Page 17 - LAMBORGHINI PR REPORT - April 2024

4/25/24, 1:41 PM Road Test: Lamborghini Urus SE redefines hybrid SUV performance

The Urus SE is decently quiet and refined at steady cruising speeds. Photo: Lamborghini

Fire up the V8 and the Urus SE sounds just as fruity as its Performante and S

siblings, unless you select the pure-electric EV Drive setting, in which case you’ll
hear nothing. You can’t perceive that two power train elements are at work in
propelling the Urus SE, as there are no jerks or hiccups in power delivery whether

you’re pootling around at low speeds or pinning the throttle (as much as the icy
conditions permit, anyway).

Lamborghini chief technical officer Rouven Mohr claims the Urus SE can be

“steered on the throttle” and we discover it’s not an empty boast during a couple
of outings on tracks carved out into the snow – one is a figure-eight shape, while
the other mimics the layout of a racetrack, with a variety of tight corners and

Feedback
sweeping bends.

It takes a brief period of familiarisation to dial into how much throttle is required
to unstick the rear end, but once the right foot is correctly calibrated, there’s the

realisation that it’s not difficult to initiate and maintain drift angles in the Urus SE,
especially on these low-grip surfaces.

With the central multi-plate clutch and rear E-diff SPECS
working in tandem with the four-wheel steer and

https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/motoring/2024/04/24/lamborghini-urus-se-review/ 4/6