2025 Lamborghini Urus SE is so sick you won’t care it’s a hopped-up Audi – Jalopnik

When I got into the Urus SE, flipped up the red starter cover and pressed the button, the first thing I heard was Nothing. The truck always starts in EV mode. A few clicks of the Anima lever put me in the high-speed modes you want to be in, and the V8 roared to life, greeting me with the familiar, bassy rumble found in other VW Group products that use this V8.

At first the Urus was quite serene, almost relaxing to drive. I mean, I had the massage chairs on and the climate controls were set just right. The air suspension absorbed every bump as I drove down the road. It’s a pleasant and relaxing place to be, much more so than any other vehicle Lamborghini has made to date.

But as soon as I pushed the Anima lever again and stepped on the accelerator, I had to hold on. The Urus SE does a staggeringly good job of pushing the intestines of everyone in the car further back into their bodies. The launch is violent, but so is the speed at which it exceeds 100 km per hour. It’s a freight train put on this earth to eat up miles and embarrass other purpose-built supercars. If I had been braver and dumber, I could have reached a top speed of 186mph, but unfortunately for my haters, I’m not that brave or that stupid.

The Urus SE is just as fast in corners, much more agile than something so big that is meant to take the kids to school, which it has a right to do. Body roll is kept to a minimum as the aforementioned air suspension stiffens when the car is in the more aggressive modes.

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My only issue with how this car drove – and what reminded me most that it is indeed an Audi underneath – was how light the steering is. It’s an aggressive rack to be sure, and the rear-wheel steering helps with tight turns and highway stability, but it’s so astonishingly light that I continually found myself steering too much and having to back up in the middle of a turn. Even in the Urus SE’s most aggressive Corsa mode, I was able to control it with just one finger and with very little resistance. That lightness also meant I didn’t feel much coming through the steering wheel, making the driving experience more isolated. I knew the front wheels were doing something. They drove over something. I just couldn’t tell you exactly what that was, and neither could I tell you the car.

In reality, it’s not that big of a deal. The Urus SE is much better suited as a mileage-consuming Grand Tourer, and is therefore perfect for the US. As I drove through the tight streets in and around Florence, Italy, I was acutely aware that this thing was huge and very expensive. However, once I landed back in New Jersey and was able to test the car on some bigger roads and highways, it all made a lot more sense and felt more at home. The Urus SE is much more “Sopranos” than The Godfather Part II.“