Automobili Lamborghini may be accelerating its drive toward an electrified future — 2022 is the last year Lamborghini celebrates its purely gasoline combustion engines — but super sports models from the House of the Raging Bull continue to harvest acclaim worldwide.
Lamborghini last year doubled the number of awards it received compared to the previous two years, expanding its already vast collection of international recognitions. And emerging as the models which received the most honors last year are the Lamborghini Urus super SUV and the Huracán STO super sports car.
The Urus Super SUV confirmed its leading position among all Lamborghini models. It was voted by readers of the prestigious German publication Auto Motor und Sport as Best Car in the Large SUV category for the second consecutive year, and was named Best SUV among imported cars by the German magazine Sport Auto. International organization Off Road also recognized the Urus with its highest award in the Luxury SUV category.
For its part, the Lamborghini Huracán STO clinched two awards from Motorsport Magazine — Sports Car of the Year and Best Engine 2021. Further reinforcing the Lamborghini Squadra Corse-bred Huracán STO’s performance credentials was the 2021 Track Weapon honor conferred by online authority CarBuzz.
The Lamborghini Huracán EVO also had its share of acclaim. The Huracán EVO RWD was named Sports Car of the Year 2021 by luxury authority Robb Report. The publication’s Singapore edition also cited the rear-wheel drive model as the Best Convertible for 2021 in its Best of the Best competition. CarandBike magazine called the Huracán EVO RWD Sports Car of the Year as well.
Lamborghini’s first hybrid super sports car, the Sián, garnered its own attention when it was chosen by renowned automotive journalist Chris Harris as Electric Car of the Year during the Electric Awards of Top Gear magazine’s UK edition.
In 2021, Lamborghini bared its roadmap to decarbonization in a plan called “Direzione Cor Tauri.” Basically the brand’s electrification program, it is divided into three phases, and outlines Lamborghini’s 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.