The previously-teased Lanzador all-electric coupe crossover was initially slated to arrive in 2028.
A little while back when everyone was still going through their own EV phase, Lamborghini had previously announced that it will eventually be launching their own tailpipe-less model in 2028. But even this far out time line seems to be a bit too soon for the raging bull marque, as it has since recently revised the launch date of its imminent Lanzador fully electric coupe crossover to 2029.
This additional 12-month delay to Lamborghini’s first fully-electric model comes amid statements from its CEO that essentially points to the automaker not exactly being in a hurry to push for electrification. It has also been reported that this pushing back on the Lanzador’s launch timeline comes amid the company waiting for a clearer regulatory outlook in the European Union, as a review of the bloc’s ban on the sale of new internal combustion engine cars from 2035 is currently scheduled in 2026.
Speaking to reporters recently at its headquarters in Sant’Agata Bolognese, Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann commented: “We do not think 2029 is late to have an electric car. We do not think that, in our segment, the market will be ready in 2025 or 2026”. He then added that the company is currently looking into the potential for synthetic fuels to keep the internal combustion engine alive in its future models.
Lamborghini’s decision to delay its first-ever EV comes amid the wider industry trend that has saw many automakers now quietly abandoning their previously proclaimed ambitious fully electric targets, in favour for more modest plug-in electrification endeavours or a return to the internal combustion engine. Worth highlighting here though while on the topic of tailpipe-less Italian exotics is for Ferrari to be launching its first zero-emissions model in the first quarter of next year.
First teased last year, the Lanzador is set to be a high-riding 2+2 grand tourer-type Lamborghini that somewhat follows in the vein of its Espada from the 60s. The Italian supercar marque has previously also stated that this crossover will be followed by an fully-electric second-generation Urus, but it remains to be seen if these plans have changed with this recent delay to production.
In other raging bull news meanwhile, CEO Winkelmann has once again reiterated there were no plans for a Lamborghini spin-off from the Volkswagen group. The boss man himself has further reiterated too that all bulls will be birthed exclusively in Italy, with this remark made in response to questions of the company being any potential business threats from the possibility of tariffs being placed on European-made products by the incoming US President.
