The V10 Wins on Soul and Pence Per Thrill

On raw numbers, the Ferrari F8 Tributo looks like the stronger car — 710 bhp against 640, a fractionally higher power-to-weight ratio, and the kind of clinical engineering precision that makes rivals feel unfinished. But the numbers tell only part of the story. At launch, the Huracan EVO cost roughly £38,000 less than the F8, and at £258 per horsepower new against £287, it was already the more efficient use of money before anyone turned a wheel. Both cars matched each other to 62 mph anyway, so that extra 70 bhp was largely bragging rights. The character gap is where this decision actually lives. The F8 is exceptionally good — fast, polished, usable — but reviewers consistently note that it feels more like a precision instrument than an event. That is not a flaw, but it is a cost. The Huracan EVO's naturally aspirated V10 delivers something the turbocharged Ferrari simply cannot replicate: an engine that builds with genuine drama, rewards throttle modulation, and sounds genuinely extraordinary. The EVO's chassis updates sharpened what was already a precise, agile platform without scrubbing away the emotional involvement. That combination is increasingly rare at any price. With no reliable auction data to confirm where either car has settled on the used market, we cannot call a depreciation winner. What we can say is that the Huracan EVO delivered more theatre per pound when new, and on today's used market that engine's character only gets harder to replace. Buy the Lambo.