LANZADOR LIKELY TO DITCH ELECTRIC POWER FOR PHEV

The raised four-seat GT was originally billed as Lamborghini's first EV

- RACHEL BURGESS

Lamborghini will decide imminently whether the Lanzador, revealed in concept form in 2023 and touted as its first EV, will be electric or instead fitted with a plugin hybrid setup akin to that used by much of the firm's existing lineup.

The electric Lanzador was due to arrive before the end of the decade, but that has been thrown into question by a slowdown in EV uptake particularly at this level of the market, along with delays in EV development at the Volkswagen Group parent company and in-house sibling Porsche.

Talking to Autocar, Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann said: “With Lanzador, we need to decide whether [it will be] a PHEV or electric in the next few weeks.”