The officers may have stopped the test car due to the lack of a front license plate
April 12, 2024 at 11:06
- A test car was caught by our spy photographers, and the police, outside the Nurburgring.
- Our source suggests that the camouflaged prototype was pulled over because it didn’t have a front license plate.
- The updated Urus will gain a plug-in hybrid powertrain with a twin-turbo V8 and an electric motor.
Lamborghini is on the brink of unveiling the facelifted Urus, marking the end of an era as it ditches its pure-combustion roots for a PHEV powertrain. In the final testing phase, a prototype of the electrified SUV was halted by German police near the Nurburgring, reportedly due to the absence of a front license plate, causing some concern among the officers.
According to our spy photographers, the Lamborghini test car participated in the Industry-Pool testing of the Nordschleife before the incident. As the test driver and accompanying engineer were heading back into the Lamborghini workshop, an Audi A6 Avant police car signaled them to stop on the side of the road. The photos show two police officers approaching the Urus and interacting with the occupants.
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Our source claims that the police stopped the Urus because it was fitted with only one license plate (Italian) at the back. Such a practice might be allowed in other countries including Italy, but the German police is notoriously strict. The brief stop allowed our spy photographers to get closer to the car.
Just like earlier prototypes of the facelifted Lamborghini Urus, the pictured example remains entirely covered in camouflage hiding the tweaked bumpers and using what looks like provisional LED headlights.
Lamborghini has not disclosed the specifications of the updated Urus other than confirming it will come fitted with a plug-in hybrid powertrain. The setup is expected to borrow hardware from the recently facelifted Porsche Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid.
The mechanically-related Porsche SUV combines a twin-turbo V8 with a single electric motor and a 25.9 kWh battery pack producing a combined 729 hp (544 kW/739 PS) and 700 lb-ft (949 Nm) of torque. It is not clear if the Urus will offer even more power than its Porsche cousin.
2024 is the year that the entire Lamborghini lineup will be electrified, including the Revuelto V12 flagship supercar, the facelifted Urus, and the upcoming Temenario, the successor to the Huracan.
