Lamborghini Urus SE Performante: The Most Powerful SUV

A blast of acceleration, a sculpted carbon roof disappearing in the rearview and, somehow, a whisper of electric torque joining the V8's howl. That scene sums up the new Lamborghini Urus SE Performante — the boldest chapter yet in the Urus story.

Ten years after the original Urus reshaped expectations for high-performance SUVs, Lamborghini has taken the facelifted SE and pushed it further. Under the skin sits the same 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 found in the SE, but retuned and married to a synchronous electric motor and a 25.9 kWh battery pack. The payoff is hard to ignore: 800 horsepower and 1,000 newton-meters of torque, a modest but meaningful jump over the SE, and a claimed 60 kilometers of pure-electric range with the battery placed beneath the load floor to lower the center of gravity.

Fast on paper. Faster on the road.

Numbers matter here. Lamborghini says the Urus SE Performante rockets to 100 km/h in 3.3 seconds and can reach 312 km/h at the top end. Those figures place it at the summit of so-called super-SUV performance. To achieve them, the gearbox remains the eight-speed unit familiar to Urus drivers but has been recalibrated for snappier response and reduced torque lag. Power is sent through a standard all-wheel-drive system with an electronically controlled central clutch for sharper torque distribution.

Short bursts of acceleration. Long, planted straights. This car wants both.

Grip, balance and chassis intelligence

Lamborghini didn’t stop at raw power. The SE Performante gains a revised two-chamber air suspension that tightens cornering ability — body roll drops by 55 percent versus the standard SE — and a claimed 25 percent reduction in cabin vibrations. Together with new Pirelli P Zero tires in 22- or 23-inch sizes, lateral grip improves by about 6 percent. Lamborghini also notes a 6 percent faster maneuvering time and a 12 percent improvement in overall reaction speed, figures that translate into a more composed, communicative chassis whether you’re attacking a canyon road or hustling on a track day.

Brake and cooling upgrades complement the hardware: enhanced brake cooling is roughly 8 percent more effective than before, helping the Urus hold its nerve under repeated heavy use.

The SE Performante is proof that Lamborghini still measures performance in lap times as well as decibels.

Lightweight thinking is everywhere. A wider front end, carbon-fiber spoilers and diffusers, and targeted airflow improvements reduce total aerodynamic drag by about 3 percent while increasing downforce by 23 percent compared to the previous Performante and roughly 16 percent over the standard SE. The result is greater high-speed stability and better battery and brake cooling when the pace climbs.

Weight savings add up: extensive carbon-fiber panels for the hood, roof and sills trim around 31.7 kilograms. An Akrapovič titanium exhaust shaves about 10 kilograms, an integrated electric brake module contributes roughly 4 kilograms saved and an NVH upgrade trims another 3.3 kilograms. The Urus SE Performante’s curb weight sits at about 2,473 kilograms.

So where does that leave buyers? Lamborghini has not confirmed official pricing yet. For context, the base Urus SE started at a little over €232,000 and the previous Performante landed near €248,000, so expect the new SE Performante to be positioned above those benchmarks.

It’s a curious paradox: one of the loudest, most visceral Lamborghinis ever is also the one most committed to hybrid engineering. The Urus SE Performante doesn’t dilute the brand’s temperament — it amplifies it, with electrification used where it sharpens pace and poise.