Miura bull sports car. A number of Lamborghini cars have been named for Miura bulls and the world of bullfighting in general; it was a visit to the Miura ranch that inspired Ferruccio Lamborghini, a Taurus himself, to make a bull the symbol of his industrial empire. Miura bull A Miura bull is a Spanish fighting bull bred from the lineage of the Miura Cattle Ranch (), located in the province of Seville, Spain. The ranch is known for producing large and difficult fighting bulls. A Miura bull debuted in Madrid on April 30, 1849. The Miura line traces its roots to
BMW V12 LMR to radically revamp their sportscar project and quickly replace the V12 LM with a new car for 1999, the V12 LMR. The V12 LMR would retain only the basic structures of the V12 LM, while all of the car's bodywork was redone from scratch. The cooling ducts, a major problem on the V12 LM, were moved to the top of the car instead of from the bottom where it had suffered from ambient track heat. Among the more radical design features was the use of a small rollhoop located only behind the driver's seat, instead of a wide rollhoop which