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Lamborghini Miura Research Paper

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At the 1966 Geneva Motor Show the Lamborghini Miura was revealed and that wowed tht automotive community. It was created by great engineers all in their twenties. During its production, the Miura was the most wanted car money could buy, perfect looks, awesome performance, and great stability. It had a stunning v12 power plant that produced a top speed of 175 mph. Even Lamborghini thought it was too futuristic to sell with its swooping lines and exotic colors. The Miura did well in the sixties, but because of the oil crisis in the seventies it was replaced by the Inferior Countach. The Lamborghini Miura was made between1966-1972 and had a production of approximately 800. It had a two-seater roadster body style with construction of a steel platform chassis light alloy and steel body work. The car had a transverse V12 4.0-liter engine, with a power output of 7000 rpm. The transmission is a five-wheel with …show more content…

During the 1973 oil crisis, the big three automotive companies were ordered to slow down production, by the American government. The Pontiac Trans Am became the last of the high speed cars, the public liked the ’73 Trans Am, so Pontiac ignore the new government. The high output 455 bhp was the largest engine ever in an affordable compact pony car. Within months they made the modifications to meet with the new regulations which brought power down to 290 bhp. The Pontiac Firebird Trans Am 1973, had a production of 4,802, its body style two-door four-seater fastback, construction steel unitary body. It had a 455cid V8 engine, power output 250-310 bhp, transmission four-speed manual or three speed turbo hydra-matic automatic, with front coil spring rear leaf springs with live axle suspension, front discs rear drum brakes. It went 0-60 in 5.4 seconds. And had a max speed of 135 mph. (Willson, 483) I picked this car because it’s a modern sports car, also if you look at it from the front it looks like a Mustang and if you look at the back it looks like a

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