Lamborghini announced the launch of the Urus, a sub-5,000-pound “Super SUV” that was built using steel and aluminium. In contrast to the OEM’s past experience with carbon fiber, Lamborghini’s press release on Monday highlighted a “blend of aluminium and steel” that was used in the body-in-white and exterior or the Urus.
“At a curb weight of less than 2,200 kg, Lamborghini’s team of designers and R&D engineers focused on weight reduction throughout the car’s chassis, with an intelligent materials mix to ensure maximum stiffness for the best possible comfort and handling as well as lower fuel consumption and CO2 emissions,” the press release of the OEM wrote.
The press release confirms that the chassis of the car is a blend of aluminium and steel supported by frameless aluminium doors. Cross-members in aluminium contributed to the lightweight Urus. The chassis floor is made from high-strength steel material.
The press release also specifies that the front axle of the car has an aluminium subframe, while the rear axle has “an aluminium and steel hybrid construction cell.”
Lightweighting through the use of aluminium brought down the curb weight of Urus to 4,850-pound. This is less than the weight of the Mercedes G65 and Bentley Bentayga, both of which weigh 5,924 pounds and 5,379 pounds, respectively.
The SUV is expected to make a noteworthy example of auto body lightweighting with a co-existemce of aluminium and steel. Lamborghini said that 1,041 of its 3,457 sales last year were in America and that was a significant footprint. According to Automotive News Europe the OEM said would produce between 3,500 and 4,000 Uruses worldwide a year.
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