---
title: "New Lamborghini Is Possibly In The Cards"
description: "Lambo's new CEO Stefano Domenicali sees an opportunity for a fourth car."
date: "2017-01-25"
modified: "2017-01-25"
authors:
  - name: "Christian Gilbertsen"
    job_title: "Native Projects Editor"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/christian-gilbertsen"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/7129/new-lamborghini-is-possibly-in-the-cards"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Lamborghini"
---

# New Lamborghini Is Possibly In The Cards

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Lamborghini CEO Stefano Domenicali wants the Italian automaker to base its future cars on a single platform, according to an interview with [Motoring](<https://www.motoring.com.au/lamborghini-plotting-new-compact-supercar-105636/>). This leaves the distinct possibility of a new, smaller performance car coming into the mix.

Before that happens, though, Domenicali wants to make sure the upcoming Urus "Super SUV" is a success. He said, "...so far we need to make sure the third model \[the Urus\] will be stable enough to think about a fourth model."

The two models in Lambo's lineup—the [Aventador](<https://www.thedrive.com/accelerator/477/calling-mom-from-a-lamborghini-aventador-sv>) and [Huracan](<https://www.thedrive.com/supercars/5740/2016-lamborghini-huracan-lp610-4-spyder-group-discussion>)— share very little in common, but that's just how the automaker has been building cars. The one at a time philosophy is costly—the development costs alone are astronomical, not to mention no interchangeability of parts—and as any CEO knows, being frugal is important when it comes to getting a new car on the map.

It's a move torn McLaren's playbook—using interchangeable parts, adaptable and tunable powertrains based off one unit—and in their comparatively small time making road-going cars, it's been working well. The company reported enormous growth in 2016.

The move to a modular platform likely won't happen until at least 2020 or 2022, Domenicali mentioned. Before Lamborghini die-hards scream heresy, though, the CEO wants to make it clear each new car, despite being based on the same platform, will be "distinctive."

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