Ferrari and Lamborghini - an illustrated guide: images

The 1957 Ferrari California GT Spider is one of the company’s most famous – and valuable – cars

If the 1957 California is too expensive, the Ferrari California T is more affordable – though all things are relative

The Ferrari 488 GTB is arguably Ferrari’s core model. Its 3.9-litre engine uses two turbochargers to help it produce 661bhp

If you want a roofless 488, simply hand Ferrari an extra £20,000 over the coupe and they’ll build you one

All modern Ferraris come with an automatic gearbox, making the company’s famous ‘open gated’ manual history

Who said Ferraris had to be impractical? The GTC4 Lusso is a genuine four-seater with a hatchback boot

If you prefer outright thrills to continent-crossing capabilities, the Ferrari F12 may be your car

And if the F12 isn’t extreme enough, the F12 tdf produces 769bhp

The Ferrari 250 GTO was a homologation model, meaning a road-going version was produced just so the car could meet race regs

The Ferrari 330 P4 is mythically rare (a replica is pictured) and only one example is said to exist

The Ferrari F40 of 1987 is one of the most significant supercars ever, and its turbocharged engine produces 472bhp

Unfairly maligned when it went on sale in the 1980s, the Testarossa’s kudos is on the rise, and prices have followed suit

Ferrari used its F1 expertise when designing the Enzo, building it with a carbon-fibre ‘tub’ and fitting carbon-ceramic brakes

The Ferrari LaFerrari is a quintessentially modern supercar, and uses hybrid technology to produce 950bhp

The Lamborghini Miura is considered by many to be one of the most beautiful cars ever built 

The Lamborghini Huracan is the company’s cheapest car, at £155,000 – though the four-wheel drive version is more

As is the convertible – Lamborghini charges around £15,000 to remove the Huracan’s roof

As with the Huracan, a convertible Aventador is also available – for around £28,000 extra

Despite these elevated prices, the Lamborghini story starts with a humble tractor

While the Miura is undeniably stunning, it’s also known to be tricky to drive

Meaning ‘wow!’ in Italian, the Countach was a famous poster pinup throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s

With economy of around 11mpg (if you’re lucky) the Lamborghini LM002 is one of the least efficient cars ever made

The Diablo replaced the Countach, and was the first Lamborghini to hit 200mph

The Murcielago was the first car made by Lamborghini after it was acquired by Volkswagen