Lamborghini participated in the Day of Speed on the Ice of Lake Baikal when the Uros had a top speed of 298 km/h. The model also set a record of 1,000 meters, with an average speed of 114 km/h when starting from a standing position. Just like Shiftup.club is solely enthusiastic about performance, so are we!! While we are in awe of this new milestone set by the Lamborghini Urus, let’s take a deeper look into this record-breaking event that occurred on the Day of Speed.
The New Speed Record on Ice for Lamborghini Urus
The Urus, driven by Russian pilot Andrey Leontyev, also holds the record for the Day of Speed 18 times. Although the thrust is reduced due to skating and strong winds, it still shows excellent performance and outstanding performance. Manipulability. The V8 twin-turbocharged engine has the highest power-to-weight ratio among the ones available in the market right now, which makes Urus one of the fastest super SUVs in the world.
Lamborghini Urus is currently powered by a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 engine. It can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h at 3.6 Within seconds. Accelerate from 0 to 200 km/h in 12.8 seconds, with a top speed of 305 km/h. It is one of the best available in the automobile market today.
The annual “Days of Speed” music festival was held from March 10th to 13th, 2021. This sporting event organized by the racing company LAV is dedicated to breaking ice speed records. This event complies with all requirements of FIA largely known as the Federation of International Automobile and RAF rules (Russian Automobile Federation).
Konstantin Sychev, head of Lamborghini Eastern Europe and CIS, specified that Lamborghini has always set bold and ambitious goals for itself, reiterated the unparalleled performance standards. They set for their products and supported our inherent innovation and technical performance. Product super sports car. This extreme challenge once again proves that the Urus Super SUV can provide the performance that Lamborghini expects in terms of acceleration and top speed and handling to clear any road, whether it is highways, off-road routes, or even ice. We are very satisfied with the announcement of Urus’s official results.
During the practice runs for the Day of Speed, the Lamborghini Urus reached a top speed of 302 km/h. Konstantin Sychev, head of Lamborghini Eastern Europe, said: This extreme challenge once again shows that the Urus super SUV provides Lamborghini’s performance in terms of acceleration and top speed, as well as in opening up any road. Expectations from the car’s performance are in all spheres like highways, off-road, and even icy. They were very pleased with the announcement of Urus’s official results.
Despite the official statements, it would be unfair to note that the highest measured speed on ice was measured by an Audi RS6 achieved in the Gulf of Botnia in Finland in 2013. The top speed registered was 335.7 km/hr. Whether this record will set a speed record specifically for the SUV remains to be seen.
The Lamborghini is expected to break further records with its newer models!
Conclusion
Lamborghini Urus is among one of the fastest SUVs available in the market right now. Marking a top speed of 305 km/h is not an easy task on ice. However, the Russian speedster Andrey Leontyev managed to pioneer this and set a new world record on the Day of Speed. The Lamborghini Urus can go from 0 to 100 km/hr in 3.6 seconds and from 0 to 200 km/hr in 12.6 seconds which is an excellent feature for the SUV which targets their sale around speed! Although the headlines are stolen by ultra-fast electric cars like the Tesla Model S Plaid and the Porsche Taycan, followed by the hype of decreasing electric vehicle price in India and other countries, the good old gasoline engine is proving to be competitive for quite some time in the future.
