Brakes: The Urus is a big, heavy car, and that’s reflected in its voracious appetite for brake components. The 440mm standard carbon-ceramic front discs are larger than a Bugatti Veyron’s and cost £25,000 for a set of four. The pads should be changed every 25,000 miles and a set costs £2000. Make sure there is decent life left on the brakes before buying, or use that as a bargaining chip.
Tyres: With big rims come lots of rubber. Wheels range in size from 21in to 23in, and the surrounding rubber will cost about £2000 every 8000 miles. That is for the L-branded Pirellis; anything else is likely to trigger a warning light.
Paint: Lots of Uruses will have been crashed, so look out for poor paint jobs on hard-to-match colours.
Warranty: There have been few reliability issues reported, but nevertheless a warranty is always reassuring. The standard warranty is three years and without a mileage limit, but keep an eye out for cars with an extended Lamborghini warranty for up to 10 years and 62,000 miles.
Also worth knowing
There are no trim levels as such, but there are desirable options you might fancy. The 14-way ‘comfort’ seats are superior to the standard eight-way items; leather on the dash helps lift the ambience of the cabin; and the panoramic sunroof is desirable, as are Bang & Olufsen speakers and Pirelli P Zero tyres.
Performante cars are also differentiated by their steel springs (instead of air suspension) and optional P Zero Trofeo semi-slick tyres. That’s a big sacrifice in usability for 47kg of weight-saving, and it feels a bit much in the real world.
