Ferrari F8 Tributo, Lamborghini Huracán Evo Rwd & McLaren 765LT

Three spectacular supercars, but they can’t all go through, can they? Richard Meaden attempts to identify the weaker players

- Richard Meaden

WHILE THE SPECTACLE OF ECOTY COMES FROM THE wild disparity between a broad list of contenders, it is at its most intense when very similar cars fight tooth and nail for their place in the final. This year the most conspicuous internecine battle is undoubtedly the one between the Ferrari F8 Tributo, Lamborghini Huracán Evo RWD and McLaren 765LT.

To have three such potent mid-engined supercars in the same year is pretty remarkable, but to have three such different mid-engined supercars is truly exciting. Cars of this calibre always add to the show, of course, but when they’re thrown in with such a special group of contenders, their participation also offers the possibility of some delicious David and Goliath battles further down the line.

All in good time. Right now we need to get beneath the skin of each of these incredible supercars and decide which deserve to make it through to part two.

One thing worth having at the forefront of your mind is the potency these cars possess and the level at which they perform. It’s not often a Lamborghini is the junior of the group, but with 602bhp and 560Nm of torque it is at a significant disadvantage to the F8’s 710bhp and 770Nm and the 765LT’s colossal 754bhp and 800Nm. I’m not going to list the performance figures for each, but I’ll just leave this here: the McLaren will hit 200kmph from a standstill in 7.0sec and lap pretty much any given circuit at McLaren Senna-like pace. I’m not sure eCoty has ever seen the like.

If deciding which to jump into and drive first is indicative of how hard these cars are to separate, we’re in for quite a challenge. After a momentary pause I step towards the F8.