Case-IH 385 (DT) or Lamborghini 450 DT?
Which should you choose?
On performance, every comparable figure that differs favours the Case-IH 385 (DT): three-point lift. It is also ahead on top speed.
- The Case-IH 385 (DT) suits loader and hydraulic implement work better on this data: 30% (360 kg / 794 lb) more three-point lift.
- The Case-IH 385 (DT) suits road haulage better on this data: 20% (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) more top speed.
Generated by rule set compare@4 from the figures on the side-by-side table, allowed by route “the same stated configuration”. Measured figures are compared only with measured, claimed only with claimed, at the same test condition; differences within each figure’s tolerance are not called.
What decides it, question by question?
| Question | 385 (DT) | 450 DT | Call |
|---|---|---|---|
| Which puts more power through the PTO shaft? | 25.9 kW (34.7 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 385” | 26.1 kW (35.0 hp)Traktorenlexikon, “Lamborghini Runner 450 DT A” | EvenEven on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call. |
| Which turns a litre of fuel into more work at the shaft? | — | — | No figureNo call on fuel efficiency at the shaft: no figure on record for the 385 (DT) and the 450 DT. |
| Which pulls harder at the drawbar? | — | — | No figureNo call on drawbar power: no figure on record for the 385 (DT) and the 450 DT. |
| Which pumps more oil for implements? | — | 7.1 L/min (1.9 gpm)Traktorenlexikon, “Lamborghini Runner 450 DT A” | No figureNo call on hydraulic flow: no figure on record for the 385 (DT). |
| Which lifts more on the three-point hitch? | 1,560 kg (3,439 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 385” | 1,200 kg (2,646 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Lamborghini Runner 450 DT A” | AheadThe Case-IH 385 (DT) has 30% more lift (360 kg / 794 lb) than the Lamborghini 450 DT (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source). |
| Which is heavier, for traction? | 2,582 kg (5,692 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 385” | 1,150 kg (2,535 lb) to 1,220 kg (2,690 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Lamborghini Runner 450 DT A” | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Case-IH 385 (DT) is 112% heavier (1,362 kg / 3,003 lb) than the Lamborghini 450 DT (both unladen weight, as stated by the source). |
| Which may carry more ballast and load? | — | 2,400 kg (5,291 lb)Traktorenlexikon, “Lamborghini Runner 450 DT A” | No figureNo call on maximum permissible mass: no figure on record for the 385 (DT). |
| Which has the wider choice of gears? | 8 to 16Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 385” | 12Traktorenlexikon, “Lamborghini Runner 450 DT A” | EvenEven on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap. |
| Which offers a creeper range? | — | — | No figureNo call on a creeper range: not stated for the 385 (DT) and the 450 DT. |
| Which is faster on the road? | 30 km/h (18.6 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 385” | 25 km/h (15.5 mph)Traktorenlexikon, “Lamborghini Runner 450 DT A” | AheadThe Case-IH 385 (DT) has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Lamborghini 450 DT (both top speed forward, as stated by the source). |
| Which offers more PTO speeds? | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 385” | 540/1000 rpmTraktorenlexikon, “Lamborghini Runner 450 DT A” | EvenEven on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm). |
| Which PTO runs independently of the ground drive? | independentTraktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 385” | — | No figureNo call on PTO independence: not stated for the 450 DT. |
| Which drives on both axles? | Two-wheel or four-wheel driveTraktorenlexikon, “Case-IH 385” | 4WDTraktorenlexikon, “Lamborghini Runner 450 DT A” | EvenEven on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive. |
| Which is newer, and what about parts? | 1985–1990 | 1992–2003 | Ahead (a fact, not an advantage)The Lamborghini 450 DT is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts. |
What does this mean in plain words?
- The Case-IH 385 (DT) has 30% more lift (360 kg / 794 lb) than the Lamborghini 450 DT (both lift at the hitch ends, as stated by the source).
- The Case-IH 385 (DT) is 112% heavier (1,362 kg / 3,003 lb) than the Lamborghini 450 DT (both unladen weight, as stated by the source).
- The Case-IH 385 (DT) has 20% more top speed (5.0 km/h / 3.1 mph) than the Lamborghini 450 DT (both top speed forward, as stated by the source).
- The Lamborghini 450 DT is newer: production began 7 years later. We hold no parts-availability data, so there is no call on parts.
- Even on power at the PTO shaft (both power at the PTO, claimed): the difference is under the 10% threshold for claimed figures, too small to call.
- Even on forward gears (both forward gears, as stated by the source): the figures vary by configuration and the ranges overlap.
- Even on PTO speeds: the same speeds (540, 1000 rpm).
- Even on drive: every machine is available with four-wheel drive.
- No figure on record for every machine, so no call on: fuel efficiency at the shaft, drawbar power, hydraulic flow, maximum permissible mass, a creeper range and PTO independence.
← Every figure for both machines, side by side, with sources