To call the Lamborghini Miura a classic would be an understatement. It defined its brand and basically invented the supercar.
Lamborghini built only 763 units of the Miura, which partially explains why the model is worth a substantial amount of money in 2023. Auction house RM Sotheby’sfor $3.58 million in January 2023. The example that Lamborghini handed me the keys to is a 1973 SV, so one of the last examples built, and it’s powered by an evolution of the original car’s V12 rated at 385 horsepower and 294 pound-feet of torque. Quad-carbureted, the engine spins the rear wheels via a five-speed manual transmission.
I’m not going to say that the Miura is easy to drive – it’s not. It’s a 50-year-old car with more power than, a rear-biased weight distribution, and the driver’s common sense as the only driving aid. Factor in the car’s value and the first few miles are candidly nerve-racking. But, once you get the hang of how the throttle, the steering, and therespond, the apprehension fades and you understand what the Miura is all about: then and now, Lamborghini peddles a unique type of driving fun.
“PANDA!” blares out of the walkie-talkie attached to the passenger-side seatbelt, and a few seconds later a first-generation Fiat Panda comes racing out of a blind corner with the force of a tropical storm. I take my foot off the gas pedal, give the steering wheel a quick flick to make space for the incoming hatchback, and I’m off again without downshifting — the V12 is happy to pick up where it left off.
conditioning was available as an option, but Lamborghini notes only one in five customers paid for it.an Aventador Ultimae Roadster
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