Lamborghini is working on a two-plus-two grand tourer as its fourth model line, according to an Autocar interview with CEO Stefano Domenicali.

The model won't be introduced, he said, until Lambo increases its sales to around 8000 units a year (global sales reached 5750 in 2018).

Domenicali also confirmed that the next-gen Aventador will continue to use a naturally aspirated V-12.

In an interview with British publication Autocar, Lamborghini CEO Stefano Domenicali described the company's plan for a fourth model line, which he hopes to introduce by 2025. The brand's lineup currently includes the new Urus SUV, the Huracán supercar, and the larger Aventador supercar, the last of which is due for a replacement in the next couple years (more on that later). The fourth model would be "a grand tourer" with a two-plus-two seating layout, according to Domenicali, and it "is something we are working on already."

This isn't a new idea for Lamborghini. The 400GT (one of Lambo's first models) and the Islero from the 1960s, the Jarama and the Urraco of the '70s, and the Espada of both decades all had a two-plus-two seating layout. There also was the LM002 SUV, a full four-seater that is the direct predecessor of the Urus. Most recently—if you can call 2008 recent—the company showed the Estoque concept, which was a stupendous four-door sedan that came fairly close to getting the green light for production. The Estoque (above) still looks incredible more than a decade later, and a new low-slung four-door would give Lamborghini a strong competitor against cars such as the Porsche Panamera and the Aston Martin Rapide. But given Domenicali's specific "2+2" wording, the model could be a two-door with a large back seat, maybe a resurrection of the Espada (pictured below) to go after the Ferrari GTC4Lusso.

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The new model won't be able to happen until Lamborghini keeps ramping up sales, though. "If we are able to stabilize volumes over the next few years, we can manage a fourth model," said Domenicali. "But we are not strong or stable enough to invest in a fourth model right now." In 2018, Lamborghini sold a record 5750 cars worldwide—a 51 percent jump from 2017—with 1761 of those being the new Urus; now that Urus production and sales are ramping up, 2019 should be an even better year. Domenicali says that "the right number," for the time being, will be 8000 sales a year, at which point the new model would be viable. The two-plus-two could push Lamborghini to 10,000 sales per year.

In addition to confirming the new model, Domenicali said that the replacement for the Aventador, which is due in a couple of years, will continue to use a naturally aspirated V-12 engine, forgoing turbocharging. He also confirmed that the next-gen supercar will get a hybrid system, but no further details were given.

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