V12 engine for the postwar market in Europe, production of V12-engined-cars was very limited until the 1960s. Ferrari has traditionally reserved their top V12 engine for their top-of-the line luxury sports coupes since 1949. Ferrari's closest rival, Lamborghini has also used the V12 configuration for many of its road cars since the company's inception in 1963. In 1972, Jaguar introduced the XJ12, equipped with a 5.3 litre V12, which continued (after revisions in 1993) until the 1996 model year, after which the marque discontinued the twelve-cylinder engine. BMW returned to V12 designs for its 7 Series sedan in model year 1986, forcing
Haruma Miura July 26, 2009, Miura starred in his first stage production entitled "Hoshi no Daichi ni Furu Namida". On September 2, 2009, it was announced that Miura would play the lead role in the NTV drama "Samurai High School". Miura did a documentary show with Takeru Sato which was released 2010 as a DVD. In 2011, they released a DVD of their eco-holiday in Sabah, Malaysia. Miura played a leading role in Shinji Aoyama's 2011 film "Tokyo Park". Miura graduated from Horikoshi High School in Nakano, Tokyo on February 19, 2009. From 2016 until November 2017, Miura dated choreographer Koharu Sugawara.