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patrick_y
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Agreed on the steering.

I do like the transmission - it's not as smart as PDK, but I still like it. The Lamborghini does hold the road much better than the Porsche - especially in off-camber corners such as turns 9 and 10 on Laguna Seca. I don't have a lot of experience in the Ferrari 458/488 on "interesting" roads so I can't compare it to the Ferrari from a performance driving perspective, but I would argue that the Ferrari is much better to see out of, the Ferrari has a lighter ceiling (the black ceiling on the Lamborghini makes the car feel very small), the Ferrari has a much higher ceiling and more space behind the seat, and the Ferrari has a much larger front trunk than the Lamborghini. The UI/UX of the Lamborghini is also better than the Ferrari in some ways, button layout, air conditioning performance, navigation system - not that we buy these cars for those things. I still remember the McLaren's lift was buried in a sub menu and took several seconds to get to - a really stupid design! I hope they fixed that.
While the McLaren's steering isn't as communicative as the Ferrari's (in my opinion) most professional race car drivers tell me they really like the way the McLaren drives the most (out of the Ferrari/Lamborghini/McLaren trio) even though they agree the McLaren is not the most communicative. The professionals say it's less about communication and more about consistency - when you know the limit of the car, tires, and the objective good times on a racetrack, the communication is less important and the machine's ability to help you focus on repeatability is more important. Then, the only thing you have to worry about now is tire degradation (as tire's capabilities change the longer you're driving the car aggressively). It was interesting to hear that from so many professionals. But I guess it doesn't necessarily apply to most non professionals since we want charm, communication, and feel.
Definitely a cool color! Big big big congrats! This one is a keeper!!! Last of the naturally aspirated engines too! Corvette aside.