Italian Luxury Carmaker Lamborghini Earns over R7 Billion Profit in 1st Half of 2022, Thanks to Urus SUV Sales

• Lamborghini posted its best financial results for the period the first six months of the year in the company's history
• Operating profit increased by almost 70% to €425 million or R7 billion from the period January to June 2022
• The Italian carmaker's deliveries worldwide were 5 090 units and saw the Urus grab the lion's share of 61% of all sales

Lamborghini is enjoying great success in 2022 so far, thanks to sales of its Urus SUV.

According to Newspress, the Urus SUV has proved to be Lamborghini's best-selling model of 2022 with sales making up 61% of total cars sold.

Between January and June this year, the company delivered 5 090 cars to customers worldwide which resulted in its operating profit ballooned by 69.6% to €425 million or R7.2 billion, IOL reports.

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The other models that performed well include the Huracán and Aventador super sports cars which make up 39% of the sales.

The fastest camera car in the world is an R3.2 million Lamborghini Huracan that can film at over 290km/h

Briefly News reports that the secret behind how some of the fastest cars in the world are filmed has been uncovered: a modified vehicle known as the 'Huracam' is behind the awesome shots.

The car is valued at over R3,2 million and is one-of-a-kind thanks to extreme modifications to accomplish what no other camera can achieve: film the fastest cars in the world.

The company that operates the 'Huracam' is ActivFilms a United States company that works out of Sacramento, California established in 2011. It lists itself as one of the leading car media outlets in the US.

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The Huracan is an LP610 model that has been modified with a VF Engineering Supercharger to increase power to a startling 589kW. The camera is located in the Lamborghini's front boot as the engine is at the rear, and it's able to be a driver at stabilised operating speed of over 290km/h.

Source: Briefly News