Forza Horizon 2 and the 97 Lamborghini Diablo

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed playing the Forza franchise racing games on Xbox since I’ve been at home from an injury I suffered at work in November of 2013.  It'd started with Forza Horizon, then I bought Forza 3, then Forza 4 and now I'm hitting the roads in Forza Horizon 2.

It’s given me a whole new appreciation of the automobile. I’ve driven every car imaginable and I have so many favorites it’s hard to pick one above all others. My heart first and foremost still belongs to the America Muscle Cars of the 60’s and 70’s.

But as I’ve advanced my video racing career, I’ve fallen in love with the premium BMW’s, Mercedes’, Ferrari’s, Lotus’s, Ruf’s, Bugatti’s, Sagaris’s, Audi’s and the Alfa Romeo’s of the world as well since they all have speed and amazing handling characteristics.

That said, I’m developing a real love affair for the Lamborghini’s. Their new top of the line road cars are off the charts amazing and unbelievable. In Forza Horizon 2 the newest one is the 2014 Hurcan LP 610-4, it's a real hellcat. There are 6 others Lamborghini’s in their lineup, the 2013 Veneo, the 2012 Aventador LP 700-4, the 2011 LP570-4 Super Leggera, the 2010 Murcilago SV and the 1988 Countach LP5000 QV.  

The 1997 Lamborghini Diablo SV

My new favorite is one of the older smaller Lamborghini’s.  It’s the 1997 Lamborghini Diablo SV. No, it isn’t the biggest or fastest car in the game and the horsepower is smaller but it handles as well or better than any car ever made.

I LOVE this car, it has a 485 hp engine, a 5 speed manual transmission, its top speed is 201 mph, 0- 60 mph in 3.8 seconds and it’ll do a ¼ mile in 12.2 seconds.  It’s one of those cars that is just fast enough to give you a mind numbing adrenaline rush but not so fast that you’d wreck it after coming out of the first corner. The braking, steering and acceleration of the Diablo is 'devilish' perfection.

Since I was born good looking and not rich I’ll never be able to afford to buy a real 97 Diablo. The starting price for one with high mileage is around $120,000 to $150,000, the low mileage mint condition Diablo’s can go as high as $500,000.

So as a fan of road racing I’ll have to settle into my imaginary world on Forza Horizon 2 and get behind the wheel of my Diablo (or xyz car) and zip through the winding roads on the coast of France hitting speeds of 150 mph plus through corners. If I slam into a wall and wipe out the car no worries, I hit the reset button and start over again and it’s off to the races. After I've gone as far as I can go on Forza Horizon 2 I plan on investing in a Xbox One (made the mistake of buying a Xbox 360 first) so I can buy Forza 5 and the new Forza 6 that will be released soon.