Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Lamborghini Urus


It's fun to go shopping on the internet, and sometimes the whole online experience gives a strange twist to the meaning of the concept of window shopping.... Trolling the web, I came across the Lamborghini Urus, which is the everyday SUV of the brand.  Simpy eye-catching, wonderfully mouth-watering, this is the vehicle I'd like Monique to have.  Unveiled in Beijing last April 2012, this baby looks more like a crossover sports vehicle rather than an SUV (they say it's not as high as the BMW X6 or the Porsche Cayenne).  From newspaper reports, I gather that the vehicle packs some 600 horsepower, and is right in the US$200,000 price range (with local import duties and taxes, that would put it in the P16 million range).  I understand that they have used a lot of carbon fiber, which makes for a lighter curb weight.  Lamborghini is owned by Audi, which in turn is part of Volkswagen.  Interestingly, the name Urus is derived from a German species of large horned cattle that went extinct some 400 years ago.  Hmmm.... eye-candy from corned beef... 

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