If you think we’ve lost our minds, you’re right—but…We asked ourselves: what could be more different from a supercar?
Maybe a farm machine… but are we that sure?Let’s get this straight: the tractor is the farmer’s real supercar. It’s got more torque than a Ferrari, more endurance than a Bugatti, and it pops wheelies (on dirt). And yet, when we talk engines, everyone (us included) drools over Lamborghini Aventador, the Porsche 911 Turbo, McLaren F1, Ferrari F40. But have you ever seen a John Deere with rear tires a meter and a half tall dragging a plow like an F-16 on takeoff? That’s raw power. That’s muscle.Welcome to the showdown no one asked for—but everyone needed to read: supercars versus tractors.Torque vs. Horsepower: who really rules?Supercars live on horsepower. 700, 800, 1000 and beyond: poster numbers, garage-daydream material. But those horses only wake up at 8,000 rpm, squeezing pistons like lemons.Tractors play a different game. They don’t chase speed; they chase force. A Fendt or a John Deere will comfortably top 2,000 Nm of torque at low revs. Where a Ferrari launches like a missile but taps out at the first muddy stretch, the tractor keeps going—slow and unstoppable—turning the field into its own private circuit. It’s the tortoise and the hare all over again—yes, we’re talking Aesop.Now do you see why we need this article?The Lamborghini Story: From Tractors to SupercarsA brief detour.
If there’s one brand that uniquely ties tractors and supercars together, it’s Lamborghini. Ferruccio Lamborghini—an agricultural entrepreneur and brilliant mechanic—built tractors in the postwar years using salvaged tank parts. That work made him a fortune, as is well known. But as a sports-car enthusiast, he bought Ferraris. A faulty clutch led to a dispute with Enzo Ferrari, who dismissed him with a line that went down in history: “You stick to making tractors.”Instead of obeying, Ferruccio answered by founding Automobili Lamborghini in 1963. The 350 GT opened the road, the Miura sealed his status, and the Countach and Diablo wrote the legend. Today Aventador and Huracán rule streets and circuits, but behind every raging bull you can still hear the echo of the tractors where it all began. And yes, Lamborghini tractors still exist—modern and high-tech—ready to remind us the brand was born with mud on its wheels.
Maybe a farm machine… but are we that sure?Let’s get this straight: the tractor is the farmer’s real supercar. It’s got more torque than a Ferrari, more endurance than a Bugatti, and it pops wheelies (on dirt). And yet, when we talk engines, everyone (us included) drools over Lamborghini Aventador, the Porsche 911 Turbo, McLaren F1, Ferrari F40. But have you ever seen a John Deere with rear tires a meter and a half tall dragging a plow like an F-16 on takeoff? That’s raw power. That’s muscle.Welcome to the showdown no one asked for—but everyone needed to read: supercars versus tractors.Torque vs. Horsepower: who really rules?Supercars live on horsepower. 700, 800, 1000 and beyond: poster numbers, garage-daydream material. But those horses only wake up at 8,000 rpm, squeezing pistons like lemons.Tractors play a different game. They don’t chase speed; they chase force. A Fendt or a John Deere will comfortably top 2,000 Nm of torque at low revs. Where a Ferrari launches like a missile but taps out at the first muddy stretch, the tractor keeps going—slow and unstoppable—turning the field into its own private circuit. It’s the tortoise and the hare all over again—yes, we’re talking Aesop.Now do you see why we need this article?The Lamborghini Story: From Tractors to SupercarsA brief detour.
If there’s one brand that uniquely ties tractors and supercars together, it’s Lamborghini. Ferruccio Lamborghini—an agricultural entrepreneur and brilliant mechanic—built tractors in the postwar years using salvaged tank parts. That work made him a fortune, as is well known. But as a sports-car enthusiast, he bought Ferraris. A faulty clutch led to a dispute with Enzo Ferrari, who dismissed him with a line that went down in history: “You stick to making tractors.”Instead of obeying, Ferruccio answered by founding Automobili Lamborghini in 1963. The 350 GT opened the road, the Miura sealed his status, and the Countach and Diablo wrote the legend. Today Aventador and Huracán rule streets and circuits, but behind every raging bull you can still hear the echo of the tractors where it all began. And yes, Lamborghini tractors still exist—modern and high-tech—ready to remind us the brand was born with mud on its wheels.
