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Style of Eye - January 2008

Debate Battle! LAMBORGHINI vs. FERRARI

January 28th 2008 21:39

This is a debate over visual aesthetics, not performance stats. Over the decades these two makes of supercar have battled it out for top spot. Which one is the fastest? Which one is the most powerful? Which one is the most luxurious? Each of them has commandeered these attributes with great skill and finesse ... but we’re not here to discuss and argue over high speed and smooth engineering.

We’re here to debate their design style and visual appeal.

It’s a simple enough debate, no politics or ethics involved, only personal taste is at stake. Is it the rearing stallion or is it the charging bull? Scarlet crimson or midnight black? Hard top or roadster? A vintage from the 1950s or 1960s? Or the glamour heyday of the 70s? Perhaps the ostentatious 80s? Or the sleek 90s? Or maybe you prefer a model from the new millennium?

In the mid-80s, when I was sixteen, my family traveled to England and in London we visited some dear old friends of my parents. They were rather wealthy with a home in Kensington and a huge farm in Sussex. The father, like my dad, was a bit of a car nut. He was into Ferraris and owned a couple, one of which was a 1960s Dino, but they weren’t kept at the London home. I had recently become entranced by the Lamborghini Countach regarding it as the most stylish looking car I had ever laid eyes on. As far as I was concerned nothing came close to the Countach for sheer wow factor.

Despite having an extensive die-cast model car collection (Matchbox, Corgi, Hot Wheels, and others), I was naïve. I hadn’t done much looking around in the real world. No doubt there were other cars just as fantastic looking, but I had yet to discover them.

We went to a car show and I bought myself a Lamborghini car key ring. I told myself I’d get the key one day when I was rich and famous. Later back at the Kensington pad Mr. Ferrari gave me a present from his bookshelf; a large hardback pictorial history of Lamborghini. On the title page in the front of the book he wrote “To Raoul, a LAMBORGHINI fan … but he’ll learn!” This was a sly nudge to let me know that Ferrari was No.1 in his books, and always would be.

Several years later whilst re-reading the beautiful Lamborghini book I “discovered” the Miura, in particular the P400 model from the late 60s/early 70s. I fell in love. I’d always thought the Countach was about as sexy as a car could get. I was wrong. The Miura is sex on wheels. I’d even say it’s the car lovers equivalent of deep throat with a finger up the ass, but some people might find that analogy a little crass. How about Miura is the g-spot of performance cars ... now that’s a little less vulgar, but no less carnal, because that’s what these extraordinary cars evoke; a base, but overwhelming desire; to own, to drive … and caress.

But enough of the vehicular vernacular, let’s put the images up for debate. Which cars do you find the most eye-catching, most attractive, most visually appealing, most stylish-looking, sexiest, sleekest. Is it a Lamborghini or is it a Ferrari? Here they are, twelve of each, alternating …

1963 Lamborghini 350 GT

1957 Ferrari California 250

1965 Lamborghini 350 Zegato

1962 Ferrari 250GT Berlinetta

1976 Lamborghini Urraco

1960s Ferrari 275/330 GTS

1971 Lamborghini Miura P400 SV

1960s Ferrari Dino

Lamborghini Countach P400

1975 Ferrari 308 GTB

1982 Lamborghini Countach SV

1971 Ferrari 365 GTA BB Modena

1985 Lamborghini Countach P500 S

1982 Ferrari 208 GTB Turbo

Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder

1986 Ferrari GT Turbo

Lamborghini Espada concept

Ferrari Dino concept

Lamborghini Gallardo Nera

2006 Ferrari F430

Lamborghini Reventon

Ferrari 404 Enzo

Lamborghini Miura 2007 concept

Ferrari 599 GTB

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Comment by Harry

January 28th 2008 21:43

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I love the earlier Ferraris, and overall I think I'll vote for Ferrari as well. It's really close but I think the Ferraris have better styling.

Comment by katyzzz

January 28th 2008 22:09

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Going on the last two only for before that lamborghini was looking slightly better most of the time, I'll back the ferrari, but it was not always the winner. Well done, there's a lot of work gone into what you have done there. Congratulations.

