Lamborghini showed off the Urus facelift in August at Pebble Beach showing off the new Performante for 2023 as the hottest derivative. However, the real replacement for the hugely popular Super SUV in its base form is this new S version. For the first time, Sant’Agata Bolognese will be selling two flavors of its spiritual successor LM002. We’d say it serves as a more subtle alternative to the Performante. Well, as subtle as a Lambo can be…
The Urus S gets the same upgraded 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 engine that pumps out a devilish 666 horsepower and 850 Newton-meters (627 pound-feet) of torque. However, it lacks the 47-kilogram (104-pound) weight loss of the Performante, so it will be slower. Indeed, Lamborghini claims the Performante takes 3.3 seconds to hit 62 mph (100 km/h) while the S needs an extra two-tenths of a second. Top speed remains unchanged at 190 mph (305 km/h).
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With a sprint from 0 to 124 mph (200 km/h) in 12.5 seconds, the Urus S is no slouch among high-performance SUVs. Between the world premiere of the Performante and the S, the competition intensified with Ferrari’s long-awaited launch of the V12-powered Purosangue SUV. These two will do battle with other high-end products such as the Aston Martin DBX and the Bentley Bentayga Speed.
With the mid-cycle update, Lamborghini is making its best-selling product more customizable, including 22-inch wheels in matte titanium and a 23-inch set in diamond bronze. You can also opt for an exposed carbon fiber roof and matte or gloss black exhaust tips instead of the brushed steel finish of the newly designed setup exhaust.
Additional bonuses introduced with the 2023MY include a standard stainless steel underbody finished in matte black and a painted carbon fiber hood with matte black air intakes. Some of the optional trims can be had with the same dark finish or with gloss or matte carbon fiber. Inside, there are fresh two-tone leather upholstery and two-tone trim.
There’s still no word on a hybrid version just yet, but Lamborghini has said it will electrify all of its models by 2024. The Urus could get a plug-in hybrid setup derived from the Porsche Panamera Turbo S E-Hybrid, but nothing is official at this point.
