German police seized a Lamborghini Urus model

Lamborghini is currently testing the future Urus. A few engineers and test drivers are therefore around the Nürburgring to put it to the test and adjust some settings. But spy photographers from our American colleagues at Carscoops photographed him in the middle of a police check. The German authorities are not kidding, even with an experimental model!

The new Urus is facing the German police

Lamborghini is about to launch its facelifted Urus. It’s enough to mark the end of an era as it abandons its roots by ditching the 100% electric V8 for a PHEV powertrain. During the final phase of testing, a prototype of an electric SUV was stopped by the German police near the Nürburgring. According to our information, this is due to the absence of a license plate in front. According to our fellow spy photographers, the Lamborghini test car took part in the “Industry-Pool” test on the Nordschleife. before being arrested by local authorities.
When the test driver and the engineer who accompanied him returned to the Lamborghini garage, a Audi A6 Before the police signaled them to stop. Photo, which we can’t show you, shows two police officers approaching a camouflaged Urus. According to our sources, the police stopped the Lamborghini SUV because it had an Italian license plate on the back. This is approved, even tolerated, in Italy, but not in Germany. And the local police are fierce!

No plate, no test

Just like previous models of the modified Lamborghini Urus, the prototype seized by the authorities remains completely shrouded in mystery. modified shields. Better to hide his face, probably equipped with temporary LED lights. On the other hand, it has a yellow sticker indicating that it is an electric vehicle. Lamborghini has not revealed the specifications of the facelifted Urus. But the brand has already confirmed that it will have a plug-in hybrid powertrain.
Configuration should borrow Porsche Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid gearbox assembly recently revised. The Porsche SUV combines a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 with an electric motor and a 25.9 kWh battery. All develop a total power of 739 horsepower and 950 Nm of torque. It is not yet known if the Urus will be more powerful than its Porsche cousin. But there is a good chance. Other than that, we still don’t know much about the Temerario, rather than the Huracan. But it will also be a plug-in hybrid and should use a twin-turbo V8, like the next Urus. It will continue.