You might assume that Toyota is the frontrunner in converting cars to hybrid technology but they are far from the only ones creating them. In fact, in the third quarter of 2024, the share of new hybrid vehicle sales reached a record 10.6 percent market share.
And contributing to this development is none other than Lamborghini, which seems highly unlikely. However, it is true. Replacing the Aventador is the 1,001-horsepower Revelto and after that, the Huracan’s successor, the 907-horsepower Temerario.
Now, we have the 2025 Lamborghini Urus SE, powered by Temerario’s 611-horsepower twin-turbocharged DOHC 4.0-liter V-8, 189-horsepower electric motor, and the Porsche-Bentley siblings in the Volkswagen Group of Users it has eight-speed transmission . It produces 789 horsepower and 701 pound-feet of torque for all four wheels, and 7,000 pounds of torque.
The Urus SE’s hybrid system doesn’t compromise its character
The Urus SE is powered by an AC motor that powers 37 miles of electric driving at speeds of up to 81 mph thanks to a 25.9-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery that sits underneath the rear cargo floor and takes 4 hours and 20 minutes to recharge in full therefore 20 percent.
As you would expect from an SUV, there are Strada, Sport and Corsa modes for off-road driving and Neva, Sabbia and Terra modes for on-road driving. This includes the Hybrid, Recharge, Performance, and EV Drive hybrid driveline modes.
You can give the Urus SE different individualities, though the broad characteristics are what you’d expect: fun and extremely powerful.
This hybrid can be busy
We had the chance to drive the 2025 Lamborghini Urus SE at Volkswagen Group’s Nardo Technical Center in southern Italy, as well as nearby streets. It revealed that the Urus SE’s utility and fuel efficiency don’t come at the expense of its fun feature.
As if to prove it, we threw this 5,523-pound stud muffin around the skid pad, which isn’t the first thing you’d think of doing once behind those wheels but wears a Lamborghini badge, a that’s all you need to know. It also handles like one, deftly dancing along the motocross track with ease that sheds its weight and ride length. Credit is given to its rear steering wheel, adaptive dampers, anti-roll bars, and easy-to-control carbon-ceramic brakes for its precise, if compact, steering
That set the stage for what proved to be a harrowing ride: miles around Strada Bianca, a dirt road off-road dotted with rough roads, a pile of acres of topsoil on the decidedly inhospitable road and here the Urus SE comes into its own, with its tail out It hangs because it corners quickly and effortlessly each And the Italian beast draws grooves and bumps of sharp popularity.
But it proved powerful enough to push your vital internal organs into your spine as you accelerate at first on winding roads around the track, with G-forces that don’t get confused great in terms of efficiency.
It’s the perfect recipe for adrenaline junkies, as the added electrons ensure there’s even more of the full-throttle excitement expected from a Lamborghini Besides, you always know you’re getting into an SUV, and its weight never has always been clear. And while the exhaust was quiet enough to meet European noise restrictions, those heading to North American shores will bear the expected chorus of exhaust with power punches, punches and hits the punches.
Lamborghini has brought striking styling to the Urus SE Hybrid
Of course, new trim levels and powertrains require a new look. The Urus SE benefits from newly designed cooling grilles framed by redesigned headlights. Inside, you sit in silver leather seats in an aluminum booth.
Once seated you’ll notice that the instrument cluster, infotainment system and climate control system have designed with a provocative angularity that expertly captures the character of the Lamborghini each housed in their own 12.3 inch digital display.
And, if you care about such things, the Urus SE is the most practical of the Lambos, capable of towing up to 22 cubic feet, growing to 57 cubic feet with the seats folded. That’s more than the Toyota Venza Hybrid, . this rig was far more awesome fun.
If you’re more interested in carrying family or friends, there’s plenty of room for four people, or five if they’re close friends.
Final Thoughts
Few cars so expertly combine wild fun with incredible performance and fuel efficiency. Given its unchecked overage, the fact that it returns 18 mpg sounds like a politician keeping a promise. It will never use lean gas for short or frequent trips over a few miles.
With an MSRP starting at $262,630, its combination of design artistry, extreme excess, fuel efficiency, and unexpected practicality make it tough to resist. Who would think such a reprobate should be such an upright citizen – at least sometimes? It’s an automotive oxymoron.
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