Which Is A More Special Car (I Can't Decide)

[PaulCar1]

Hi,

I’m relatively new to the forum. I’ve been a member of Rennlist (Porsche) forum for a number of years, and I know if I ask the questions below on Rennlist, what the answers will be, and vice versa on a Lamborghini forum.

I’ve had a few standard 911’s, M3’s, C63’s, etc previously… and I’m now about to buy something a little bit more special.

I have narrowed my search down over the last 3 months to 2 cars:

A - 2022 Lamborghini Huracan EVO (£205k)

B - 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 Touring (£170k from a friend)

Both cars are great, but both are very different, and the differences in prices is not a factor in terms of which car I choose… however… I simply cannot chose between the 2 cars.

Here are some notes that are niggling at me:

A - Supercar: the Lamborghini is a supercar (while the GT3 Touring is not!?)

B - Purist Car: the GT3 Touring is one of the most purist modern cars out there at the moment (while the Lamborghini, albeit extremely capable, is quite a flashing ‘toy’)

C - Keeper Car: this is very much going to be a keeper car… both are likely to be the last naturally aspirated of their range… so they both match here… and a NA engine was a non negotiable option for me from the start… but I can’t think which one I will be more proud and excited to own in 10 years time, when I'm out polishing it and bringing it off for the weekend.

I literally can’t separate the cars… and I would really appreciate a non biased view from people on this forum… many who I am sure have both or have had experience in each... or been in a similar situation between 2 cars, thank you.

[ANOpax]

"and I’m now about to buy something a little bit more special."

Porsche builds 40,000 911s a year.
Lamborghini builds 3,000 Huracans a year.

There's your answer.

[s2000db]

At that price range a Performante might be a better buy imo.

[PaulCar1]

ANOpax said:

"and I’m now about to buy something a little bit more special."

Porsche builds 40,000 911s a year.
Lamborghini builds 3,000 Huracans a year.

There's your answer.

Not having a snipe by the way, but not sure I really get your point or relevancy.

40,000 GT3 Tourings a year?

You don't consider the GT3 Touring because they build 40,000 standard 911s?

[PaulCar1]

s2000db said:

At that price range a Performante might be a better buy imo.

Performante is a great car, and very much 'the one' to have in my opinion, but I'm not really a fan of wings on a car (same for the standard GT3).

[ANOpax]

PaulCar1 said:

Not having a snipe by the way, but not sure I really get your point or relevancy.

40,000 GT3 Tourings a year?

You don't consider the GT3 Touring because they build 40,000 standard 911s?

The relevancy is that Huracans are much more special because there are far fewer of them. 911s are a dime a dozen regardless of variant.

[TP321]

PaulCar1 said:

Hi,

I’m relatively new to the forum. I’ve been a member of Rennlist (Porsche) forum for a number of years, and I know if I ask the questions below on Rennlist, what the answers will be, and vice versa on a Lamborghini forum.

I’ve had a few standard 911’s, M3’s, C63’s, etc previously… and I’m now about to buy something a little bit more special.

I have narrowed my search down over the last 3 months to 2 cars:

A - 2022 Lamborghini Huracan EVO (£205k)

B - 2022 Porsche 911 GT3 Touring (£170k from a friend)

Both cars are great, but both are very different, and the differences in prices is not a factor in terms of which car I choose… however… I simply cannot chose between the 2 cars.

Here are some notes that are niggling at me:

A - Supercar: the Lamborghini is a supercar (while the GT3 Touring is not!?)

B - Purist Car: the GT3 Touring is one of the most purist modern cars out there at the moment (while the Lamborghini, albeit extremely capable, is quite a flashing ‘toy’)

C - Keeper Car: this is very much going to be a keeper car… both are likely to be the last naturally aspirated of their range… so they both match here… and a NA engine was a non negotiable option for me from the start… but I can’t think which one I will be more proud and excited to own in 10 years time, when I'm out polishing it and bringing it off for the weekend.

