- Lamborghini says the Sterrato system continues to be into consideration.
- The automaker says actual buyer demand for off-road functionality is one motive the thought stays interesting.
- Whereas no future Sterrato mannequin is confirmed, Lamborghini is not ruling out one other rugged, rally-inspired supercar or SUV.
The Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato felt like a one-off. A lifted supercar with chunky all-terrain tires and rally-inspired {hardware} wasn’t one thing anybody anticipated from Lamborghini.
Surprisingly, it truly turned out to be one of many model’s finest autos in latest historical past. And by the sounds of it, Sterrato is probably not accomplished but.
Talking with Motor1 at this 12 months’s Goodwood Pageant of Velocity, Lamborghini Chief Advertising and marketing and Gross sales Officer Federico Foschini stated the corporate hasn’t left the Sterrato concept within the mud.
Lamborghini Huracan Sterrato
Off-Street Functionality Issues
A lot of our dialog centered on the brand new Urus SE Performante, which made its world debut at Goodwood. Regardless that it is constructed with road efficiency in thoughts, Lamborghini nonetheless gave the SUV a Rally mode for driving on unfastened surfaces.
In accordance with Foschini, that is as a result of Urus house owners truly use their SUVs off the pavement.
‘We now have prospects who reside within the nation; we’ve prospects who use the automotive to hook up a trolley with the horses. So, there are a number of use circumstances for the Urus. We not solely go on the street and on the observe, however it’s also possible to drive these off-road. So that’s positively one thing that our prospects are in search of.’
That helps clarify why Lamborghini retains coming again to the Sterrato concept. Foschini would not go as far as to say a Sterrato model of the Urus is within the works, however he steered it would not take a lot to push the SUV even additional in that path.
‘The [Urus SE] is already a Sterrato. The gap between the Huracán and the Huracán Sterrato, and the Urus and a potential Sterrato model shouldn’t be large… We all the time have the thought, as a result of the platform is extremely versatile. You are able to do a track-oriented automotive… You can even have extra emphasis on the off-road side, perhaps a unique type of tire, a unique setup. So, you are able to do it.’
Extra Sterrato Fashions?
Foschini famous that the Huracán Sterrato labored as a result of it did precisely what Lamborghini is meant to do: shock folks.
‘One in every of our model values is surprising… and the Huracán Sterrato was actually surprising as an idea.’
That does not imply one other Sterrato is correct across the nook. Lamborghini has loads of different priorities, and Foschini would not trace at future product plans.
However he did say the corporate nonetheless sees the Sterrato system as one thing value revisiting.
‘It is a chance that we will consider, for positive. As a result of there’s a sequence of issues that you must do, and we can not overlap all the pieces in the identical second. However for positive, as soon as we do it and we succeed, it is one thing we all the time hold in our background.’
Whether or not that finally ends up being a lifted Temerario, a extra rugged Urus, or one thing totally different totally is anybody’s guess. However one factor is obvious: The Sterrato story isn’t over simply but.
Motor1’s Take: It is nice to know that Lamborghini continues to be dedicated to off-roading and the Sterrato title. We anticipate the Temerario to be subsequent in line for the Sterrato remedy (following the Huracan), however we’ll simply have to attend and see.
