The twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 under the hood is the first thing you notice driving the Urus. 2019 Lamborghini Urus | photos by Brian Wong Speeding Up Is Impressive, Slowing Down Even More So The interior has enough class to it, including a wonderful pair of front seats, that it seems like it fits in a vehicle of this price, starting at a cool $200,000. I’m sure there are a few other common touchpoints, which may bother some, but it didn’t bother me. It’s got the two-screen center stack overflowing with touch-sensitive controls found in the new Audi A6 and A7, and it even uses a version of the Audi Virtual Cockpit in the gauge cluster (though to be fair, the graphics are different and more stylized to fit the Urus). The Urus rides on a Volkswagen Group platform shared with the Audi Q7, Bentley Bentayga and Porsche Cayenne.

Peek under the Urus’ bodywork, however, and what’s there is familiar. If that doesn’t do it, the growl from the 650-horsepower, twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 should be enough to let bystanders know this isn’t a normal SUV. However, when seen from the front or the rear, the creases do more to give it distinction and the lower front fascia is unusually expressive. The Urus’ styling is a bit subdued by Lamborghini standards, especially in profile where the Urus’ shape is reminiscent of the Jaguar E-Pace. 2019 Lamborghini Urus | photos by Brian Wong Common Bones, Uncommon Details I spent a day in the desert near Palm Springs, Calif., testing the Urus on a track, on the road and even off-road (per ’s ethics policy, we pay for our transportation and lodging at such automaker-sponsored events). Related: 2019 Lamborghini Urus: Mild-Mannered Looks, Supercar Secret Identity (The name comes from the ancestor of modern domesticated cattle.) Instead of those Lamborghinis that come in highlighter paint colors and are so low and wide that they seem to ooze forward when they are going slow, I found myself in the latest indication that the SUV takeover leaves nothing behind: the all-new 2019 Lamborghini Urus “Super SUV,” as Lamborghini calls it. Last week, I fulfilled a dream of driving a Lamborghini, but it wasn’t quite in the way I expected.

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