Brands2027 Lamborghini Urus SE Performante — Specs, Price and Everything Confirmed
Official press image of the 2027 Lamborghini Urus SE Performante. | © Automobili Lamborghini
Lamborghini just made its most powerful production SUV ever. The 2027 Urus SE Performante takes the already fearsome plug-in hybrid Urus SE and pushes it further in every direction that matters — more power, less weight, more downforce, sharper suspension and, most unexpectedly, a dedicated Rally mode that lets you throw a 2.5-tonne super-SUV sideways on gravel. Lamborghini calls it the new benchmark for high-performance luxury SUVs. Looking at the numbers, it is very difficult to argue.
The Urus SE Performante uses the same 4.0-litre twin-turbocharged V8 plug-in hybrid powertrain as the standard Urus SE, but Lamborghini's engineers have extracted significantly more from it. Combined system output now stands at 800 horsepower (812 CV) and 738 lb-ft (1,000 Nm) of torque — 11 horsepower and 37 lb-ft more than the standard SE, and the highest output ever achieved in any production Urus. An eight-speed automatic transmission and an electronic all-wheel-drive system with torque vectoring send that power to all four wheels, with the electric motor specifically retuned to deliver electrical current more immediately — making the performance feel even sharper out of slow corners where the turbo V8 alone would need a moment to build boost.
The result on paper: 0–62mph in 3.3 seconds — a tenth faster than the standard SE — and a top speed of 194mph, unchanged from the SE. Lamborghini also claims the Performante is 6 percent more agile in dynamic manoeuvring and has a 12 percent quicker reaction time through chassis inputs compared with the standard SE, figures that reflect the wider track, revised suspension and aerodynamic changes as much as the additional power.
In true Performante tradition, Lamborghini attacked the Urus SE's kerb weight with carbon fibre wherever it could justify the cost. The bonnet, roof, wheel arches and side skirts are all now carbon fibre. A new Akrapovič full titanium exhaust system shaves 22 pounds on its own. The new Integrated Power Brake system cuts a further 8.8 pounds. An enhanced NVH package drops another 7.3 pounds. In total the Performante is 70 pounds (32 kg) lighter than the standard Urus SE — bringing its kerb weight to 5,452 pounds (2,473 kg). That is still a significant number, but the improved power-to-weight ratio is real and measurable. New 22 or 23-inch Pirelli P Zero tyres on a track that is 16mm wider than the standard SE improve grip by up to 6 percent.
The Performante's visual aggression is entirely functional. A carbon fibre bonnet features an S-Duct power dome with twin nostrils that draw hot air from the engine bay and exhaust it over the bonnet surface — a solution borrowed directly from single-seater racing. A redesigned front bumper with wider intakes improves battery cooling and generates 23 percent more downforce than the standard Urus SE and 16 percent more than the previous combustion-only Performante. At the rear, a new carbon fibre diffuser and a roof-mounted wing working in concert with the tailgate spoiler manage airflow for high-speed stability. Overall aerodynamic drag is reduced by 3 percent versus the standard SE. Brake cooling efficiency has improved by 8 percent.
Forty years ago, Lamborghini created the concept of the Super SUV with the legendary LM002. Today, with Urus SE Performante, we are taking the concept of the Super SUV to its peak.
— Stephan Winkelmann, Chairman and CEO, Automobili LamborghiniThe most technically interesting development on the Performante is the new AURA dual-chamber air suspension system — new to the Urus range and a genuine engineering step rather than just a marketing update. Each corner now has two air chambers instead of one. An upper chamber is permanently active and dedicated to handling precision, track driving and dynamic stability. A lower chamber activates at lower speeds and for comfort driving, adding volume to the air spring and significantly softening the ride. When both chambers are active with the valve between them open, the combined volume delivers what Lamborghini says is a substantially more comfortable ride than the single-chamber system on the standard Urus SE.
This is paired with new dual-valve dampers — replacing the previous single-valve units — which allow independent calibration of compression and rebound damping based on road conditions and drive mode. Lamborghini claims a 55 percent reduction in body roll during hard driving and a 25 percent reduction in vibrations compared with the previous-generation combustion Urus Performante. A 6D body dynamics sensor — the same unit first seen on the limited-edition Fenomeno hypercar — monitors vehicle speed, body angle, lateral forces and tyre grip in real time, feeding the new Integrated Power Brake system and predictive vehicle dynamics software.
| Engine | 4.0L twin-turbo V8 + permanent-magnet electric motor (PHEV) |
| Combined Output | 800 hp (812 CV) / 738 lb-ft (1,000 Nm) |
| vs Standard Urus SE | +11 hp / +37 lb-ft |
| Transmission | 8-speed automatic |
| Drive | Electronic AWD with torque vectoring |
| 0–62mph | 3.3 seconds (−0.1s vs standard SE) |
| Top Speed | 194 mph (unchanged vs SE) |
| Kerb Weight | 5,452 lbs (2,473 kg) |
| Weight Reduction vs SE | 70 lbs (32 kg) |
| Carbon Fibre Parts | Bonnet, roof, wheel arches, side skirts, rear diffuser |
| Exhaust | Akrapovič full titanium system — saves 22 lbs |
| Tyres | Pirelli P Zero — 22 or 23-inch |
| Track Width | +16mm vs standard SE |
| Grip Improvement | Up to 6% vs standard SE |
| Downforce vs Standard SE | +23% |
| Downforce vs Old Performante | +16% |
| Drag Reduction vs SE | −3% |
| Suspension | AURA dual-chamber air springs + dual-valve dampers |
| Body Roll Reduction | 55% vs previous Performante |
| Vibration Reduction | 25% vs previous Performante |
| Dynamics Sensor | 6D body sensor (first on Urus — from Fenomeno) |
| Drive Modes | Strada, Sport, Corsa, Rally, EV |
| Infotainment Screen | 12.3-inch (new — Revuelto-spec graphics) |
| Steering Wheel | New design with Dinamica microfibre |
| Standard SE Starting Price | ~$252,000 |
| Performante Est. Starting Price | ~$300,000+ |
| Official Price | Not yet confirmed by Lamborghini |
Of all the changes on the Urus SE Performante, Rally mode is the one that best illustrates how Lamborghini thinks about this car. It is a dedicated drive mode specifically calibrated for loose-surface driving — gravel, dirt and similar terrain — using the electronic AWD system's torque vectoring to bias drive heavily rearward, allowing the car to rotate in a way that no standard SUV would permit. In Rally mode, the throttle map, AWD split, steering calibration and stability control thresholds are all retuned specifically to encourage controlled oversteer — the kind of behaviour that makes a 2.5-tonne SUV feel, briefly, like something much smaller and more playful. It is a deeply impractical feature on a car that most owners will use primarily as a school-run vehicle and airport transfer. It is also, by all accounts, genuinely tremendous fun.
The Urus SE Performante is one of the more technically accomplished things Lamborghini has done in years — not because of the headline power figure, which is incremental over the standard SE, but because of how thoroughly the engineers addressed the entire vehicle rather than just boosting output and adding carbon trim. The AURA dual-chamber suspension is a genuine innovation, the aerodynamic work is functional rather than decorative, and Rally mode on a plug-in hybrid super-SUV is the kind of irreverent decision that only Lamborghini would make. At around $300,000, it competes directly with the Porsche Cayenne Turbo E-Hybrid and the Aston Martin DBX S. Against the DBX S specifically — which you covered recently — the Performante has 73 more horsepower and a significantly more advanced suspension package. The Urus SE Performante is excessive in the best possible sense: it doesn't need to exist, and it is better for it.