With Chinese automakers producing extremely fast electric cars whose acceleration figures can put some internal-combustion hypercars to shame, such as BYD's 3,000-hp Yangwang U9 Xtreme, Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann has argued that Chinese EVs lack the feeling and emotion that Lamborghinis evoke in their owners.Chinese supercars have come a long way in the past decade and have gone on to prove who is boss when it comes to performance cars. However, despite Lamborghini being a luxury performance car maker, Winkelmann does not consider Chinese automakers to be competition, simply because they make electric cars.When Auto Express asked him at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed, where the Denza S, a Chinese supercar with impressive performance figures, was unveiled, Winkelmann said:AdvertisementAdvertisement"We don't see this as a threat, because they are doing electric cars, and if we say we are not doing electric cars for a reason, then there is also an idea behind how we look at our Chinese competitors or Chinese manufacturers."Image Credit: Alex Penfold / RM Sotheby'sThe Lamborghini boss went on to say that Chinese automakers cannot compete "on the performance of our cars, the sound and the emotion."However, Winkelmann did make it clear that while he does not consider Chinese automakers to be competition currently, things could change in the future. "I always say, never say never," he said.Why Lamborghini Stepped Away from EVsLamborghini had plans to launch electric vehicles, but those plans have been pushed back to 2030, as the company does not see enough demand for them, particularly among its current customer base. Motorbiscuit quoted Winkelmann in May, days after Ferrari launched its first EV, the Luce. He revealed why Lamborghini scrapped its plans to make the all-electric Lanzador and Urus and instead chose the hybrid route. He said:AdvertisementAdvertisement"Our decision to go from [traditional internal combustion engine] to plug-in was a very important one for us, and it worked out."We don't speak about our competitors … but everybody has their own strategy."He added that EV acceptance among Lamborghini's customer base was not showing a positive trend. The CEO said:"By observing the market … we saw that the acceptance curve [of EVs] for our type of customers is not increasing, and that therefore we decided to move away from a full-electric car into a plug-in hybrid."Read More: Lamborghini Targets the Feeling of Performance, Not Just Acceleration Figures