Italian police drove a Lamborghini Huracan 500km from Padua to Rome in just 2 hours, averaging 233km/h, to deliver 2 donor kidneys for life-saving surgery.
Wednesday, 12 Mar 2025
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I wonder why they dont use a helicopter in such cases?
Let’s shed some light on this with the real article
https://www.corriere.it/cronache/22_dicembre_21/polizia-lamborghini-reni-natale-01a4e784-8128-11ed-8ba5-271245d4d84e.shtml
1) it’s back from Dec 2022
2) it was a two stop leg. Two kidneys were transported to two different hospitals on two different days. Padua to Modena and then Modena to Rome
3) an helicopter was not used because the transfer was planned way in advance, it was not an urgent life saving transfer and helicopters are assigned to life critical.emergencies. so if you can plan in advance and NOT use an helicopter, that’s better as they left helicopters free for real life saving time critical emergencies
Life saving surgery, time is of the essence.. but first some photos!
Cops: do you need another delivery, let’s say… now?
They were offally fast..
[Here](https://imgur.com/a/NgEKctI) are higher-quality and less-cropped versions of these images. According to [here](https://nypost.com/2022/12/24/italian-police-deliver-kidney-in-specialty-lamborghini/):
> By Katherine Donlevy
> Published Dec. 24, 2022, 3:43 a.m. ET
> The best gifts this holiday season weren’t delivered in any ordinary sleigh.
> Italian police used their souped-up luxury Lamborghini Huracán to deliver two kidneys to recipients in need, the department shared Tuesday.
> “Traveling on the highway to deliver the most beautiful Christmas present: life,” the Polizia di Stato wrote on Facebook. “Thanks to the State Police special Santa Claus, two people were gifted a kidney … Have a good life!”
> Police rushed the kidneys from Padua roughly 105 miles to Modena and then another 250 miles to Rome, the Guardian reported.
> The department shared photos of its officers delivering the organs from the sleek white and blue sports car into the hands of hospital workers.
> Lamborghini gifted the department two of the specialty cars — which can rev from 0-60 mph in 2.8 seconds and to a maximum speed of over 200 mph — specifically for the urgent transport of organs.
> The department’s Lambo is outfitted with a refrigerated medical compartment to preserve the delicate cargo.
> Officers have used the Huracán in a series of life-saving deliveries.
> In November 2020, police clocked an average speed of 145 miles per hour to transport a kidney more than 300 miles in just two hours, the Drive said.
Doctors: “Oh it’s OK, kidneys can survive for up to 24 hours outside the bod-”
Polizia running for the car: “WHat’s that? Can’t hear you, ciao!”
Couldn’t have been that important, they drove a car instead of a helicopter and they had time for a couple pictures along the way.
i somehow doubt it, not the fact that they drove 500km but the average speed is off and also 2h? I think at that speed you need to stop at least once to refuel
They didn’t have the keys for the helicopter
I don’t know how critical the timing was, but they had time for photos
This is such old news….
And it cost the same as a emergency room visit in the US
did they make it so fast they had time to snap a pic with the kidneys?
Could’ve just flown the speed limit 🚁
We’d probably just use a helicopter, but lambo works too:)
“See I told you we needed a Lamborghini Police car!”
I call cap. The risk factor for that is high enough that they could have assumed the fact if they crash they’d need another handful of body parts
Math doesn’t add up.
…And stopped to pose for a photo.
Wouldve gained two more kidneys if he crashed
And they still had time for a photo-shoot before they brought them in.!
When did Gary V join the Italian police?
2 donor kidneys? For the same life saving surgery? Hmmmmmm
Wit would be easier, cheaper, and safer to use a chopper
Wouldn’t a Helicopter be faster?
I wonder about the g forces the organs had applied to them. How bursed did they get being bounced around?
they drobe so fast they even had time to pose for photos with the surgeon, and have that surgeon have to desinfect himself again before operating. lamborghini is amazing!
There was 1 kidney but they picked up an extra one on route.
And then took 15min to take pictures.. wtf🤣
So basically your average Italian driver
I would love to believe this but, lamborghini Huracan travelling at 180mph will get 6 miles out of a gallon, the tank is 80L therefore, it would of achieved roughly 100 or so miles before needing to refuel & the road be completely clear to achieve this, although that could be achievable as being police, they could have roads blocked off.
Give me a lambo and I will give it a go, for science purposes of course