Swedish boutique car maker Koenigsegg has ruled out taking on the upcoming Lamborghini Urus with a super SUV.
Speaking to Top Gear on the sidelines of the Geneva Auto Show, company founder Christian von Koenigsegg pointed out that his firm has what it takes to build a high-performance SUV. The carbon fiber chassis developed for its supercars can be modified to underpin an off-roader, and a high-riding model would undoubtedly be popular in key markets like the Middle East and China, but Koenigsegg has decided to stay out of the segment for personal reasons.
“It’d be a pretty wild SUV because you’d have a big tunnel in the center, huge sills, bucket seats. I think it could be a thing the market could accept. I’m just not a fan of SUVs. To me they are fundamentally flawed. Sure we could sell them, but I don’t want to,” explained the executive.
Koenigsegg enthusiasts who want to take three friends along for the ride aren’t entirely out of luck because he company has been working on its first-ever four-door model “for quite some time,” though it’s not expected to make its debut for another couple of years. When it lands, it will feature an ultra-light carbon fiber chassis, a sleek-looking body, and an immensely powerful engine.
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