Lamborghini SUV

Somethings should just not happen.  Such as, going on a long road trip with kids without a DVD player, or trusting my mom to find her way without a car navigation system.  Another example of “something that should happen” is that high performance car companies should not make SUVs. Well, news came out today that Lamborghini is doing just that.  

The rumors have finally been confirmed by a senior source at Audi that the Lamborghini SUV is indeed, in the works.  Unlike their old giant LM002 that went out of production in 1993, this SUV will be a much smaller crossover. The car has no official name yet, but the project goes by LB 736.
 

The gossip started when an Italian magazine wrote a story and posted renderings of what the vehicle might look like.  The car in the magazine borrows the styling of the Aventador, and looks like the platform could be that of the Audi Q7.

Speculation is that the LB736 will have a version of the Gallardo’s 5.2 Liter V10, and boasts 700hp.  There is no way that your kids will arrive late to soccer practice in this SUV.  The size of the engine means that this Lamborghini will have no competition. No other high performance SUVs even come close to 700 horses.

Some Lamborghini traditionalists are going to wish this had never happened, and honestly I do not know how I feel about it.  I do have a lot of time to decide though, because the car is not going to go on sale until 2015.  I also have a lot of saving to do, because it is going to cost upwards of $200,000.