Ferrari Scuderia 430 vs Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera
Discussion
If money was no object which one out of these two would you pick? of course it may depend on a loads of variable; lifestyle, usage, etc. But just as a supercar in which you would want, which one is the better of the two? I'm leaning towards the Gallardo.....
Just to clarify I'm talking about the first Gallardo Superleggera with 522bhp.
Ferrari Scuderia 430 :
Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera:
Just to clarify I'm talking about the first Gallardo Superleggera with 522bhp.
Ferrari Scuderia 430 :
Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera:
Yipper said:
If it is the SL2 (in the pic) vs. 430 Scud, then the Lambo all day long.
Faster, prettier and better-sounding.
Sorry Yipper have to disagree from my personal experience. Faster, prettier and better-sounding.
People call me a McLaren fanboy and now a Lambo fanboy but on this occasion its the Ferrari IMHO.
Had both albeit 570-4 was a spyder and from a driving perspective the 430 Scuderia beats it hands down all day long, For posing the Lambo wins especially as it was a spyder.
Sadly the e-gear lets the Gallardo down and the scud sounds just as epic so again that's at least 2 out of those 3 criteria where the scud wins and in coupe form its probably a score draw in the looks stakes as well for me.
Scud looks a lot more meancing than a standard F430 whereas with the LP570-4 its not so night and day over the good looking standard model.
If it was LP560-4 versus F430 F1 I would probably just shade it to the Lambo though
Edited by RamboLambo on Monday 5th March 20:42
I bought a 2008 Superleggera recently, but I was looking at a Ferrari 360 and 430. It's all personal preference at the end of the day but there were a few reasons why I went for the SL.
1) The build quality / fit and finish seemed a little tighter in the Lamborghini as opposed to the Ferrari - and the fact it shares parts with Audi means it's just a little cheaper to sort if anything goes titsup.
2) Styling - I like my cleaner lines and the SL in grey with the extra carbon just looks right - it doesn't scream out for attention but still turns heads. The 360 and 430 - I liked them but both had too many awkward angles - the front of the 360 looks quite dated and the rear qtr of the 430 with the intakes doesn't quite work for me.
3) It had to be the 2008 SL, with earlier issues sorted and the 5.0ltr flat plane crank makes for one of the best sounding exhaust notes - the LP moved to the 5.2ltr cross plane which didn't tick the box, becoming a little too refined and R8-esque.
4) Brand emotion - I've always looked at Lambo as being a little bit OTT, Ferrari as the discerning 'serious' mans supercar and Porsche as being ruthlessly efficient and an entry point to super fast cars, if lacking a little charisma. I thought the SL mixed a little bit of everything, still a Lambo, but with efforts made to make it more of a drivers car with germanic engineering/QC.
5) E-Gear - yeh, simple one that, treat and drive it like a manual. I'll be honest in that ultra fast DCT just feels a little boring and it may aswell cut out the driver input and be fully automatic. We call any downfalls of a car 'character' - but with the drive to perfection in cars today, I do believe it numbs the whole experience - and there's nothing quite like the shove you get in the back when on full chat with the V10.
Overall, I'd say that's the defining difference between the SL and 430 Scud, the SL is more of an event to drive, if nothing else.
1) The build quality / fit and finish seemed a little tighter in the Lamborghini as opposed to the Ferrari - and the fact it shares parts with Audi means it's just a little cheaper to sort if anything goes titsup.
2) Styling - I like my cleaner lines and the SL in grey with the extra carbon just looks right - it doesn't scream out for attention but still turns heads. The 360 and 430 - I liked them but both had too many awkward angles - the front of the 360 looks quite dated and the rear qtr of the 430 with the intakes doesn't quite work for me.
3) It had to be the 2008 SL, with earlier issues sorted and the 5.0ltr flat plane crank makes for one of the best sounding exhaust notes - the LP moved to the 5.2ltr cross plane which didn't tick the box, becoming a little too refined and R8-esque.
