Originally Posted by allanlambo
I had both, an 86 Testarossa and an 87 Countach at the same time. The Countach was substantially quicker than the Testarossa, handled and braked better. The Testarossa easier to drive but not as reliable as the Countach.
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It largely depends on the Countach you would be comparing against.... the Lamborghini hand built v12 even varried engine to engine to some degree. A friend had an 88 Downdraft, and has owned about 25 + Countach's over the years; and he said his 88 DD was the fastest he has ever owned by some substanial margin.
the 512 BB and 512 BBi, and even the Testerossa's were never as hard accellerating as the Countach, unless the Lambo ended up being a "lemon" engine (which another friend has had since new... and will never get it replaced with a properly working countach)
I wouldn't say either is less or more reliable, except to say I know for certain the Ferrari's require them being driven to work well... one day on, one month off isn't the Ferrari way...
The Testerossa would've been the easiest to drive... a 512 BB isn't so hard to drive, the BBi is a workout, and the Countach is a bit more 'manly' IMHO
Also, stock for stock... the lambo v12 sounds far better