[tomespo]

Sick !!! Congrats bud, can't wait to see it

No way. Da baker is on here!? @Sto_fever u see this?

 

[Sal]

Awesome! Hope to see it soon....

 

[Sto_fever]

No way. Da baker is on here!? @Sto_fever u see this?

There he is with the “STO” ( STO as a word)

 

[KZEVO]

Yes. My allocation came up and the carbon was not available. I made them skip me and 30 days later we were able to put it in. I got very lucky

Great to hear. I was talking to my dealer and he was talking about how difficult it is right now with lamborghini. They are even telling dealers when allocations are made available what colors are not available and options. Getting a car spec’d exactly how one wants there is no guarantee it will happen…most likely it wont. I am still holding firm.

 

[hoodyhoo]

Congrats! Whereabouts are you in SoCal? Join us for some drives

I’m in North County San Diego, how about you guys?

 

[ag07]

No way. Da baker is on here!? @Sto_fever u see this?

I'm always lurking around here ... lol

 

[LHP]

I’m in North County San Diego, how about you guys?

LA brother you should try to try make it up to one of the Sunset GT events sometimes

 

[tomespo]

Dropped off to Auto Polishing Center today.

 

[NetSec]

Does anyone know if there a paint match/code for the flat black used on the exposed floor. Somehow I picked up a tiny chip that’s sent my OCD into overdrive.

 

[wthensler]

The STO continues to impress me the more I drive it. Trofeo mode sounds insane on throttle off, like Chinese New Year, lol.

My favorite symbol has become the “No Escape!” icon in bright red! I think it’s a warning great feature, but also gives me giggles.

A car shouldn‘t be this much fun.

 

[360 Spyder]

wthensler Are you telling me you get pops on decel? I sometimes get 2. One of two big complaints I have with a very cool car. The other is the inane infotainted system.

 

[wthensler]

wthensler Are you telling me you get pops on decel? I sometimes get 2. One of two big complaints I have with a very cool car. The other is the inane infotainted system.

Yes, in Trofeo mode, esp. coming off of higher RPM, I get pops. Pretty much always.

I have barely used the radio in this car or the 458, so I don’t use infotainment much at all.

 

[360 Spyder]

Whensler How many pops will you get on a single decel. I think my limit is literally 2 and nothing like the louder half second I get anytime I decel from over 4,000 rpm. Below that I get very nice burbles almost all the time. It was the way the car was designed and has just always seemed "right". The race exhaust only made it much louder and better and brought the sound level to where It seems the car was intended. before noise considerations. Here is what Fast MD had to say about it in 2021:

"The optional Huracan Race exhaust sounds incredible. My friend has a Huracan, Performante, and an SVJ and we all believe the older Huracan with the optional race exhaust sounds better than the Performante and SVJ."


That is one hell of a compliment to come out of a comparison to very tough competition and is the biggest reason I am keeping the 610 despite having the STO. I am hoping that when my STO comes off warranty, tuners will be able to simulate the pops and burbles of my 2015 610 but I suspect the sound quality and character comes from both the ECU tuning as well as the configuration of the exhaust which is somewhat of an art and may be lost with straight through exhaust.

 

[wthensler]

Whensler How many pops will you get on a single decel. I think my limit is literally 2 and nothing like the louder half second I get anytime I decel from over 4,000 rpm. Below that I get very nice burbles almost all the time. It was the way the car was designed and has just always seemed "right". The race exhaust only made it much louder and better and brought the sound level to where It seems the car was intended. before noise considerations. Here is what Fast MD had to say about it in 2021:

"The optional Huracan Race exhaust sounds incredible. My friend has a Huracan, Performante, and an SVJ and we all believe the older Huracan with the optional race exhaust sounds better than the Performante and SVJ."


That is one hell of a compliment to come out of a comparison to very tough competition and is the biggest reason I am keeping the 610 despite having the STO. I am hoping that when my STO comes off warranty, tuners will be able to simulate the pops and burbles of my 2015 610 but I suspect the sound quality and character comes from both the ECU tuning as well as the configuration of the exhaust which is somewhat of an art and may be lost with straight through exhaust.

It sounds best when coming off redline in Trofeo, but above 4k it’s a few cracks, nothing more. Still, sounds awesome, just wish there were more of them.

I am certain a tune will greatly improve pops and burbles. I did a tune on my 458 and also installed a Kline exhaust and it is simply incredible sounding.

I may do a tune and exhaust on the STO with the understanding it doesn’t do a lot for performance if it is just catback. I have no interest in going further (though a VF Engineering blower has crossed my mind, lol 😂).

Dunno, though. I’m running out of desire for more power and torque than what the F8 delivers. These cars are getting too fast…….

 

[Russk]

It sounds best when coming off redline in Trofeo, but above 4k it’s a few cracks, nothing more. Still, sounds awesome, just wish there were more of them.

I am certain a tune will greatly improve pops and burbles. I did a tune on my 458 and also installed a Kline exhaust and it is simply incredible sounding.

I may do a tune and exhaust on the STO with the understanding it doesn’t do a lot for performance if it is just catback. I have no interest in going further (though a VF Engineering blower has crossed my mind, lol 😂).

Dunno, though. I’m running out of desire for more power and torque than what the F8 delivers. These cars are getting too fast…….

And where or when does it ever end. Every year now more HP and crazy fast numbers. When does it hit critical mass?

 

[360 Spyder]

Writers are talking about some cars being too fast. For me, 600 hp in a light car is the limit of fun but really unusable on the street.. I remember how fun a Fiat X/19 or triumph Spitfire was with well ander 100 HP where you were always running full throttle. Or a 240 hp Corvette in the mountains in North Carolina that you could run hard uphill. 600 hp there and I would kill myself. And I remember a track instuctor coming back from a drive in a Miata saying it was more fun than our 911s and Acura NSXs.

 

[wthensler]

If you track your cars, you will begin to explore the limits of your own skills and those of the car.

I track the 458 quite a bit. At close to 600 hp, it’s fast, but not exceedingly quick. In short, I could use more lower and mid range grunt than what the car delivers.

The STO (IMO) is much better, but it’s not overwhelming if driven properly. HP and torque delivery are linear, but manageable. There are situations where I could see wanting a bit more.

The F8 is getting into unmanageable territory with the nannies mostly off. The twin turbos delivering 720hp and 600 ft lbs of torque are more than enough for 99.9% of drivers.

I can’t imagine needing more than that, at least in my case.

 

[hotstove]

Well that was fast. From la prima in last week of November to sitting at the dealer in Toronto first week of January.

Verde mantis vs Verde Aries

 

[surfah]

Love

 

[NeedMoreCoffee]

Whensler How many pops will you get on a single decel.

Mine is super consistent...three if I'm at cruising speed or higher...two if I'm at lower speeds (sub 50mph) and that's decel when I'm between 4-6k RPM and lift off.

Keep in mind my valves are forced open, and the car only has 200 miles so not exactly a broken in exhaust yet.