The Lamborghini Lanzador: A pure battery-electric grand tourer with aerodynamics and a steering wheel enabled by intelligent sensors

Lamborghini’s plans to introduce a new, pure battery-electric fourth model to its lineup came into sharper focus today with the reveal of the Lanzador concept at Monterey Car Week. A high ground-clearance grand tourer with 2+2 seats and large 23-inch wheels, the Lanzador blends styling elements from the Urus and Sián while settling into a shape that is all its own.

For improved driving and range, the Lanzador was designed. The air resistance can be adjusted in response to a specific driver preference. It’s a similar system to what was put to use in the Huracán Performante and Aventador SVJ, along with “new active aero devices in the front and rear to ensure the best efficiency” whether in Urban or Performance driving modes. The steering wheel can be controlled through the air suspension and the steerable rear axle.

“This allows the driving character to be more precisely differentiated to the individual driver than ever before: information delivered back to the driver by intelligent sensors positioned behind the new ‘pilot’s’ glass panels mounted at the front of the car, giving a taste of future radar technology,” Lamborghini says.

The hexagonal-shaped taillights with three LED elements on each side take their inspiration from the Countach LPI 800-4. And speaking of the hexagon, the beefy 23-inch wheels combine hexagonal elements with aeroblades to minimize turbulence.

Lambos: A highway cruiser built by Ferruccio Lamborghini for a family-owned automaker and a tractor builder

In addition to 3D printing, a more sustainable supply chain for the company includes regenerated carbon fiber and recycled nylon for some of the interior. The automaker claims its leather and wool procurement is sustainable and produced using renewable energy. It’s made from recycled plastics with synthetic yarn.

Lambos today, complete with vertically hinged doors and flame-spitting V12 engines, are not the first car company started by Ferruccio Lamborghini.

The tractor builder came up with the idea of the 350 GTV and then the 350 GT. The 350 GT was a grand tourer with two seats and enough space for a weekend away. Instead of going after his Italian neighbor on the racetrack, upstart Lamborghini had built a comfortable highway cruiser.