Ask a room full of rally nerds to name the sport’s greatest underdog, and we’d bet our bottom dollar that the Lancia 037 will come up almost immediately, and more than once. A rear-wheel drive wedge car with a supercharged four-cylinder, this bad boy somehow managed to outfox Audi’s all-wheel-drive Quattro for the 1983 manufacturers’ title.
Unfortunately, Lancia itself hasn’t built anything with that kind of attitude in decades. So a boutique outfit in Piedmont picked up the torch (we’ve covered them pretty religiously), and now one of its 37 examples is headed to auction in the Kimera EVO37, chassis No. 18.
An S4 Heart in an 037 Body
Like the original, the EVO37 begins life as a Lancia Beta Montecarlo center section, which is why this 2025-built car carries a 1976 title.
From there, it’s stripped, reinforced, and clothed in carbon fiber, with Sergio Limone, the engineer who shaped the original 037, consulting on the project.
Rather than copying the 037’s supercharger-only setup, engine partner Italtecnica took a cue from the Delta S4, pairing a Volumex supercharger with a turbo on a bespoke 2.1-liter four-cylinder, with S4 engine mastermind Claudio Lombardi involved. The result is 498 horsepower and 406 lb-ft , all routed rearward through a six-speed Dana Graziano manual.
Kimera also claims a curb weight of just 2,376 pounds, which, we might add, is within 10 pounds of a new manual Miata, all while packing nearly triple the power. And the console switches labeled Uno, Due, and Tre let you pick how much of it you’d to unleash on your daily commute.
No. 18 also wears one of our favorite EVO37 specs. Its Luci del Bosco metallic brown borrows from the chocolate hue found on a handful of the best Miuras and Countachs, and it sits over gold wheels and a cabin that looks like the inside of a vintage Italian leather briefcase.
Beige leather wraps a pair of carbon bucket seats that have been embroidered with Kimera’s winged ram, the open-gate shifter gets finished off with a beautiful timber knob (a special request from the original commission), and the switchgear is only written in Italian (Iniezione, Avvio, Mappa). Even the gauges glow orange with Benzina and Acqua readouts.
Kimera just completed the build back in March of 2025, and the current owner has only logged 237 kilometers since then.
Model: Kimera EVO37 (Chassis No. 018 of 37)
Title Year: 1976 (Lancia Beta Montecarlo donor), completed March 2025
Body: Carbon fiber
Engine: 2.1L 16-valve supercharged and turbocharged inline-four (Italtecnica)
Power: 498 hp (505 PS)
Torque: 406 lb-ft (550 Nm)
Transmission: 6-speed Dana Graziano manual
Drivetrain: Mid-engine, rear-wheel drive
Weight: 2,376 lbs (claimed)
0-62 MPH: ~3.0 seconds
Top Speed: 193 mph (310 km/h)
Suspension: Öhlins double-wishbone
Brakes: Brembo carbon-ceramic, four-piston calipers
Paint: Kimera Luci del Bosco metallic brown
Wheels: Gold
Mileage: 237 km (~147 miles)
EVO37 No. 18 crosses the block as lot 158 at Broad Arrow’s Zoute Concours Auction in Knokke-Heist, Belgium, on October 9. It carries a pre-sale estimate of €950,000 to €1,150,000 (~$1.08 million to $1.31 million), with VAT applied to both the hammer price and the buyer’s premium. Kimera will help the winner with import and registration, though Broad Arrow warns that registration isn’t guaranteed everywhere, so head over to Broad Arrow’s website and read the fine print before making your bid.
1976 Lancia Kimera EVO37 (Chassis No. 018)
A near-new, Miura-brown Kimera EVO37 with a twin-charged 498-hp four-cylinder and a Miata-light curb weight is heading to Broad Arrow’s Zoute sale with a seven-figure estimate.
