Lamborghini Urus Performante review: Brashest Lambo gets more thrilling AND more sensible
The new air suspension, which Lamborghini calls ‘Aura’, is supported by a ‘6D’ drive computer that is positioned near the car’s centre to measure six different physical parameters: acceleration forward, sideways and rearward; and the angular velocities of pitch, roll, and yaw. Along with four additional sensors (one on each corner), this means the system can rapidly predict – rather than just react – to road and track behaviour.
It’s not only traction and body control that are said to noticeably benefit as a result: with a two-metre reduction in the car’s 124-0mph braking distance, stopping power does too.
Naturally, the tech is also said to ensure that the Urus’s Rally drive mode is even more fun than before, but our test was limited to the very smooth and very fast routes of the Vairano di Vidigulfo proving ground just outside of Milan.
You won’t be surprised to hear that in all modes, this is a notably more monstrous car than the Performante it succeeds, but it’s the rate at which the car powers on even from a high starting speed that emphasises the hybrid system’s extra muscle. Safe to say, it’s a quick car made much quicker – and it sounds even better, with the V8’s rumble backed by even more off-throttle exhaust gargles from the exhaust.
At speed and in both the safe Strada mode and the time-chasing Corsa mode, this Urus feels eager to turn but stable, with enormous amounts of mechanical grip on both axles. The new suspension tech does a fantastic job of making the car corner flat, but it’s also not numb or floaty like more comfort-focused, active anti-roll systems. There’s a real sense of mechanical connection to the road below, which is possibly enhanced by the hard sidewalls of the optional Bridgestone Potenza Race wrapped around our car’s 22in wheels.
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