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2015 vs Today: The Winners and Losers of the Ferrari Market
We revisit Ferrari classifieds from a decade ago to see which models won big and which stood still.
June 4, 2026
We've covered Ferrari, this time we're digging out Lamborghini classifieds from a decade ago to find the biggest winners and losers.
There’s something oddly fascinating about flicking through old classified adverts, and that’s exactly what we've done for this article, revisiting Supercar Driver magazines from 10 to 12 years ago to dig out classifieds and see how today’s prices compare.
After focusing on the brand everyone talks about last time, this part is all about Lamborghini. More a manufacturer known for theatre and flamboyance rather than investor appeal, some models have actually performed better than some of the Ferraris, and one in particular has almost tripled in value over the past decade. Let’s dive in.
The standard Lamborghini Aventador has followed the same path as many mainstream flagship supercars: heavy depreciation after the initial hype faded. And yet, there’s an argument they may eventually rebound. That they’re now undervalued for what they are.
Massive naturally aspirated V12, outrageous styling and a driving experience that feels theatrical beyond reason all work heavily in its favour, and whilst the Revuelto is objectively better in every manner, some argue there’s nothing quite like an Aventador when it comes to theatre, and perhaps for that very reason, it’s the epitome of Lamborghini.
Whatever the case, right now, they look surprisingly attainable for one of the definitive supercars of the 2000s so far.
The Lamborghini Aventador SV sits in a very different place to the standard Aventador. Limited production (600 Coupes and 600 Roadsters), more aggressive setup and significantly more theatre have helped values stay strong.
There was a dip in values to around the £300,000 mark at one point, but the rebound has been exceptionally strong. This 22k-mile example is now £130k more than the less-than-1k-mile example from back in 2016, and low-mileage cars are reaching around three quarters of a million Pounds. Will they reach a million or will the bubble burst? Time will tell.
The Gallardo Performante hasn’t seen a dramatic climb, and for a while they were trading around the £120k mark, but values have strengthened steadily as buyers rediscover just how good late Gallardos are in terms of offering an experience you can no longer get from Lamborghini.
Naturally aspirated V10s are becoming increasingly valuable full stop, and the Gallardo’s compact size and hydraulic steering now feel wonderfully old-school compared to modern supercars. Couple that with the fact that only around 180 were produced worldwide, and it seems strange that they didn’t start to climb earlier.
The Lamborghini Huracán Performante transformed the baby Lambo driving experience into something that genuinely appealed to keen drivers. Sharper, even louder and significantly more focused, it arrived fresh from its Nürburgring lap record heroics and suddenly had the attention of people who would previously have been looking at GT3 RSs and McLaren 675LTs instead.
Despite that, values haven't followed the trajectory of some of Lamborghini's more limited offerings. That said, most of the depreciation happened in the first couple of years, and they’ve sat around the same point since. That's partly because Lamborghini built more than many people realise, and partly because the newer STO has inevitably stolen some of the limelight.
Now, at around £180,000 for a sensibly-miled car like this, the Perf looks like a lot of car for the money. Naturally aspirated V10s are now a thing of the past, and for some, the Perf is peak Huracán for road driving.
The Lamborghini Countach was once the poster car people admired from afar without necessarily wanting to own. Now, the opposite is true. In a world of supercars that make life easy, buyers increasingly crave the absurdity: impossible visibility, outrageous styling, huge effort required to drive one properly. The Countach feels less like a car and more like a rolling piece of 1980s fantasy, and values have surged accordingly.
The gulf in prices between these two is huge, and you'd say the QV model we featured previously is if anything more valuable in the Countach hierarchy, so the rise may be even more dramatic than it looks, with earlier LP400 cars, particularly the periscopo, soaring into the millions.
The Lamborghini Diablo market has exploded as buyers chase analogue V12 Lamborghinis before Audi-era refinement took over. Massive noise, huge presence and genuinely intimidating dynamics suddenly became desirable rather than inconvenient. The Diablo also benefits from being old enough to feel classic but modern enough to have serious performance.
The £240k example we’ve used (a 1999 car which lost the pop-up headlights in favour of units famously sourced from the Nissan 300ZX) wasn’t even at the bottom of the market. I even found trace of a car at Furlonger, just like the current yellow one for sale at The Octane Collection, with very similar mileage (in fact it may even be the same car), which was once for sale at £175k!
The Murciélago SV has become one of the hottest modern Lamborghini collectibles of them all. Why? Because the SV feels like the final boss of old-school Lamborghinis: huge V12, dramatic styling, savage gearbox and absolutely no interest in subtlety whatsoever. Drive one and you’ll realise nothing modern feels remotely similar.
Lamborghini intended to make 350, but just 186 left the factory because the demand just wasn’t there. Can you imagine that happening now? If they’d built a few thousand, they’d all be spoken for before we even saw the launch event on social media!
Nearly a million pounds seems pretty serious for a very similar mileage car to the one we spotted for £375,000 back in the day (possibly the same car), and objectively, perhaps it is, but the Murcielago is progressing towards God-like status, and the market is recognising that.
