I think once you’ve driven the 458, you’ll be surprised at the difference between the 458 and the Huracan.
The 458 sounds a lot louder (stock) in person than it appears in videos. Classic Ferrari V8 sound. Also found it easier to get in/out, more storage under the front bonnet than the Huracan, and the interior feels a bit more roomy - higher roofline maybe.
I guess one downside is the infotainment is a little dated and more complicated to use. But then I guess the Huracan only has a glorified Audi RNS-E. Sound system seems decent in either though.
Drove the 458 today and albeit on more involving roads all back roads mainly.
Car was a 2011 and sales guy ex tech explained 2010/2011 cars sound best because 2012
Onwards they changed baffles. It was loud in the cabin and it all just sounded natural and on over run sometimes it would gurgle, other times pop and other times rumble.
It felt a real drivers car really engaging and very analogue and again it felt light in weight, this car had buckets and forged wheels so has a weight of around 1480kg with fuel I believe so it’s light.
To drive it felt sorted like my 911 and CSL was but on yet another level, visibility was better and it felt very engaging at low speeds and whereas the Huracan you had to drive seriously quick to somewhat feel engaged the 458 was a lot of fun at legal speeds. Weather was better 10c and dry plus it had PS4S on it and I launched it in 1st just floored it and after the gear box had a moment of delay it was off, did not use LC and car was in race mode.
Drove in wet, sport and race dampening feels great but in wet mode or use bumpy road button car is shockingly good, good dampers and light car.
In a straight line the Huracan would embarrass it I also think the SVR would too, on a roll it might not be too far off though as keep it over 6000rpm and change when the 5 red light appear around 9000rpm the shifts though not as dramatic as the Huracan in Corsa mode were like a rifle bolt.
To drive it feels analogue car that is designed to be driven nothing feels fake or assisted it’s just a pure driving tool.
I’m still gonna hire a Huracan and 458 for a day each to truly decide but I think a 458 is way to go simply for that raw driving and true focus, yeah a Huracan probably leave it for dust, even a GTR would but it felt a proper pointy car that just wants to be driven.
Was also shocked how good it looked in black!
Financially I feel a 458 will hold value best compared to a Huracan and most definitely compared to a 570S. 2yr warranty is nice and of course the servicing is surprising cheap averaging £1000 per year.
The brakes were a little unassisted which takes some getting used but generally preferred as typically more feel.
Car was 139k, buckets, forged wheels, carbon at Stratstone Wilmslow with 15k miles and 4 owners.
80k down, their finance interest only was 7.8% so was £384 per month for 30 months with 59k balloon but any form of over payment allowed. I of course won’t use that as I’ve got a quote of 4% for interest free and I’d also bid them 130-135k if I went for it so be more like £250 per month for 24 months and 55k balloon which I can afford to pay off at the end.
If I did go whole hog and get a Performante then I’d remortgage as be borrowing 120k at around 2% saves a lot.
I’m thinking 458, then maybe Huracan in a couple years and then a 570S Spyder because I suspect a 458 right now will not loose more than 5-10k per year and I feel a Huracan would lose 10-15k and a McLaren 20k plus a year.
Plus cheaper servicing and warranty Ferrari offers is more attractive.
But I need to drive them both again for 24hr each before deciding!