Comment by James Rickard

January 28th 2008 22:50

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Over the years, I alway liked the styling of the Ferrari, although I wouldn't complain if someone gave me the other!

Comment by Cibbuano

January 28th 2008 22:54

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man, I like that '63 Lamborghini...

Comment by Patricia 7

January 29th 2008 00:16

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I've always really liked the Ferrari.

PS - I like you're writing style.

Patricia

Comment by Damo

January 29th 2008 00:25

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Lamborghini is better looking.

Comment by Raoul Duke

January 29th 2008 02:25

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Thanks for the debate comments ... seems Ferrari is leading the race.
Hmmmm ...
As impressive as Ferrari is I'm sliding with Damo ... Lamborghini has a more exotic edge.
Cibbuano, Yes, a style shark it is!
Ohhhh, what I'd do to sit in the bucket seat of a Miura and grip that small, but thick girthed steering wheel with a pair of black suede gloves on and a pair of 1950s designer shades on my face, then gun the engine, ease one gloved hand down the inner thigh of my Mediterranean lover, then back up over the gear stick, foot pushing down ... and ROOOOAAARRRR!!!!

Comment by charles

January 29th 2008 05:54

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The Fezza gets my vote.

Sure, the Lambo appears to be more bling but it can't beat the sleek lines of a Pininfarina designed Ferrari.

Comment by JohnDoe

January 29th 2008 09:24

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LAMBO has to take the checkered flag for this little black duck!

Comment by Techno

January 29th 2008 23:42

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So what's the debate? Ferrari to go, techno's got a ferrari. Well done , stylo. You put a lot of work into this one.

Comment by Raoul Duke

January 30th 2008 02:25

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charles, I was waiting for your opinion ... and I'm disappointed

I thought you might've been a Lambo man like myself. Can you pick a fave from the selection I posted? or is there another model you prefer?

JD, I with you good man, I with you.

Techno, there is debate afoot most definitely. What Ferrari do you own? Cheers for the props btw!

Comment by Anonymous

May 24th 2008 02:58

I was with some one who had a lambo Gayilardo and a Ferrari F430 and when I saw the F430 I didn't know what to look at and I felt nevous because I was afraid of not seeing it again(they are that stunning. But when I walked up to the Lambo I didn't even feel like looking in side all I wanted to do was go find and the damn Ferrari.

Comment by Raoul Duke

May 27th 2008 03:44

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Anon, what year is the F430 model from?

Comment by Anonymous

May 27th 2008 22:44

Raoul Duke, It was an '06 F430 coupe, Rosso- Corsa red with the tan/beige interior and red stitching= it was really nice! To bad it wasn't a 430 Scuderia model.

Comment by Anonymous

May 28th 2008 01:44

ferrari's car better cars and faster, but lamborghini's look way cooler and the doors are sick. but ill take a lamborghini over a ferrari!

Comment by Anonymous

June 11th 2008 17:20

Fist , i want to congratulate you for this forum , because all the others , make some complicated forums that only experts (and people who pretend to have this cars) can give opinions .
It is very hard for me , and i think for everyone, to say wich of this cars is better looking, but i want to compare the two supercar brands by the year of production:
in the 60's i think 250GT Berlinetta was the best
in the 70 comes miura, 1975 the 308 GTB, than comes the lambo countach untill 1985, since the 90's i think ferrari leads for it's design (f430 better than gallardo and f60 better than murcielago)

Comment by Raoul Duke

June 20th 2008 01:37

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anonymous, thank you for the props! we'd make a great pitstop mechanics crew!

I just can't go past the miura ... i just can't ... i recently got back from a trip to europe, and visited an old friend in sussex, england. he owns a 69 lambo miura, a 71 ferrari 250 lusso and a 71 de tomaso mangusta ... unfortunately the weather was terrible that day and so he was unprepared to take any of the cars out on the country roads, but i got to sit in the miura and fired up the engine, so that was half of my dream come true!!!

Comment by Raoul Duke

March 3rd 2009 03:52

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side mirror (cute handle btw),
I agree, the design work on most Lambos is untouchable, but Ferrari are the performance kings ...

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