These pictures, published by an Italian magazine, could be the long-awaited Lamborghini Sport utility Vehicle.

They could also be some fantasy pictures to make the magazine more interesting for the readers, but the details of it seem spot on for what Lamborghini would eventually build as their new SUV.

The timing is perfect too, what with the Maserati Kubang and Bentley SUV being just around the corner. The Lambo SUV will probably share most of its underpinnings with the Bentley, but critically the looks and the engine will be 100 per cent Lamborghini.

Lamborghini’s first attempt to make a utility with the LM002 was, to put it gently, a total failure. This though, even in the pictures, look like an instant hit. The engine most likely to be in the car, assuming it’s for real and will see production as well, is the V10 out of the current Gallardo.

Lamborghini is said to be readying a concept version of the SUV for Beijing Motor Show debut.