Lamborghini Urus to Stop with World’s Biggest Brakes

Although the bona fides of a “super” SUV have been the subject of scrutiny, the Lamborghini Urus’s stats do make a strong argument for the title.

According to a report from Motor Trend, the Urus’s 4.0-liter V8 churns out 650 hp and 627 lb-ft of torque, all of which allowed them to hit 60 mph from a dead stop in a little over 3.3 seconds.

Allowed to drive the new SUV at the legendary Nardo test track, Jonny Lieberman managed to get the Lamborghini up to 165 mph on the front straight, though given more of it—straight, that is—it can allegedly get all the way up to 186 mph.

Although this was more of a guess—though his comments make it sound like an educated guess—Lieberman anticipates that the Urus will be able to cover a quarter mile in just 11 and a half seconds.

All of that is impressive given how much Urus there is to kart around. Weighing in at a hefty 4,750 lbs (admittedly light for its class), it’s making good use of all its torque. Even more impressive, though is that is can slow down—though apparently, it does so well.

That’s thanks to what Lamborghini is calling the biggest brakes in the world. The 17.3-inch carbon-ceramic rotors are squeezed by 10-piston calipers, and it sounds like Lambo is a little miffed that that’s all they could fit under the standard 21-inch wheels. We imagine that owners will be a little miffed if ever they have to get the brakes changed.

And thanks to the Pirelli P Zero Corsa tires borrowed from the Centenario and the four-wheel steering system borrowed from Porsche, the Urus can really hustle around the corners, leading Liberman to call it “shatteringly good.”

Read the full review at motortrend.com and get a better picture of any other details that haven’t already leaked (though I don’t know what those will be) on December 4, when the SUV launches officially.

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