The Lamborghini Miura was a sports car created by the great Italian Lamborghini between 1966 and 1972. The car is widely regarded as having started the trend of high performance, two-seater mid-engined sports cars. At launch, was the fastest car in the production of road available.
The Miura was originally designed by Lamborghini's engineering team that designed the car in his spare time against the will of company founder Ferruccio Lamborghini, who showed a preference for producing powerful and sedate Grand Touring cars, rather than the machines racecar derivatives produced by local rival Ferrari. When your rolling chassis was unveiled at the Turin Motor Show in 1965, and P400 prototype debuted at the 1966 Geneva show, the car received a stellar reception showgoers and motoring press alike, who were impressed by Marcello Gandini elegant style, as well as car revolutionary design.
While the halo car Lamborghini, the Miura had periodic updates and remained in production until 1972, and was not replaced in line with the automaker until the Countach entered production in 1974, amid the turbulent times of financial crisis for the company.
Influenced by the well known Ford GT40, the Lamborghini Miura 1966 managed to stirr excitement well before it was actually finished. After seeing the uncompleted frame at the Turin Motor Display in 1965 persons rushed within place the orders even if the body has not been been designed. When it finally came out in 1966, the first design as well as the clam spend hoods needed everyone by shock. It announced several engine types that have been named the P400, the P400S plus the P400SV.
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