This car has a 2 door coupé body style styled by Bertone with a mid mounted engine powering the rear wheels.
Its 12 cylinder, double overhead camshaft naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a capacity of 3.9 litres. In this application it musters power and torque figures of 370 bhp (375 PS/276 kW) at 7700 rpm and 388 Nm (286 lbft/39.6 kgm) at 5500 rpm respectively.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
The Lamborghini Miura P400S weighs a claimed 1298 kg at the kerb.
Maximum stated speed is 282 km/h or 175 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater fixed-head coupé | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | Bertone | ||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2500 mm | 98.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1412 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1412 mm | 55.6 inches | |
| Length | 4359 mm | 171.6 inches | |
| Width | 1760 mm | 69.3 inches | |
| Height | 1067 mm | 42 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 125 mm | 4.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.74 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1298 kg | 2862 lb | |
| Weight distribution | 44.5% front | ||
| fuel tank capacity | 90 litres | 19.8 [23.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | 1.48 m² | ||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Lamborghini | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 12 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.9 litre 3929 cc (239.762 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 82 × 62 mm
3.23 × 2.44 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.32 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
2 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (DIN) |
375 PS (370 bhp) (276 kW) at 7700 rpm |
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| maximum torque (DIN) |
388 Nm (286 ft·lb) (39.6 kgm) at 5500 rpm |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
70.2 kW/litre 95.5 ps/litre 94.2 bhp/litre 1.54 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (DIN) |
98.75 Nm/litre
1.19 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 10.4:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 4 We carbs | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1241 kPa (180 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 327.42 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 4.6 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 24.5 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 282 km/h (175 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 289.02 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 PS/kg 212.56 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 kW/kg 285.05 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.29 bhp/kg 0.13 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.7 kg/kW 7.86 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | mid | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 11.20 m | ||
| Front suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.W.CS.ARB. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 5 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.09 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 31878 | ||
| Production total | 140 | ||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 50.0 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1968 Lamborghini Miura P400S added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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