The first mid-engine supercar, the Lamborghini Miura delighted with its style, dynamics, and power.
wanted to create a Lamborghini race car to take on rival Ferrari at its own game. However, Lamborghini founder, Ferruccio Lamborghini, wasn’t onboard.
Why? To start, it was a major departure from previous front-engine Lamborghini cars. This time, the engineers stuffed the engine in the middle of the car. Original plans called for it to be a three-seater with a central driver seat and a longitudinal engine. Reality won out and it became a two-seater with a transverse engine. A center seater wouldn’t arrive until the McLaren F1 of the 1990s. However, the inherent benefits of a mid-engine package were clear and with a 3.
The car featured a beautiful design by Marcello Gandini of the styling house Bertone. Its face featured round headlights with available “eyelashes” that became a signature element of the car. Low and wide, with a set-back cabin, It had clamshell bodywork front and rear. Lamborghini offered the car in a series of bright colors that helped it stand out even more.
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