1968 Lamborghini Miura P400

LamborghiniOff Display

Nov 26

Written By Andrew Summers

Quick Specs

3.9-liter V-12.
345 hp.
174 mph.
475.

The First Supercar

Lamborghini debuted the P400 Miura at the 1966 Geneva Auto Show, where it stunned attendees who had assumed it to be a race car and not a production vehicle. Likely inspired by the Ferrari 250LM, Ford GT40, and other successful mid-engine race cars, the Miura had one of the lowest profiles of any production car built up to that time. It was designed by Marcello Gandini for Bertone and helped redefine the look of future supercars, as other manufacturers would later emulate Lamborghini’s mid-engine layout and aggressive design. British journalist L.J.K. Setright first applied the modern term “supercar” to the Miura after conducting a road test of the car.

Courtesy of A & A Premier Classics, LLC.

This vehicle featured in a previous exhibition — Supercars: A Century of Spectacle and Speed.