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The word ‘supercar’ was very first utilized in 1920 in an advertisement for the Ensign six (a high-performance Bentley speed six rival) published in The Times. It wasn’t up until the mid-1960s when vehicle magazine’s L. J. K. Setright utilized the term to explain the Lamborghini Miura did the word acquire popularity. So what is it that makes a vehicle ‘super’ as well as not simply a sports car? While the Ensign six may have brought the ‘supercar’ name first, it was the spectacular Miura that very first officially utilized the appellation. (Image source: oppositelock.kinja.com & Wikipedia Commons) The Oxford…