This is a tragic story of a man who restored a wrecked Lamborghini Urus for his girlfriend and got it in driveable condition — only to have the SUV then become completely undrivable.
Restoration projects can be quite rewarding, but only until you have to deal with a modern car’s electronics.
That’s precisely what happened here, and the downfall was sudden.
You see, the Urus was working just fine, but there were a great many ‘final touches’ left to it, which ultimately made the car undrivable.
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Newly restored Lamborghini Urus now undrivable
YouTuber Mat Armstrong worked for months after buying a wrecked Lamborghini Urus to convert it into the perfect gift for his girlfriend.
It was a happy ending — well, sort of — until his most recent video came out.
For those unaware, this is the same person who rebuilt Marcus Rashford’s Rolls-Royce for another lengthy and fascinating project.
Mansory eventually asked for the car to be sent back, but you can’t argue it wasn’t a solid build.
Anyhow, the fate of this Urus seemed promising when Mat posted his last video, and it was working but displayed an array of fault codes.
That, paired with some finishing touches like engine covers, some parts of the widebody kit, and a keyhole cover, were the only things left to work on.
In this video, he and his dad got most of the work done, apart from wheel alignment and electronics.
He tried sorting out the electronics part by getting replacements, and things were already looking better.
However, one massive problem ruined everything.
The worst was yet to come
The ‘custom’ Lamborghini Urus ultimately died, with the battery running out of juice.
It wouldn’t even unlock remotely, and Mat had to use the physical key to get into it.
The problem? A ‘smart’ battery.
Lamborghini uses its own solution of car batteries, which are made of lithium-ion, unlike the lead-acid that you would find in other cars.
These batteries lock entirely out at a certain point, and there’s no way to jumpstart the car.
Hence, the only solution left was to get a brand-new unit from the automaker.
It would also take a month to arrive, only adding more trouble.
Well, his girlfriend must wait slightly longer for her ‘new’ car than Mat would have anticipated.
It also doesn’t mean a new battery would instantly fix the fault codes, so there’s more work to be done after it arrives.
If anyone can find a way around this though, it’s Mat.
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