Lamborghini could build 4x4

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• Would succeed earlier LM002 4x4
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Lamborghini will not be adding an Espada-style 2+2 front-engined coupe to its line-up, but is considering a luxury 4x4, says company boss Stephan Winkelmann.

There had been rumours that Lamborghini would be adding a large Ferrari 612 Scaglietti-rivalling GT to its portfolio, but Winkelmann indicated that any future Lamborghini sports car needs to be both mid-engined and four-wheel drive.

Instead, a third model in the line-up is much more likely to be a luxury 4x4. ‘An SUV would fit the brand. We’ve done one in the past [the LM002], but it’s not one of our priorities,’ said Winkelmann.

Winkelmann also said that Lamborghini had recently ‘reprioritised’ and decided that continued expansion was not the way forward, however.

However, Winkelmann didn’t discount making a special lightweight, rear-wheel-drive Gallardo. ‘There are a lot more derivatives coming and this is something we could do,’ he said.