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Lamborghini reportedly confirms Urus for production in 2017
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MummyChunk
May 14, 2013, 11:28:55 PM5/14/13
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The editorial director of EVO, Harry Metcalfe, was at the Lamborghini
anniversary gala that saw the launch of the Egoista concept car, and
tweeted this bit of news on the Urus: "Lamborghini confirms Urus
SUV for 2017 production at tonight's #Lambo50 gala dinner." The
Urus, you'll remember, was the concept SUV revealed at the Beijing
Motor Show last year and branded "the first Lamborghini for
everyday use" by company CEO Stephan Winkelmann. But that would
only be if it were produced, and as of December last year it still
hadn't been given the green light ￜ even though development had
continued.
This year, though, a couple of things have happened to convince some
that it's probably on its way. There were patents filed in China in
February, and in March Audi CEO Rupert Stadler told Autocar
"Lamborghini has to do it. Because of the need to dovetail into
production cycles, we should see the Urus in 2017." And since
Audi is the official owner of Lamborghini, one would think the CEO
knows what he's talking about when he says Lamborghini "has"
to do something.
It's predicted that the showroom version will appear in 2016 as a 2017
model, accounting for the time it will take to develop and Stadler's
'production cycle' comment, referring to a slot in the refresh
timetable for the Audi Q7, Porsche Cayenne and Volkswagen Touareg with
which the Urus will share its MQB platform. A report in Car and Driver
says the Sant' Agata company will also be looking for the Urus to
bolster its sales in China and its coffers in Italy, and cost between
$150,000 and $200,000.
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The editorial director of EVO, Harry Metcalfe, was at the Lamborghini
anniversary gala that saw the launch of the Egoista concept car, and
tweeted this bit of news on the Urus: "Lamborghini confirms Urus
SUV for 2017 production at tonight's #Lambo50 gala dinner." The
Urus, you'll remember, was the concept SUV revealed at the Beijing
Motor Show last year and branded "the first Lamborghini for
everyday use" by company CEO Stephan Winkelmann. But that would
only be if it were produced, and as of December last year it still
hadn't been given the green light ￜ even though development had
continued.
This year, though, a couple of things have happened to convince some
that it's probably on its way. There were patents filed in China in
February, and in March Audi CEO Rupert Stadler told Autocar
"Lamborghini has to do it. Because of the need to dovetail into
production cycles, we should see the Urus in 2017." And since
Audi is the official owner of Lamborghini, one would think the CEO
knows what he's talking about when he says Lamborghini "has"
to do something.
It's predicted that the showroom version will appear in 2016 as a 2017
model, accounting for the time it will take to develop and Stadler's
'production cycle' comment, referring to a slot in the refresh
timetable for the Audi Q7, Porsche Cayenne and Volkswagen Touareg with
which the Urus will share its MQB platform. A report in Car and Driver
says the Sant' Agata company will also be looking for the Urus to
bolster its sales in China and its coffers in Italy, and cost between
$150,000 and $200,000.
View the attachments for this post at:
http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=223523208#223523208
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