I literally can’t separate the cars… and I would really appreciate a non biased view from people on this forum… many who I am sure have both or have had experience in each... or been in a similar situation between 2 cars, thank you.

if you can buy a 2022 GT3 Touring for £170k, then there is nothing here to discuss - bite his hand off....

[r o n n i e]

PaulCar1 said:

ANOpax said:

"and I’m now about to buy something a little bit more special."

Porsche builds 40,000 911s a year.
Lamborghini builds 3,000 Huracans a year.

There's your answer.

Not having a snipe by the way, but not sure I really get your point or relevancy.

40,000 GT3 Tourings a year?

You don't consider the GT3 Touring because they build 40,000 standard 911s?

I read this to be 40,000 911s and 3,000 Huracans, not 40k GT3s and 3k Evos.

Even though ubiquity greatly impacts how special a car is to general public - it is not uncommon to see 50x 911s any given day at the Canary Wharf car parks, sit in the Lambo for 5 mins and if that doesn’t give you a more special feeling then you’ve got your answer.

[Hoofy]

Not tried either but I imagine a Lambo is going to be more special.

That said, as someone said above, get the GT3 because of the price. You can always sell it a year on if you're not happy.

[samoht]

PaulCar1 said:

A - Supercar: the Lamborghini is a supercar (while the GT3 Touring is not!?)

Exactly this, and the supercar is more special because it's a shape you don't see everyday.

[Nuttbelle]

Porsches, whatever derivative, are not all that and far too many of them to be special IMHO.
GT3 Touring at £170k seems a steal though.

Lamborghini has a lot of compromises especially if you are a big guy so I suggest you at least go and sit in one first.

My money would go on a Performante though

[supersport]

Lambo.

Been a Porsche fanatic all my life but really going off of the modern bloatware.

Having said that a 991 Touring might be of interest, but it's in a different game to the Lambo. I think for me it would be the 2WD if you can actually find one.

[70proof]

if you go for a lambo, get the rwd evo variant, great reviews of it and has plenty of grip tbh....

as to what will feel special in 10 years time, that V10 in the back of the lambo.... it really is a masterpiece of an engine, watch any review

[murphyaj]

Have you driven both? If not, then do that as soon as you can.
There is no right answer here, there is no "better" car between the two. Go and drive both and get the one that feels more special to you regardless of what some strangers on the internet say.

I spent a good long while trying to decide between a Ferrari and a Lamborghini a couple of years ago, until I went to see examples of both a day apart, at which point the decision took all of about 5 seconds. One triggered an instant desire, the other did not.

[Hoofy]

murphyaj said:

I spent a good long while trying to decide between a Ferrari and a Lamborghini a couple of years ago, until I went to see examples of both a day apart, at which point the decision took all of about 5 seconds. One triggered an instant desire, the other did not.

Come on, tell us more? What did you try? How did each make you feel?

[Nuttbelle]

Hoofy said:

Come on, tell us more? What did you try? How did each make you feel?

Obviously bought a lambo, gallardo im guessing

[Hoofy]

Nuttbelle said:

Hoofy said:

Come on, tell us more? What did you try? How did each make you feel?

Obviously bought a lambo, gallardo im guessing

I thought the same. I was wrong.

[murphyaj]

Hoofy said:

Come on, tell us more? What did you try? How did each make you feel?

Gallardo and an F430. The Ferrari just felt right, once I had sat in them it was no contest. Can't make a rational argument about which is the better car and I honestly don't care, I wanted one, i didn't want the other.

[Hoofy]

murphyaj said:

Hoofy said:

Come on, tell us more? What did you try? How did each make you feel?

Gallardo and an F430. The Ferrari just felt right, once I had sat in them it was no contest. Can't make a rational argument about which is the better car and I honestly don't care, I wanted one, i didn't want the other.

Oh, that's interesting to note. I'm toying between both cars at the mo although was leaning towards a Gallardo and not bothering to try both.

[GT4RS]

It would depend on how the 992 gt3 touring is specified.

If it’s nicely specified I personally would choose the 992.