Lamborghini Teases a Little too Much and Urus Comes Early

The Lamborghini Urus SUV will make its debut on December 4th, but the Italian automaker has already ruined the surprise.

Lamborghini has been slowly letting photos and video of its first modern-day SUV trickle out to the press and to fans on its social media pages. The latest teaser video, which was meant to show off the Urus’ ‘Corsa’ mode (that’s track mode to us English speakers) showed the vehicle in full in an animation on its infotainment screen. A Lamborghini employee noticed the error and quickly removed the video, but this is the internet, so it goes without saying that someone had already downloaded and re-uploaded it to their own personal channel.

According to Autocar, this footage also shows the Urus’ 48V active anti-roll system at work. The system, which is also featured in the Bentley Bentayga, applies force to the suspension to counteract its lean through corners when traveling at high speeds. This allows the vehicle to corner more flatly without having to tune in extra-stiff suspension and throw away comfort. As we already knew, the vehicle will come with a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8, which should be making somewhere around 650 hp. The Urus is expected to be priced at around $200,000.

Stay tuned for more info following the Urus debut early next month.

[Source: Carscoops]

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