Every car on the Drive Tribe fleet, reviewed from time behind the wheel on Sydney roads: what it is like to drive, what it costs to run for a weekend, which tier it sits in, the minimum driver age and the excess. Written by the person who chose each car, with the running costs and trade-offs stated plainly rather than sold. Supercars, exotics, performance cars, luxury SUVs and the lifestyle fleet, from a $150-a-day BMW X5 to a $2,600-a-day McLaren 650S.
What the first hour in a Ferrari 488 is really like, in the order you meet it: getting in, the buttons on the wheel, the gearbox in traffic, 760Nm of turbocharged torque, wet roads, driveways and the handover. Hire confirmed by request.
Seven seats, rear doors that rise at the kerb and near silence on the motorway. Why the chauffeur-driven Model X P100D is such a good car for a group run to Sydney Airport, where it stops fitting, and how a transfer is quoted and booked.
A practical guide for couples planning a Ferrari arrival: which Ferrari suits a wedding, getting a gown in and out of a low two-seater, where the bride sits, photographs, timing, convoys and what to do if it rains.
Built in the same years to the same recipe: a twin-turbo V8 behind the seats, rear-wheel drive and three seconds to 100km/h. The McLaren 650S is bookable today; the Ferrari 488 is confirmed by request. What actually separates them, and which one to book.
Two naturally aspirated mid-engined supercars from the last era before turbos took over. The 458 drives its rear wheels with a V8 that revs to 9,000rpm; the Huracan drives all four with a V10. One is confirmed by request, the other is bookable today.
What a flat-plane crank is, why the 458\'s 4.5-litre V8 revs to 9,000rpm, why Ferrari stopped building mid-engined V8s like it, and what that engine feels like from the driver\'s seat on a Sydney road.
The 458 revs to 9,000rpm without a turbocharger in sight; the 488 replaced it with twin turbos and 760Nm. A side-by-side comparison of the two Ferrari V8s for anyone choosing between them, both confirmed by request.
A practical guide for anyone about to drive a Gallardo as their first supercar: getting in, seating, visibility, the e-gear gearbox, driveways, rain and what to do in the first ten minutes.
The Gallardo came first and the Huracan replaced it. One is in our fleet and bookable today; the other is confirmed by request. An honest comparison of the old V10 Lamborghini and the current one, and when the older car is still the right call.
The Audi R8 and the Lamborghini Gallardo share a 5.2-litre V10 and all-wheel drive, and almost nothing about how they feel. A side-by-side comparison for anyone choosing between the two cousins, both confirmed by request.
