Lamborghini Miura

The Lamborghini Miura created the template for the modern supercar by placing its transverse V12 behind the driver, a layout that shocked an industry still building front-engined sports cars. In top P400 SV form, the engine produced 385 horsepower and propelled the car to 175 mph, making it the fastest road car of its era. That top speed outperforms #7's 300 SL by 12 mph, despite the Mercedes benefiting from fuel injection technology a decade earlier. Marcello Gandini’s Bertone body, with its eyelash headlamp covers and sweeping fastback, remains one of the most beautiful shapes ever designed, establishing Lamborghini as a genuine rival to Ferrari.