got this from autoblog's website: GermanCarBlog is reporting that the Lamborghini Miura concept will not go into production, and instead will exclusively remain an object of our affection. The reason for the decision is the success of the Murcielago and Gallardo models -- producing these vehicles has Lambo all tapped out, leaving no capacity for the Miura.
I can't say that I'm unhappy to hear this news... Although I thought the Miura concept was quite attractive, and would surely be a hit if produced, I didn't like the idea of Lambo bringing back the name with a near-identical shape. Ford doing the GT was one thing - building a modern supercar like that was a first for them. To Lambo, however, it's their bread and butter. My thoughts about them bringing back the Miura would be like Ferrari remaking the 250GTO. Simply put - Why? The original is an icon, and should not be "modernized" for the sake of following a current automotive trend of retro styling. Lambo (and Ferrari, for that matter) doesn't need to go there to sell cars.
Prior to building the prototype Muira, Lamborgini knew what their manufacturing capacity was. If Lambo is running near or at capacity, adding a model would have to have had positive economic results. The reaction to the car was probably less than they had hoped.
Both their worldwide sales and their world wide capacity are public record and they are not close to being the same number.
Tell the original thread poster since the theme of the post never made sense to me as I thought I stated. If Lambo was truly running at over 90% capacity there would be no economic incentive to introduce a new model unless the new model generated more profit per unit. I believe Lambo has perhaps released a PR campaign to save face and stated the capacity issue as the reason to not build the Muira, even though I doubt that is the real reason.
I agree with you completely too. Sorry if my post title didn't make sense. I used a question mark in the title because the news was not confirmed from Lamborghini. I think that Lambo didn't get the response they thought they were going to get. I saw the car in person at the North American Iternational Auto Show and I did not think it looked that good.
Perhaps Lamborghini didn't get the orders required to ensure the exercise won't lose money so they pulled the plug? I believe they intended all along to build it in limited numbers only, may be they haven't received enough firm orders for the car, so they had to cancel the project all together.
Ford is creatively and financially (almost), bankrupt. Have you driven a Fusion lately ? Remaking the past a la T-Bird, Mustang and GT will only delay the fall. Everyone knows including The Henry that new (that is NEW) products are needed, not tear-jerking remakes of the past. Lambo is now all about new stuff, i.e. Gallardo; redoing the Miura would have been a mistake and I think (personally) they never intended to.[/QUOTE] Totally agree. Esp. after Ford released that as much as 30,000 layoffs and over 5 plants closing around the U.S. Its a shame.
after weighing all the pros and cons,ive come to the conclusion that lambo MUST build the "new" miura.why?lambo's design direction has been quite predictable,to say the least. there was a time when no-one could even IMAGINE the shape of the next lamborghini...now?simple.simply take the silhoutte of a COUNATCH lp400 and add-in the details. what they may need is a cimpletely new SHAPE,and who better to come up with one other than the MASTER of off-beat yet timeless shapes;MARCELLO GANDINI?he did design the miura,countach and diablo after all! at least now the lambo centro stile have the curvy miura in their systems, they might surprise us with the murcie replacement/espada/lm. otherwise all lambos would look the same!(ala' porsche)
From what I was told, the Miura is a "styling exercise only". What I was told didn't seem to leave out the possibility of production, but it sure didn't confirm it either. Oh yeah, Stephan Winkelmann said that. (I was at the Lamborghini dealer meeting in Florida last week).
I am afraid I dont see much "exercise" in running a photo of an original Miura through a blur filter, which is what the concept looked like to me. Not ugly by any means, just not inspiring. The idea of a new Miura is nice, but having it look exactly like the original just doesnt sit well with me.
