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jp884
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First impressions on the sterrato.

The car is visually and audibly loud which attracts a lot of attention from bystanders (good and bad). Upshifts and downshifts are violent where it feels like you are being kicked by a mule. Burbles and cracks and pops are also loud on the downshifts.  I passed a cyclists and he literally almost fell of his bike he was so startled ( and I was trailing him for a good while so it's not like I surprised him) The car does not feel as surgical and planted as a Ferrari or Porsche. But that's to be expected its a quasi off-roader with off-road tires and lifted a little. So I don't expect it to be planted like the other cars. It has a little body sway when you are aggressive around the turns.  The Ferrari and Porsches are more subdued visually and audibly that's good and bad. Sometimes you just want a car that is opposite your personality like a Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde and this car produces it in spades.  Is this car funner than my other road focused cars? Absolutely, it's the equivalent to going on a rollercoaster and wanting more of that thrill ride.  The back end will break loose in Rally mode which is what you want sometimes.  Also, my kids absolutely love the car which makes me love it even more.  For the Swan Song for Lamborghini's V10 it's a wonderful way to go.  I will post more as I spend more time with the car over the summer enjoying this axe murderer of a car.