A tribute to the Lamborghini Miura.

Although the Lamborghini Miura was not the first mid-engined sports car, its arrival created a genuine sensation. Its breathtaking performance made it the fastest street-legal production car of its era and effectively sparked the modern concept of the supercar. Before the Miura, the world’s quickest road cars almost always carried their engines at the front. Lamborghini ushered in a new paradigm, and placing the engine behind the seats became the benchmark for high-performance design, influencing everything from exotic marques to accessible sports models.

In the decades that followed, manufacturers worldwide embraced this template. From the 1970s onward, every street-legal car to claim the title of “world’s fastest” adopted the mid-engine configuration—proof of the Miura’s enduring impact. It remains, in spirit and influence, the mother of all supercars and the blueprint for generations of high-performance machines. Yet this remarkable chapter may be closing. As performance evolves toward new technologies and powertrain layouts, the era defined by the mid-engined supercar could soon transition into something entirely different.

This book stands as both a tribute to that era and a celebration of the Lamborghini Miura’s 60th anniversary, honoring the car that forever changed the shape, sound, and soul of the modern supercar.