New Lamborghini 'Super SUV' smashes Pikes Peak record

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The new Lamborghini Urus 'Super SUV' hasn't been officially released, but it's already claimed a record at Pikes Peak

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The new Urus Performante easily beat the previous SUV record

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The new Lamborghini Urus ‘Super SUV’ hasn’t even been officially released yet, but it’s already emphatically breaking records.

The Urus, piloted by test driver Simone Faggioli, smashed the SUV category’s 2018 benchmark of 10min 49.902sec, set by Rhys Mullen in a Bentley Bentayga, by over 17 seconds on the 100th running of the event.

The Italian took on the fearsome 4600ft climb (1,400 metres), winding round 126 corners through 12.42 miles up the Colorado mountain – the upcoming 4wd Lambo’s new record of 10min 32.064sec is there as a showcase of its not inconsiderable performance.

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The ‘Super SUV’ Urus is set to be officially released later this month

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Whilst it was not entered in the official race, the run was clocked by the official timekeepers of Pikes Peak International Hillclimb, verifying the effort.

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Whilst the sport version, set to be officially released later this month, is fitted with a standard twin-turbo V8 engine Urus engine, the car runs on a development of the standard version’s Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R tyre, the semi-slick compound designed to generate higher performance in more demanding conditions, so Lamborghini says.

“The decision to test ourselves at Pikes Peak reflects the Lamborghini spirit of ‘expect the unexpected’, and demonstrates the outstanding performance of the new Urus model to be presented shortly,” said Lamborghini Chief technical officer Rouven Mohr.

“Pikes Peak is the most famous hillclimb event in the world, as well as being extremely challenging for the car: the uneven track layout tests the chassis’ balance; the significant altitude differences stress the powertrain; and the weather conditions can change very rapidly between start to finish.”