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Since the introduction of the world's first mid-engined
supercar, the Lamborghini Miura of 40 years ago, cars of this genre –
mostly consisting of mid-engined, V8 or V12-powered Italian-designed exotics
– have been the object of fantasy for anybody with an ounce of petrol
in their veins. Dangerously rapid machines with exotic names like Lamborghini
Diablo, Isdera Commendatore, Pagani Zonda, and Ferrari F40 have all had
their places in our hearts and on our wish lists. Nearly all these cars
came with reputations for being rather dangerous when piloted by the wrong
hands. Wide and loud supercars were almost always fast but flawed, and
almost none were truly usable every day.
But then came the supercar to end all supercars: the Bugatti
Veyron.
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