Lamborghini postpones the launch of its electric SUV: "it's important for us and our customers".

Lamborghini changes course. While the Italian manufacturer had already postponed the arrival of its first 100 % electric car, the Lanzador, from 2028 to 2029, it has now confirmed that its best-seller, the Urus SUV, will not be going electric just yet. The future Urus, expected in 2029, will be a new version... but still a plug-in hybrid.

Hybrid combustion for Sant'Agata's best-seller

The Urus, launched in 2018, quickly became the best-selling model in Lamborghini history. Restyled as a plug-in hybrid SE in 2024, it was scheduled to go all-electric for its next generation. But plans have changed. In an interview with Autocar, Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann said:

"We want the next generation to be a plug-in hybrid. It's very important for us and for our customers. In fact, they were very happy to hear about it."

The next-generation Urus will therefore retain a plug-in hybrid V8 engine, probably derived from that of the new Temerario supercar, with power that could approach 900 hp.

Electric? Not before 2035

Lamborghini is pushing back the deadline for an electric Urus 100 %. The EV version of the SUV would not see the light of day until 2035, the year in which the European Union will require all new cars to be zero-emission.

This postponement is not an isolated one: the Lanzador, the brand's first electric model, has already been postponed for a yearand could be again. The reasons? Constantly changing regulations, slower-than-expected adoption of electric vehicles, and uncertainty about customer acceptance.

"We've already postponed the car, because the electrification adoption curve is below our forecasts," Winkelmann confided, adding that they're giving themselves several more months to decide what to do next.

Lamborghini wants to keep combustion engines as long as possible

This stance is in line with recent statements by Rouven Mohr, the brand's Technical Director, who says he wants to keep internal combustion engines as long as legally possible.

"We still have a lot of ideas to express through combustion. For us, it's not over."

The next generation of the Urus, expected in 2029, will not be an electric revolution, but a powerful hybrid evolution of an already iconic model. This is Lamborghini's way of staying true to its DNA while gently initiating the energy transition, without rushing its customers.