Following the debut of its upcoming Revuelto plug-in hybrid super sports car, Lamborghini takes another step into the electric age, unveiling a concept “ultra GT car” that will eventually become its first fully electric vehicle. Meet the Lamborghini Lanzador.
The Lanzador is long — nearly 197 inches from bumper to bumper — and large, a 2+2 coupe that blends inspiration from the everyday-driveable Urus SUV and the super-sports-coupe-on-stilts Huracan Sterrato. The result is what Lambo is calling an ultra GT that matches the performance of a sports car with the space, comfort and silent operation of a full-size luxury cruiser. Meanwhile, the elevated ride height and liftback configuration add a bit of active lifestyle utility flavor to this multitool of a concept vehicle. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.
Lamborghini Lanzador Concept Debuts at Monterey Car Week 2023
I spoke with Lamborghini’s Design Lead Mitja Borkert, who pointed out the Lanzador’s use of key Lamborghini design elements — the squared-off shoulders and greenhouse, the single sweeping roofline that flows from nose to tail and the cab-forward proportions. The Lanzador’s large size and tall ride height is in some part due to the realities of designing around an electric battery pack and the ultra GT’s mission as a comfortable, luxurious commuter, but even so the automaker was able to create a surprisingly low seating position and, hopefully, a driving experience evocative of the Revuelto.
More than a megawatt
Behind the Lanzador’s genre-bending design is an incredibly flexible and customizable network of performance systems. At the concept’s debut, CEO Stephan Winkelmann hinted that we should expect more than a megawatt (over 1,341 horsepower) output through wheels via a full-electric all-wheel drive system. Lambo CTO Rouven Mohr later told me in an interview that the Lanzador will likely stick with two electric motors — rather than three or more — which the brand’s engineers feel is a sweet spot for power, packaging, weight and driving feel.