Fendt 942 Vario vs Porsche 911 Turbo S
The Porsche 911 Turbo S is the quintessence of German sportiness: 650 horsepower, all-wheel drive, 0–100 in 2.7 seconds. The Fendt 942 Vario, on the other hand, brings “only” 415 horsepower—but with a monstrous 1,850 Nm of torque. The Porsche flies; the Fendt tows trailers like they’re shopping carts. It’s a matchup between a track ballerina and an Olympic weightlifter. Which do you prefer?We see similarities. Both excel, both are elegant, both deliver serious performance.Want a fun tidbit? The Fendt 942 Vario costs much more than the Porsche 911 Turbo.
New Holland T9.700 vs Aston Martin DBS Superleggera
Almost the same amount of horsepower—used in completely different ways.DBS Superleggera is aristocratic power: a 725-hp twin-turbo V12, a masterpiece of style and speed. The New Holland T9.700 is a blue giant with over 670 horsepower and tracks as wide as highway lanes. The first glows at sunset along the seafront; the second gleams under the sun as it conquers entire hectares. Two opposite ways to interpret the word “performance.”
Challenger MT875E vs Lamborghini Aventador SVJ
The Lamborghini Aventador SVJ is pure madness on wheels: a 770-hp V12, active aerodynamics, and 350 km/h of fury. A jewel. A dream on wheels.The Challenger MT875E answers with 20 tons of steel, nearly 600 diesel horsepower, and tracks that look like railway lines. Bull versus mastodon, speed versus power: two extremes of engineering pushed to excess—two forms of excellence.
John Deere 9620RX vs Ferrari SF90 Stradale
Ferrari SF90 Stradale is the future: 1,000 hybrid horsepower, Formula 1–grade tech, speed and innovation with no compromise. John Deere 9620RX is the most imposing tractor of its lineage: 620 diesel horsepower and four tracks that make it unstoppable on any terrain. Ferrari sprints toward the avant-garde; John Deere carries the strength of its roots. Both, however, sit at the pinnacle of their categories. The best of the best. Ask anyone who works the land what they’d rather have in the garage—between the John Deere and the Ferrari, the first would help a whole lot more on the job.
Big Bud 16V-747 vs SSC Tuatara: the ultimate showdown.
The most powerful, the fastest.Just when you think supercars are the queens of excess, along comes the Big Bud 16V-747 to remind you there’s another kind of mechanical madness. With its 1,100 horsepower (wow), 16 cylinders, and 61 tons of steel (wooow), this agricultural giant knows no obstacles: plows, endless fields, trailers that would make any SUV blush.Let’s be clear: it can work up to 30 hectares per hour.Facing it is the SSC Tuatara, a road-going missile with 1,750 horsepower, rocket-grade aerodynamics, and record-shattering speeds. One rules the earth; the other rules the asphalt. And while the Tuatara rockets toward 500 km/h, the Big Bud moves mountains of corn like they’re breadcrumbs. Two opposite worlds, both extreme, both built to make jaws drop.
Lamborghini vs. Lamborghini
The most poetic duel is the one at home. On one side, the Lamborghini Huracán STO: 640 naturally aspirated horsepower, a track weapon that looks ripped from a comic book. On the other, the Lamborghini Nitro VRT: a futuristic tractor whose cutting-edge design brings the raging bull to the fields with the same pride a supercar flaunts at a stoplight. Two worlds, one DNA: excess, spectacle, and character.
Track vs. Field: who really wins?At Monza, no tractor can stand up to an SF90 or an Aventador—obviously. But what if it rains and we’re off-road? One downpour and a muddy surface flip the script: that’s where John Deere and Challenger become undisputed kings, while supercars weep helplessly on the sidelines.Every machine has its realm. The supercar rules asphalt; the tractor commands the earth. One embodies speed and luxury, the other strength and endurance. Different, opposite—but both extreme.So what unites supercars and tractors?
They’re not rivals so much as two interpretations of the same obsession: pushing the limits of mechanics. Without Lamborghini tractors, we would never have had Lamborghini supercars. That’s the paradox that makes car culture so compelling: sometimes, the road to 350 km/h starts in a freshly plowed field.
They’re not rivals so much as two interpretations of the same obsession: pushing the limits of mechanics. Without Lamborghini tractors, we would never have had Lamborghini supercars. That’s the paradox that makes car culture so compelling: sometimes, the road to 350 km/h starts in a freshly plowed field.
