This is 2023 Lamborghini URUS Performante Look Like - More of a Track Monster

Thanks to MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE CARS https://maximum-performance.luxury/en 2023 Lamborghini Urus Performante Is More of a Track Monster The ultra-high-performance version of Lambo's high-performance SUV excels in an unlikely arena. Arms races inevitably lead to the creation of overpowered weapons systems. That principle also applies to high-performance SUVs, such as the Lamborghini Urus Performante. Lamborghini began work on it well ahead of the introduction of the Aston Martin DBX 707 and the announcement of the upcoming Ferrari Purosangue, so the Performante technically isn't a response to either. But the turned-up Urus is aimed at the same crowd: cash-flush buyers who aren't satisfied with merely fast and want to skip straight to fastest. While the Performante has only a slight edge over the regular Urus in power output and acceleration, Lamborghini says that around a typical racetrack, this hulking SUV is now quicker than the original Huracán LP610-4 was just eight years ago. Granted, there are some provisos to that claim. Lambo's chief technical officer, Rouven Mohr, credits much of the Performante's improved performance to improvements in tire technology—buyers will be able to option this super-ute with ultra-sticky Pirelli P Zero Trofeo R rubber. What's more telling: Rohr says that when the Performante and the standard Urus are using the same tires, the new version is three seconds faster on the demanding 3.9-mile handling track at Porsche's Nardò proving ground. We'll admit that a track-biased SUV might sound as ridiculous as a supercar that has been adapted for off-road use (which Lamborghini will also offer, with the announced Huracán Sterrato). But that seems to be the yardstick by which the makers of these super-SUVs assess themselves and their rivals. A prototype version of the Performante already has set an SUV speed record on the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb course, with a time of 10 minutes and 32 seconds, lopping 18 seconds off the previous benchmark from a Bentley Bentayga. So, this is a thing. Having driven the Performante on the Vallelunga circuit near Rome, we can also confirm that it is an absolute monster on a road course. Mechanical improvements over the regular Urus are more about responses than straight-line speed. The twin-turbo 4.0-liter V-8 here produces 657 horsepower, a 16-hp increase, while the torque peak of 627 lb-ft remains unchanged. The engine now exhales through an even raspier sport exhaust, and throttle mapping has been sharpened in all drive modes. The Performante also gets a new Torsen center differential, which can send more torque to the rear axle, where an active rear differential apportions it side to side. It sits 0.8 inch closer to the ground and ditches the air springs for steel coils, which lose the ability to vary ride height but sharpen handling. As on the standard Urus, adaptive dampers, an active anti-roll system, and rear-wheel steering are on hand, although with more aggressive software-defined parameters. The eight-speed automatic gearbox has also been tweaked to reduce shift times. The hugeness of the Performante's off-the-line acceleration remains the most visceral part of the driving experience. There is something otherworldly about a vehicle so big that can go so fast, devouring gear ratios in a storm of sound and fury. More impressive is the Performante's ability to corral its huge urge in the unlikely environment of a racetrack. The vast carbon-ceramic brakes—17.3-inch discs gripped by 10-piston calipers up front—are unchanged from the standard car, but cooling has improved. They scrub off speed without complaint even during multilap stints, radiating the heat of an opened pizza oven once the car returned to the pit lane. And the optional Trofeo R tires generated huge grip and delivered a level of handling precision amazing in something of this size. Steering feels crisper than in the regular Urus, and the Performante is keener to turn in. It fights understeer with rear-biased torque delivery, and the rear steering is evident in faster turns. The fundamental laws of physics have been bent rather than broken—even in the punchiest Strada mode, getting on the gas too early will have the front end edging wide. But with discipline and trust in the huge traction, the Performante felt much more agile than anything this size and shape has a right to. Read More https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/... 2024 Lexus TX_ Here’s Your First Glimpse Of The New BMW X7    • 2024 Lexus TX_ Here’s Your First Glimpse O...   No needs a Rolls Royce when you have All New LEXUS LM 2024    • No needs a Rolls Royce when you have All N...   2023 Land Rover Range Rover Sport    • 2023 Land Rover Range Rover Sport - High T...   This Is 2023 Honda Accord Look Like    • This Is 2023 Honda Accord Look Like - more...   R5 Alpine A290 β Concept redefines hot hatch for EV era    • R5 Alpine A290 β Concept redefines hot hat...   #lamborghini #urus #sportscar