Lamborghini CEO leaves door open for more off-road sports cars

More off-road Lamborghinis could be in the pipeline if the Italian brand’s CEO has his way, building on the wild limited-edition Huracán Sterrato launched in 2023.

Lamborghini boss Stephan Winkelmann said there’s more potential for the Italian brand – which posted its fifth straight year of record global sales in 2025 – to offer such models.

“I strongly believe that the Sterrato is a car which only we could do with our heritage, with our idea of being unexpected but staying authentic,” Mr Winkelmann told CarExpert.

The Sterrato (which means ‘dirt road’ in Italian) took the Huracán supercar and added Bridgestone all-terrain tyres and 162mm ground clearance – an increase of 44mm – with wider tracks and longer suspension travel.

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While it came with off-road body additions such as wheel arch extensions, it still packed a 449kW/560Nm version of the 5.2-litre V10 petrol engine with all-wheel drive and a 3.4-second 0-100km/h time.

It had only one genuine rival, the 2023-2024 Porsche 911 Dakar, which followed a similar theme including off-road suspension, increased ground clearance and a more rugged look. Porsche has been rumoured to be working on a hybrid-powered follow-up.

When asked by CarExpert if more Sterrato-like models are in the pipeline, the Lamborghini chief left the door open.

“It’s always a matter of if we have the resources to do so. But for sure, let’s say the main focus is open, is on a closed version, open version, and more performance – this is the idea, the classic idea,” he said.

“The success of the Sterrato was global and for me, it was one of the things I always wanted to do, since more than a decade ago.

“Finally, at the end of the life cycle [of the Huracan], we did it, and it was something which was very exciting and very successful, so let’s see … It’s not in the plans today but never say never.”

The Huracán Sterrato was introduced as the model was coming to the end of its life cycle, with the Temerario taking its place in the lineup and using a twin-turbo hybrid V8 powertrain.

It wasn’t the brand’s first move into the off-road space, with the 1986-1993 LM002 off-roader – originally developed as a military vehicle – running a 5.2-litre V12 from its Countach sports car.

The next Lamborghini SUV was the Urus, first produced in 2017 and sharing its underpinnings with the Bentley Bentayga, Audi Q7/Q8 and Porsche Cayenne SUVs.

Lamborghini will add a fourth model – on top of the Urus, Temerario and flagship Revuelto – in 2029, with the two-plus-two sports car based on the Lanzador concept.

The concept was a high-riding electric coupe, but the production model will be a plug-in hybrid.

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