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The Lamborghini Miura is a sports car produced by Italian automaker Lamborghini between 1966 and 1973. The car was the first high-performance production road car with a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout , which has since become the standard for performance-oriented sports cars. [ 4 ]
The car's namesake, Islero, was a Miura bull that killed matador Manuel Rodriguez "Manolete" on August 28, 1947. [3] Lamborghini also produced a car named the Miura, from 1966 to 1973, while the Murcielago was named after another famous individual Miura bull. Carrozzeria Marazzi was chosen to construct the Islero's body.
The following is a list of production automobiles manufactured by Lamborghini, ... Miura: 1966–1972 P400: 275 P400 S: 338 ... 1968–1969 125 S: 100 V12 3,929 cc
One of only 762 examples in the entire model line, the Raging Bull that will be offered by Bonhams has its original engine and bodywork.
The just-revealed Liberty Walk Lamborghini Miura is a dramatic turn for the gorgeous supercar. It's lower than the standard car and the body kit adds aggressive dive planes, louvers, and a massive ...
The sale, to a private buyer, was for 135 million euros ($142,769,250). It handily outstripped the previous record-setting $48.4-million sale of a 1962 Ferrari 250 GTO at a 2018 auction to become the most expensive car ever sold at auction. Both of these high-dollar sales were brokered by RM Sotheby's. [1]
Lamborghini gained wide acclaim in 1966 for the Miura sports coupé, which established rear mid-engine, rear wheel drive as the standard layout for high-performance cars of the era. Lamborghini grew rapidly during its first decade, but sales plunged in the wake of the 1973 worldwide financial downturn and the oil crisis. Ferruccio Lamborghini ...
Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. (/ l æ m b ər ˈ ɡ iː n i /; Italian: [autoˈmɔːbili lamborˈɡiːni]), usually referred to as Lamborghini or colloquially Lambo, is an Italian manufacturer of luxury sports cars and SUVs based in Sant'Agata Bolognese. The company is owned by the Volkswagen Group through its subsidiary Audi.