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“Our commitment to extraordinary performance will continue” — Stephan Winkelmann

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• Limited edition… Lamborghini’s Sián is the brand’s first supercar to be powered by a V12 engine and hybrid technology based on supercapacitors. Examples have been sold only to a limited number of collectors

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