Just one of these mega cars existing in a given year would be epic. Having all three right now? The Lamborghini Huracán STO, the Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series, and the new Porsche 911 GT3? It’s like a supermoon combined with a solar eclipse, in a leap year. Goodness, what an embarrassment of automotive riches.
With their high-output engines (each making more than 120 hp per liter), standard rear-wheel drive with rear-steering axles, aggressive aerodynamics, carbon-ceramic brakes the size of manhole covers, track-compound tires, and near record-breaking performance, this spectacular trio is as good as it gets in the supercar world. Consider this a battle among winged Greek deities Eros, Hermes, and Nike.
There are many fundamental differences among them. The Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series has a front-mounted mid-engine, the Lamborghini Huracán STO has a rear-mounted mid-engine, and the Porsche 911 GT3 presses on with the model’s traditional rear-mounted engine.
The GT Black Series is powered by a 720-hp, 590-lb-ft twin-turbo V-8; the Huracán by a 630-hp, 417-lb-ft naturally aspirated V-10; and the Porsche by a “mere” 502-hp, 346-lb-ft naturally aspirated flat-six that spins up to 9,000 glorious rpm. Although both the AMG and Porsche engines are considered 4.0-liter units, the Porsche’s six-cylinder displaces 14cc more volume than the AMG’s V-8.
Finally, both the Lamborghini and Mercedes feature seven-speed twin-clutch automatics, with the option to shift for yourself via paddles on the steering wheel. This Porsche GT3, though available with a similar paddle-shifted PDK gearbox as a no-cost option, came to us with a GT-tuned six-speed manual.
With a combined value roughly a single Honda Civic shy of a million bucks, this is some metal and carbon fiber you won’t see often, let alone in one place. As our luck would have it, all three were contestants and finalists in our inaugural Performance Vehicle of the Year (PVOTY) competition (April). We couldn’t help but whisk the cream off
