AS AUTOMOBILI Lamborghini accelerates toward an electrified future (with 2022 the last year Lamborghini celebrates its purely gasoline combustion engines), super sports models from the House of the Raging Bull continue to collect acclaim worldwide.
In 2021, Lamborghini doubled the number of awards it received compared to the previous two years. Emerging as the models which received the most honors last year are the Lamborghini Urus super SUV and the Hurac谩n STO super sports car.
The Urus confirmed its leading position among all Lamborghini models. It was voted by readers of the prestigious German publication Auto Motor und Sport as 鈥淏est car in the Large SUV Category鈥 for the second consecutive year, and was named 鈥淏est SUV among Imported Cars鈥 by the German magazine Sport Auto. International organization Off Road also recognized the Urus with its highest award in the 鈥淟uxury SUV鈥 category.
Meantime, the Lamborghini Hurac谩n STO bagged two accolades from Motorsport Magazine 鈥 鈥淪ports Car of the Year鈥 and 鈥淏est Engine 2021.鈥 Further reinforcing the Lamborghini Squadra Corse-bred Hurac谩n STO鈥檚 performance credentials was the 鈥2021 Track Weapon鈥 award conferred by online authority CarBuzz.
The Lamborghini Hurac谩n EVO RWD was named 鈥淪ports Car of the Year 2021鈥 by luxury authority Robb Report. The publication鈥檚 Singapore edition also cited the rear-wheel drive model as the 鈥淏est Convertible for 2021鈥 in its Best of the Best competition. CarandBike magazine called the Hurac谩n EVO RWD Sports Car of the Year as well.
Lamborghini鈥檚 first hybrid super sports car, the Si谩n, garnered its own attention when it was chosen by renowned automotive journalist Chris Harris as 鈥淓lectric Car of the Year鈥 during the Electric Awards of Top Gear magazine鈥檚 UK edition.
In 2021, Lamborghini bared its road map to decarbonization in a plan called 鈥Direzione Cor Tauri.鈥 The brand鈥檚 electrification program is divided into three phases, and outlines Lamborghini鈥檚 transition to hybrid power by 2024. The first fully electric Lamborghini is targeted to launch in the second half of the decade, with all Lamborghini models following this powertrain choice afterward. A fourth fully electric model is also set to be launched before 2030.
