Rúben Dias and the Lamborghini Revuelto: Where Football Meets Ferocity
By Nik Miles | Test Miles
What happens when a world-class centre-back meets the world’s most outrageous hybrid supercar? You get Rúben Dias behind the wheel of the Lamborghini Revuelto—a match made not in heaven, but on the tarmac just outside Sant’Agata Bolognese, where divine intervention takes the shape of a 6.5-litre V12 screaming like it’s late for kick-off.
If Lamborghini were a footballer, it wouldn’t be on the wing. It would be a no-nonsense defender with explosive acceleration, Italian flair, and a badge that screams legacy louder than a Premier League crowd on derby day. Enter the Revuelto—Lamborghini’s first series-production HPEV (High Performance Electrified Vehicle). It’s not just fast. It’s a rethink. A carbon-fibre love letter to combustion and current, precision and presence. And they’ve handed the keys to Rúben Dias.
“What sets this car apart?”
Everything. But if we must be brief (we mustn’t, but let’s pretend), it’s this: the Revuelto doesn’t ditch petrol—it redefines it. At the core is a naturally aspirated V12 producing 814 horsepower, bolted to three electric motors delivering an additional 188 horses. Combined? 1,001 horsepower. That’s four figures of fury, all routed through an 8-speed dual-clutch gearbox that shifts quicker than Dias tracking back for a tackle.
This is not electrification for the sake of a Eurozone emissions loophole. This is hybridisation as performance enhancement—a steroidal, if perfectly legal, shot of torque-fill wizardry.
“Is this truly a game-changer or just hype?”
It’s more than just a new car. It’s Lamborghini showing its hand in the post-petrol poker game—and bluffing no one. The Revuelto keeps the symphony of the V12 but tempers its thirst with electric motors that add speed, not softness.
It’s also the brand’s first foray into true plug-in hybrid territory, which sounds sensible—until you realise it’ll still guzzle fuel at 11.86 litres per 100km and cough out 276g of CO₂/km. In short: it’s the polite version of unhinged. A carbon-fibre contradiction on wheels, and that’s precisely the point.
“Why Rúben Dias?”
Because he’s not just any athlete. He’s a thinking man’s footballer. A strategist. A bloke who treats every second on the pitch like a chess move with studs. And Lamborghini loves that sort of precision.
Dias says the Revuelto reflects who he is: “decisive, powerful, nimble.” It’s also unapologetically dramatic—like a perfectly timed sliding tackle or a stoppage-time header that turns into a goal-of-the-month contender. He doesn’t just drive it; he relates to it.
It’s also worth noting that this isn’t some clumsy brand ambassadorship where athlete meets exotic car for a quick Instagram snap. Lamborghini isn’t interested in fluff—they’re curating a new kind of image: sharp, elite, and aspirational. And Dias, who says his ultimate hero is his dad and still lives by the code of respect, simplicity, and loyalty, fits that bill better than most influencers with half a million bots and a ring light.
“How does this affect the rest of us mere mortals?”
Good question. Unless you’ve got $600,000 lying around next to your Monza pit pass, you’re unlikely to own a Revuelto. But that’s not really the point. Lamborghini’s flagships have always been cultural lightning rods—louder than a YouTube cold start and just as divisive.
The Revuelto shows us where performance is headed: not towards sterile silence and screen-swiping range anxiety, but into a future where combustion and electrons co-exist in glorious, unapologetic excess.
It also tells us something about the next wave of buyers. They want performance, yes—but also a narrative. They want to believe they’re not giving up the theatre of speed for a future of fridges on wheels. Lamborghini, like Dias, is saying: you don’t have to.
The Bottom Line
The Revuelto isn’t for everyone, but neither is Rúben Dias’ brand of no-compromise excellence. Together, they’ve become a symbol of what modern performance can be: intelligent, emotional, and slightly terrifying.
Will your next daily driver be a 1,001-horsepower V12 hybrid? Probably not. But if this is the future of electrification—from Ferrari’s Fiorano to Sant’Agata’s V12 cathedral—we’re more than happy to be dragged into it kicking and screaming.
And make no mistake: the future is still loud. Just with a different kind of charge.
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