4) Brand emotion - I've always looked at Lambo as being a little bit OTT, Ferrari as the discerning 'serious' mans supercar and Porsche as being ruthlessly efficient and an entry point to super fast cars, if lacking a little charisma. I thought the SL mixed a little bit of everything, still a Lambo, but with efforts made to make it more of a drivers car with germanic engineering/QC.
5) E-Gear - yeh, simple one that, treat and drive it like a manual. I'll be honest in that ultra fast DCT just feels a little boring and it may aswell cut out the driver input and be fully automatic. We call any downfalls of a car 'character' - but with the drive to perfection in cars today, I do believe it numbs the whole experience - and there's nothing quite like the shove you get in the back when on full chat with the V10.
Overall, I'd say that's the defining difference between the SL and 430 Scud, the SL is more of an event to drive, if nothing else.
RamboLambo said:
Yipper said:
If it is the SL2 (in the pic) vs. 430 Scud, then the Lambo all day long.
Faster, prettier and better-sounding.
Sorry Yipper have to disagree from my personal experience. Faster, prettier and better-sounding.
People call me a McLaren fanboy and now a Lambo fanboy but on this occasion its the Ferrari IMHO.
Had both albeit 570-4 was a spyder and from a driving perspective the 430 Scuderia beats it hands down all day long, For posing the Lambo wins especially as it was a spyder.
Sadly the e-gear lets the Gallardo down and the scud sounds just as epic so again that's at least 2 out of those 3 criteria where the scud wins and in coupe form its probably a score draw in the looks stakes as well for me.
Scud looks a lot more meancing than a standard F430 whereas with the LP570-4 its not so night and day over the good looking standard model.
If it was LP560-4 versus F430 F1 I would probably just shade it to the Lambo though
Edited by RamboLambo on Monday 5th March 20:42
As for sound, I concede on that one. Drove to Malton big breakfast meet in a convoy of supercars and the scud that was with us sounded epic. Much better noise than my lambo anyway.
Looks are always subjective.
If given the choice between the 2 though, think I would take the scud but that's because I've never owned a Ferrari.
E -gear has character for sure but for me the best thing about the Scud above the noise is the F1 Superfast II gearbox. Its quick like a DCT but with that aggressive race car change style where you feel the gear change without ripping your neck off like Corsa in the e-gear.
You have to drive one to really appreciate it.
I miss both cars - the lambo for the posing and the scud for the driving so depends what your priority is and not to mention about a £80k price gap between them which also gives a slight indication as to which is more sought after
You have to drive one to really appreciate it.
I miss both cars - the lambo for the posing and the scud for the driving so depends what your priority is and not to mention about a £80k price gap between them which also gives a slight indication as to which is more sought after
RamboLambo said:
E -gear has character for sure but for me the best thing about the Scud above the noise is the F1 Superfast II gearbox. Its quick like a DCT but with that aggressive race car change style where you feel the gear change without ripping your neck off like Corsa in the e-gear.
You have to drive one to really appreciate it.
I miss both cars - the lambo for the posing and the scud for the driving so depends what your priority is and not to mention about a £80k price gap between them which also gives a slight indication as to which is more sought after
The ripping your neck felling when flat shifting in Corsa is brilliant. Makes you feel like you are in a supercar which adds to the event, drama and theatre. You have to drive one to really appreciate it.
I miss both cars - the lambo for the posing and the scud for the driving so depends what your priority is and not to mention about a £80k price gap between them which also gives a slight indication as to which is more sought after
RE: Cost. One is a LE(?) Ferrari the other anyone could order hence the price difference. Classic Ferraris will always be worth more as they are considered blue chip investments. In other words, as long as we don't see another crash like 2009 then you can't go wrong in putting your money into one. But when it comes to the MK1 SL I think that over time, a long time, there won't be that much of a price difference. The market will realise that they are fabulous cars. Shame I missed out on one really but I am happy with the 50th Anniversary, its rarer than the MK1 SL
Edited by Never you mind on Tuesday 6th March 11:25
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