Everyone has opinions on this... for my money, the V10 Audi/Lambo engine is where it's at... closely followed by the 458 motor. The 430 doesn't have the same kick in the pants. I also think from a looks perspective, the 430 is a bit muted compared to say the 355 or later 458. It has some of that 90's bulbousness (which the 360 is all about).
As for the Gallardo. I looked hard at these when buying my Evora 400. Pre-09 Gallardo interior is really cheap feeling, to me. The Audi is much better there. Though the Teutonic looks are a bit bland unless you are an Audi fan. The later (manual) LP's are very expensive and Gallardo styling is starting to age. The Murcielago is holding up better visually, there's more dimensionality to the design. IMHO.
I have driven the latest v12 Aston and it just wasn't particularly exciting, it was so smooth it almost felt like an electric motor!
A far as fun to drive, I think the Evora is up there, but if the 458 came in a manual I wouldn't think twice. The handling is great, the motor screams, and it goes like hell. The 458 is the only time so far where I thought an automatic would be enough fun to replace a manual. If you are getting an auto anyway, than definitely try out a 458. Speaking of fun, a vintage 1970ish 911 is also VERY fun to drive... and I say that as a Porsche hater... but it's the kind of fun where you are committed through the apex and know you can't let off the throttle or you risk flying off the road. Different kind of fun. 🤣
Fair warning though on the Ferrari stuff. It's been a few years but the story goes like this: My buddy who has had a few (including the 458 I tried out), window switch broke, they break fairly often. It's easy to remove/install yourself, 30 seconds. He brought it into the dealer and it was ~500 bucks for the switch. If he installed it himself, it was a 30 day warranty. If he had the dealership do it, the part had a 3 yr warranty. Minimum billing for the shop is 1 hour. Rate: 500 bucks. The car also had this stupid software problem where if you went into reverse it got stuck in backup camera mode. No idea why Ferrari did not just use the FCA UCONNECT system at the time - they decided to do something else for in car infotainment, and it's not very good.
So he sold the 458 and bought a McClaren. It just wasn't as fun, the turbos kind of sucked the fun out of it. Then he sold that and bought a Porsche Taycan, one of the prettiest fridge's for 4 on wheels I've ever had the pleasure of being cocooned in. Now he's trying to find something else. He should have kept the 458....!
My parting words of 'wisdom' are if you are going to drive it on special occasions and keep the mileage down, a Ferrari is a great idea. They will go up in value, especially a manual 430 (last of its kind), or the 458 (also last of its kind, non-turbo v8). If you are going to drive it in all kinds of weather, put lots of miles on it, park it in normal places, change your own oil, put a surfboard in the passenger seat etc. then the Lotus is hard to beat.