Z-Eneration Gap

A 22-year-old named after a Lamborghini goes for a drive in a rather stunning one

- Miura Bijoy Kumar

Well, this story was originally meant for the 25th anniversary issue of the magazine. In a way this is better, since with 25 stories in it, even a red Lamborghini could have been lost in all those pages. So, the idea was to go for a dad-and-daughter breakfast date in a Lamborghini; we did something similar when Miura was ten or twelve. But today, at 22, she has her opinions, beliefs and outlook. And yes, she drives.

The excitement in her eyes was palpable, but she has learnt to downplay emotions unless she is with extremely close friends and family. Waking up Miura has not been a tough act, unlike her temperamental namesake from Sant’Agata Bolognese. She was all set and eager to go even before the sun peeped out. She yanked the key to my Mahindra XUV 700, and we took off — she never misses a chance to drive. She learnt to drive in our old Mercedes-Benz C-Class, but she also went to a proper driving school and got her license. And I have to admit that she is a good, careful driver.

Alas, she was not supposed to drive today. Lamborghini India has very strict rules, for obvious reasons, and that means performance-car experience is a must to take anything from their stable out for a drive. What follows is a loose transcription of the conversation I had with her as we slithered around the avenues of Mumbai. As expected, the Huracán EVO Spyder’s ride quality was impossibly bad over bad roads and got better as the asphalt smoothened out. It is a shame one cannot see the sculptured V10 as the roof folds in. But, oh boy, you can hear it!