Lamborghini Follows Ferrari By Delaying Major EV Launch

Miami Herald

08-07-2025

Still considered by some purists to be an affront to Lamborghini's lineage of iconic supercars, the Urus SUV isn't going anywhere. It's the brand's best-selling model, which is why the company is hard at work on the next generation of the high-performance SUV. We now have a clearer picture of what will power the next Urus, with CEO Stephan Winkelmann confirming that a plug-in hybrid will continue, but the planned Urus EV is being pushed back due to changing demands and regulations around new EVs. This comes mere weeks after Ferrari postponed the launch of one of its own EVs.
From mass-market brands like Honda to exotic automakers like Lamborghini, everyone is putting the brakes on EVs and investing more heavily in hybrids.
"We want to have a new [Urus] generation again as a plug-in hybrid," said Winkelmann when speaking to Autocar. "This is something very important for us and for our customers. And they were very happy to hear about this."
The current Urus SE plug-in hybrid produces 789 horsepower from its 4.0-liter turbocharged V8 and electric motor, sending this heavy SUV from zero to 62 mph in a scant 3.4 seconds. It's expected that the next one will build on this same powertrain.
Before this happens, Lamborghini will release a facelifted version of the current Urus (pictured above) that we expect to top 800 hp. That should keep fans busy until the all-new model arrives around 2029, which will likely once again raise the bar for performance.
Instead of rushing to develop the Urus EV, Lamborghini has pushed it back to 2035, giving the brand more time to assess demand and market conditions for such a model - and EVs in general. Elsewhere within the Volkswagen Group, Porsche is forging ahead with its Cayenne EV, which is expected to arrive in 2026.
"Now we [have] decided for the next generation, we have enough time to see what is happening in terms of acceptance, in terms of regulations, and in terms of infrastructure and, last but not least, also in terms of generational change," said Winkelmann of the Urus EV.
This more cautious approach to launching EVs may also affect the Lanzador, a dramatic 2+2 grand tourer that was already delayed to 2029. Winkelmann said that at the start of next year, the company will decide whether to delay it further, perhaps as far back as the Urus EV in 2035.
"We still have seven months of window to decide what to do next," he said. "We are very flexible and we are constantly thinking when it should be. We already postponed the car, because we saw that the adoption curve of the electrification around the globe is [under] the forecast we had a couple of years ago."
We can't imagine too many diehard Lambo fans will be heartbroken over the delay of the brand's first fully electric models. As long as the next Urus sticks with at least a V8, it should still lead the super SUV segment for performance and driver appeal.
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