Is The Lamborghini Urus Performante Any Quicker Than The Standard Model?

Nobody would deny that the Lamborghini Urus is a really spectacular car. Positive, whereas it nonetheless feels a bit bizarre that Lamborghini is producing an SUV, the actual fact stays that the Urus has boosted curiosity within the model and the broader tremendous SUV market.

Given the success of the usual mannequin, it got here as no shock when in August final 12 months, Lamborghini unveiled the brand new Urus Performante variant. It takes inspiration from the Lamborghini Huracan Performante with which it shares its identify and advantages from a handful of upgrades designed to spice up its efficiency.

For instance, the Italian marque has tweaked the 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 in order that it now produces 657 hp and 627 lb-ft (850 Nm), 16 hp greater than the usual mannequin. It additionally sits decrease to the bottom, produces extra downforce, and weighs 47 kg (104 lbs) much less. How a lot of an influence do these adjustments have on the automotive’s efficiency? That’s what this video reveals.

First up, CarWow pitted the Urus in opposition to the Urus Performante for a drag race from a standing begin. Within the first of the races held, the motive force of the usual mannequin will get the higher launch and is ready to preserve a lead for the whole quarter mile. The second race is kind of completely different because it was the Performante that obtained the higher launch and it ended up successful. Within the third and ultimate race, each fashions get off the road at nearly precisely the identical time however because the race progressed, the much less highly effective commonplace mannequin someway began to tug forward, ending the quarter mile in 11.5 seconds in comparison with the 11.7 seconds of the Performante.

Some rolling races are then held and with the SUVs left in computerized mode, the Urus Performante storms forward and takes the win however the roles are reversed within the second race as the usual mannequin takes a cushty victory.

What’s the ethical of the story? Effectively, evidently the efficiency adjustments made to the Performante are so minor that it doesn’t actually speed up any faster.