Lamborghini Urus - a 4-door Coupe?

It’s Mercedes’ fault. They started the whole 4-door coupe thing with the CLS. To be honest, it seemed a bit like a niche too far when it came out, but Mercedes were right, and the rest of us were wrong. And since the CLS the others have been playing catch-up. From Audi to Volkswagen (I know, same company, but they are alphabetically opposed) every manufacturer seems intent on a 4-door coupe.

In the course of the next twelve months you can expect to see the Aston Martin Rapide, the Porsche Panamera, the Audi A7, the BMW 8 and who knows what else. But, if rumours are to be believed, Lamborghini are joining the game. Look out for Lamborghini Urus for sale signs going up next year, after a launch at the Paris Motor Show.

In many ways the 4-door coupe is a very understandable niche. You only have to look at the Aston Martin Rapide to see just how gorgeous a 4 door coupe can look. And even the CLS is one of the best looking Mercs out there. So maybe Lamborghini are on to a winner (or maybe they feeel they have no choice) with the Urus. It is an interesting prospect - a 4-door, 4-seater Lamborghini. But will it be a compromise too far for the mad Italians, and are Porsche happy with it? Interesting questions.

The rumour mill is in full-flow, but it would appear that the Urus will be a front-engined, 4-wheel drive, four-door super-coupe. Apparantly, the LP560 engine doesn’t fit (up-front) so it is believed that an Audi engine of some description will find its way in. Will this be the upcoming V10 in the R8, or some sort of blown version of a V8? It would be nice to think that  they will use the V10, but internal politics are going to play a big part here. What will Audi think if they’re planning a V10 R7? Can Porsche live with a V10 Urus up against the Panamera. In fact, with Porsche now holding a controlling stake in VAG, will they even keep Lamborghini, or will they up production numbers with the Urus to ready Lamborghini for sale?

All this is rumour and guess-work. But it’s very interesting. Guess we’ll have to wait for the Paris show to know for certain.

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