Can you imagine Lamborghini using a hybridized V6?
“Since the V12 is our icon, it is very important to keep that. Everything else we will see on the road and if there is a possibility with other types of engines we will look into it and make a balanced decision. But we will always have engines that positively surprise our fans and customers. “
Will the Urus be one of the first to drive fully electric?
“The first step is hybridization. Then we’ll see if synthetic fuels offer a chance to continue working with internal combustion engines because it’s not about the type of propulsion, but the emissions that they produce. But on the other hand, we see a fourth model for the second half of this decade that will be the first fully electric car, and here we have a body style that will not be the same as the Urus, but at least a 2 + 2, so a car that is driven every day. “
Are you working closely with other Volkswagen Group brands on electrification?
“We work together on platforms, definitely. We’re trying to find out what’s specific to Lamborghini. In general, a manufacturer always has a balance between “make or buy”: What is important to you as DNA, you make and what is not so important, you buy. Then you need to decide what you do best and how quickly you can get a positive result with one or the other. For us, the group is halfway between make and buy. We are part of the group, so also part of the platform development, and on the other hand we have to choose the best solution in terms of cost and quality. “
How will an electric Lamborghini still be a Lamborghini?
“Times are changing. New generations are stepping in. We have to divide the brand into two types of car: In the case of supercars like the Huracán and Aventador, we want to keep the combustion engines alive for as long as possible, on the daily driver’s side, with the Urus.” and the new fourth model we have to do an excellent job – like with the Urus, which at first glance is not a Lamborghini for the Huracán and Aventador. But we are not always focused on supercars. We had GT cars, 2 + 2 cars like the Espada and we had the LM002, so as a company we did a lot of different things. ”