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    14 March 2018

    From the Miura to the Urus, Lambo has come a long way from making tractors

    By Mitchell TulkMitchell Tulk
    • Is the Urus the best looking SUV? (image credit: Mitchell Tulk) Is the Urus the best looking SUV? (image credit: Mitchell Tulk)
    • The more exhaust tips, the better. (image credit: Mitchell Tulk) The more exhaust tips, the better. (image credit: Mitchell Tulk)
    • 'Only' 23-inch rims. (image credit: Mitchell Tulk) 'Only' 23-inch rims. (image credit: Mitchell Tulk)
    • The first production Lamborghini with turbos. (image credit: Mitchell Tulk) The first production Lamborghini with turbos. (image credit: Mitchell Tulk)
    • Have fun keeping those white seats clean. (image credit: Mitchell Tulk) Have fun keeping those white seats clean. (image credit: Mitchell Tulk)
    • Can you spot the Audi bits? (image credit: Mitchell Tulk) Can you spot the Audi bits? (image credit: Mitchell Tulk)
    • When was the last time a Lambo redlined at 7000rpm? (image credit: Mitchell Tulk) When was the last time a Lambo redlined at 7000rpm? (image credit: Mitchell Tulk)

    How Lamborghini's design has changed over 50 years.

    Lamborghini’s supercars have been the poster cars for teenagers all over the world for decades, but no one ever thought the Italian automaker would make an SUV.

    However, in the late ‘80s, Lamborghini introduced its first SUV, the LM002 and now there is a follow up version, the Urus.

    Times are changing and so is Lambo, and the brand isn't afraid of moving the game forward like it did with the Miura, the first mid-engine supercar that remains one of the most beautiful cars in the world.

    How did Twiggy's Miura end up in Australia? (image credit; Mitchell Tulk) How did Twiggy's Miura end up in Australia? (image credit; Mitchell Tulk)

    When the Countach arrived in 1973, Lamboghini took a different approach to its styling and created a wedge on wheels with a massive spoiler and large air vents.

    You don't know how wide the Countach is until you see one in person. (image cerdit: Mitchell Tulk) You don't know how wide the Countach is until you see one in person. (image cerdit: Mitchell Tulk)

    Following the Countach, Lambo continued to make outrageous looking supercars such as the Diablo, Murcielago and Aventador.

    • The Batmobile. (image credit: Mitchell Tulk) The Batmobile. (image credit: Mitchell Tulk)
    • If a standard Huracan wasn't fast enough for you. (image credit: Mitchell Tulk) If a standard Huracan wasn't fast enough for you. (image credit: Mitchell Tulk)
    • Perfect for hearing the Huracan's V10 sing. (image credit: Mitchell Tulk) Perfect for hearing the Huracan's V10 sing. (image credit: Mitchell Tulk)

    Its current design trend has now been applied to the Urus to create one of the most striking SUVs on the planet.

    Change has also occured under the skin. You won’t find a naturally aspirated V10 or V12 engine, instead there's a twin-turbo, 4.0-litre V8 that produces 478kW/850Nm. The first turbocharged engine used by the Italian manufacturer.

    The Miura transformed Lamborghini forever, so could the Urus do the same? We don't know the answer to that yet, but we do know the Urus is different visually and mechanically to any Lambo that has come before it.

    Is the Urus a proper Lamborghini? Let us know in the comments.

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