{"id":67353,"date":"2021-04-14T09:25:58","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T09:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=67353"},"modified":"2021-04-23T07:54:41","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T07:54:41","slug":"50-years-of-lamborghini-miura-sv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/50-years-of-lamborghini-miura-sv\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Years of Lamborghini Miura SV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two sensational new sports cars were on display at the 1971 Geneva Motor Show. One brought an era to a dignified close, the other heralded a new era. A separate article will follow shortly about the LP500, which anticipated the Countach on the Bertone stand. Here and now, we will first look at the Miura SV, with which Lamborghini sent the first mid-engined sports car in the brand’s history into the final production phase in an all-round improved version. The abbreviation SV stands for ‘Super Veloce’, which translates as ‘super fast’. Originally, production was planned to run in parallel with the already familiar Miura S. However, significantly more customers ordered the new SV, which ultimately led to the S variant being dropped from the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Improvements to chassis and body<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In addition to company founder Ferruccio Lamborghini, the engineers Paolo Stanzani and Giampaolo Dallara were behind the success of the Miura. They used all the experience gained from the first five years of production of the Miura P400 and Miura P400 S to make improvements to the concept. These included the V12 engine, which in the SV was rated at 385 hp and had better drivability. While early SVs still received the common oil system for the engine and transmission, later examples came with a separate lubrication system. The powerplant sits in a frame that was stiffened at key points, with new suspensions and nearly 130 millimeters more track width at the rear. Visually, the SV differed significantly from the P400 and S. For example, the rear fenders were wider to accomodate the rear wheels, which were up to nine inches wide. Around the pop-up headlights, the ‘eyelashes’ were omitted. In addition, a relatively large number of customers opted for optional gold-colored accents on the sills and rims.<\/p>\n\n\n

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