are out at least $200,000 for starters.

The thought of SUVs road racing never really crossed our minds until Bentley took its Bentayga SUV to Pikes Peak this year and set a class record up the mountain. Now, Lamborghini has an idea for an awesome looking SUV designed for racing in a single marque series that it plans to launch in 2020. The Lamborghini ST-X Concept is based on the anything but regular old Urus SUV and uses the twin-turbo V8 engine from that SUV that makes 650 hp and 627 lb-ft.

Lamborghini has been teasing us about its new Urus crossover SUV for a while now. For anyone concerned that it might be watered down for a Lambo, fear not, because this beast is about as bonkers we’ve come to expect from the Italian exotic car maker. The Urus may not quite have the sharp, angular looks of an Aventador, but it’s still a damned good looking vehicle, with a mean front end with a sculpted sports-car like hood and headlight design, stacked atop a massive, functional air intake. Lamborghini is calling the Urus a “Super Sport Utility Vehicle,” and for good reason.

The idea of a Lamborghini making an SUV has always been a pretty controversial one. After all, the wildly-popular family vehicles aren’t generally associated with performance or being the same kind of object of desire as supercars.

Say the Lamborghini name, and most people will think of exotic cars with wild looks that pack naturally-aspirated V10 or V12 engines. That won’t always be the case though. Lamborghini now has plans for a plug-in hybrid and a twin-turbo V8.