The McLaren 570S and the Lamborghini Aventador SVJ are two different answers to the same question.
They’re both mid-range supercars, although using the words ‘mid’ and ‘supercar’ in the same sentence is always a bit strange, they’re both fast and they both look spectacular in orange.
There are similarities, but there are also a few differences.
Speed vs excitement
The McLaren 570S and the Aventador SVJ are both fast, but in different ways.
The 570S is a bit more refined, a bit more civilized.
The 570S is built on a carbon fiber monocoque platform, and it uses a 3.8-liter twin-turbo V8, capable of producing 570PS (562hp).
Thanks to its carbon fiber structure, it only weighs 1,356kg.
It does 0-60mph in 3.2 seconds, and it can reach a top speed of 328km/h (204mph).
*Lamborghini Aventador SVJ rear image*
The Aventador is louder, heavier, and more powerful.
It uses a 6.5-liter V12, which in the SVJ model produces 760 horsepower, and it weighs 1,525kg.
It’s also a bit faster.
The SVJ does 0-60mph in 2.8 seconds and it has a top speed of 350km/h (217mph).
Put simply, while the 570S is designed as an extremely powerful supercar, the SVJ is designed for drama.
It is designed to make everyone stop and go ‘wow’.
The 570S isn’t a discreet car but, when you park it alongside a Lambo SVJ, it somehow becomes the more discreet one.
‘Expensive’ is a relative term
Most people would call the McLaren 570S ‘expensive’, because it is.
Back when it was new, the 570S had an MSRP of $191,000 and, even now, you need roughly the same amount of money to buy one in good condition.
Nearly $200,000 isn’t the sort of cash people find in the inside pocket of a long-forgotten jacket but it’s still a lot less than what you need for the SVJ.
The MSRP was north of $500,000 when it was launched, and then it went up to $600,000, which is more or less the sum you need if you want to buy one in the secondary market now.
