Why the Lamborghini Lanzador is way too early
After launching its first plug-in hybrid, the Revuelto, Lamborghini continues. But this Lamborghini Lanzador is far too early.
In five years, the brand’s first electric super sports car will be launched. This Lanzador is a first taste of it.
Why is the Lamborghini Lanzador so early?
After all, the final production model will not appear until 2028. Stephan Winkelmann, Lamborghini’s top man, has an answer to this question. “We’re entering a new segment, so it’s good to prepare the market in advance so that people get used to the idea.”
According to Winkelmann, Lamborghini will use the next five years to collect opinions and develop its own identity for its first electric vehicle. “Because the way the Lanzador is now, it could really come onto the market. According to Lamborghini, it is a “concrete vision” of a fourth model series: a four-seater coupe with the ground clearance of an SUV.
To us, the Lamborghini Lanzador looks like a cross between two slightly older concept cars, the 2008 Estoque and the 2010 Urus. For a Lamborghini, it looks very clean, without too many odd creases, nooks and crannies.
No specs yet
The brand has not yet given any specifications. All we know is that the Lanzador has all-wheel drive with active torque vectoring on the rear axle and two electric motors that together deliver more than 1,362 hp (Lamborghini puts the power at 1 megawatt).
There is also talk of a high-performance battery of a new generation, which should guarantee a long range. Stephan Winkelmann has already revealed that it will be at least 480 kilometers.
It is important that the Lanzador has variable, active aerodynamic elements. Depending on the selected driving mode: urban or performance, these ensure maximum downforce in curves and as little air resistance as possible on straights.
The Lanzador is equipped, among other things, with a sliding front splitter, closable intake ducts and movable “air blades” on the sides and in the rear diffuser. In order to make the Lanzador, which is undoubtedly very heavy, as manoeuvrable as possible, Lamborghini relies on adaptive air suspension and rear wheels that steer and counter-steer. Also new is the Lamborghini Dinamica Veicolo Integrata System (LDVI), which can adapt the vehicle’s driving dynamics even more precisely than with current Lamborghini models, also because it works with many more sensors and actuators.
Lamborghini Lanzador as practical as an Urus
The five-foot Lanzador is shorter than the Urus (Lamborghini doesn’t say by how much) but should be just as practical. For example, the seats in the second row can be folded down to create a large, not entirely flat loading floor in the trunk.
At the front, both the driver and front passenger have a screen in front of their noses. The middle tunnel is high like a bridge between the two people. As befits a study model (and production car) these days, many of the finishing materials used are sustainably produced.
Parts of the dashboard, seats and door panels are upholstered in Italian merino wool, but the stitching is made from recycled nylon and ocean plastic. Lamborghini also uses recycled carbon fiber and seat foam made from old PET bottles.