A brief clip doing the rounds on social media exhibits a darkish blue Lamborghini Sian FKP 37 rolling by the streets of Monaco with Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso behind the wheel.
The video would not give a transparent view of the driving force, however Alonso’s possession of this particular automotive has already been confirmed when photographers caught him getting out and in of the automobile earlier this yr. The giveaway, as with a lot of the Spaniard’s automobiles, was the licence plate bearing his racing quantity, 14.
The footage itself is transient because the Sian pulls up behind a scooter at a pedestrian crossing. The angular Y-shaped LED headlights and bronze alloy wheels are unmistakable. Because it passes below a concrete overpass, you may hear the exhaust begin to come alive – a low howl that sharpens with a crack on the gearshift. Bystanders lining the highway have their telephones up earlier than the automotive even clears the junction.
The Lamborghini Sian FKP 37 was the Italian marque’s first toe dip into hybrid know-how when it debuted on the Frankfurt IAA present in September 2019, and Lamborghini did not ease into it gently. Relatively than a traditional battery pack, the Sian’s hybrid system depends on supercapacitors somewhat than a traditional battery, an answer that gives fast electrical energy supply whereas preserving total weight to a minimal. The electrical motor slots straight into the gearbox, placing 34 hp to the wheels, whereas a naturally aspirated 6.5-litre V12 handles the remaining 785 hp. Mixed output sits at 819 hp, with a 0–100 km/h dash of two.8 seconds and a high velocity north of 355 km/h.
Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin Racing
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Lamborghini constructed simply 63 coupes and 19 roadsters, with all models spoken for earlier than the automotive was even publicly revealed. The 63-unit determine was a loving nod to 1963, the yr Lamborghini first began constructing sports activities automobiles. The FKP 37 suffix honours Ferdinand Karl Piech, the Volkswagen Group architect who died in 2019, with the 37 referencing his start yr. Each single coupe was individually configured by Lamborghini’s Advert Personam studio, which means no two are an identical. When new, the Lamborghini Sian carried a base worth of €3.3million, however used examples have since climbed significantly greater, with resale listings now showing at roughly £4million earlier than tax – a determine that interprets to round $5.9million.
Alonso’s model joins a group that, per a lot of stories, totals an estimated £32 million in worth. Latest additions embrace a one-of-one Pagani Zonda Roadster Diamante Verde – bought for round $11.7 million – a Mercedes CLK GTR (certainly one of simply 25 road-legal examples of the GT1 race automotive), and an Aston Martin DBX S delivered to his Monaco dwelling late in 2025, to which Alonso’s one-word verdict was merely “excellent.” The Sian slots in alongside a Ferrari F40 and a group that spans rally icons, hatchbacks, and every little thing in between.
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