The first super car I was ever photographed next to was a white Lamborghini Countach, I was about 5 or 6 when the image was taken, me posing model like with one leg outstretched and the opposite hip thrown. The glamour of the car would do that to you even at 5. At the time 2000-2001 it was already out of production but for years probably a decade, before I even had a license, I told everyone it was my favourite car.
It was a legendary wedge-shaped supercar produced from 1974 to 1990, a modern hybrid revival built more recently in 2022. It is universally famous for introducing futuristic styling, scissor doors, and a mid-mounted V12 engine. The one with the fin on the back. I kept the picture for years and although it got lost along the road of life I still recognise this car as my first love if ever I catch sight of one.
It’s a white Countach that creates the memorable sequence in the Wolf of Wall St when high on quaaludes Jordan Belfour (Leonardo De Caprio) tries to drive to the nearby country club to take a phone call from his lawyer because all the phones in his house are bugged.
My budget hasn’t stretched to owning or even driving a Lamborghini yet. It is on my bucket list but whenever I am in London I do make a point of checking out the showroom window in Mayfair and dreaming a while.
The last time I was passing the cars shown in the showroom window were a Lamborghini Revuelto the brand's V12 plug-in hybrid flagship supercar, on display at 20 Berkeley Square, London and a Urus in a imho terrible colour.
A couple of years ago I saw a URUS parked, another unsightly colour a sort of garish orange but the shape appealed to me so much, very sleek and not like an SUV at I snapped a picture. It didn’t have the distinctive branding I should have recognised.
I didn’t really get the foray into people carriers by luxury sport car brands, Jaguar made an ugly one and also Porsche, after the 911 frog eye and the 928 a people carrier SUV just felt like a very expensive come down for yummy mummies with too much money.
When I saw the URUS I did get a pang of who dat car and then of course it turned out to be a Lamborghini.
They are not cheap. Even secondhand you are looking at, well at least £120K the cheapest I’ve found.
The oldest Lamborghini Urus you can buy, 8 years old because the vehicle only launched in 2018. If you look at the oldest possible models (2018 launch editions) with roughly 50,000 miles on the clock, a second-hand Urus currently costs between £125,000 and £140,000.
This new one on the LAmbourghini showroom custom paint job included will set you back £214K but get this even if the price tag isn’t an obstacle demand on this beauty outstretches supply.
The Lamborghini Urus SE, which is the plug-in hybrid model, starts at a recommended retail price (RRP) of £213,615 in the UK. Depending on optional equipment, specifications, and taxes, the final price can vary so starting from £213,615 to £214,000.
If you take all the extras it easily exceeds £221,000 once options like the Akrapovič exhaust or carbon fiber packages are added.
And here’s the really shocking part. Because new orders are heavily backed up into future production years, pre-owned or delivery-mileage models on platforms like Autotrader UK are demanding premiums, with some listed up to £339,975, over £100K more than if you have a relationship with a dealership like HR Owen.
Not want you know but who when it comes to getting the best deal on a luxury vehicle.
Following a really bad experience with Mayfair Motors in Leicester, different league entirely and completely different and unrelated business I unpublished my snoop. From doing a lot of research I know many people were harmed by this car dealership, in the end me included. Fortunately they have now closed.
And just to qualify I have never bought a car from HR Owen, I have no experience of their business or service. I am just Holly Golightly window shopping in Tiffany for the purchase of this snoop.