The track-based version of the Ferrari 488 GTB was unveiled today at Daytona, replacing the 458 Challenge. The 488 Challenge features a version of the road car’s 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8 worked to 500kW. These improvements are thanks to different engine mapping for the ECU, including changes to the variable torque […]
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Ferrari 488 GTB laps Nurburgring in 7:21.63 (video)
A German publication has taken a Ferrari 488 GTB around the Nurburgring and recorded a time three seconds faster than the iconic Ferrari Enzo. With the European winter fast approaching, Sport Auto managed to sneak in a clip of one of their (extremely talented) drivers piloting a 488 GTB around […]
Ferrari 488 Challenge racer spotted testing at Monza (video)
Ferrari appears to be preparing a race-spec version of the new 488 GTB supercar, having been spotted testing in Italy only days ago. Pundits are alluding to the possibility of this being the next Challenge, successor to the 458 Challenge. The prancing horse, dressed in red of course with a […]
Novitec turns up the turbo on the Ferrari 488 GTB
The Ferrari 488 GTB has received a power makeover from our friends over at Novitec Rosso, pushing output up to megacar-like 568kW. Engineers managed to extract another 76kW and 132Nm from the stock 488 GTB’s 492kW/760Nm twin-turbocharged 3.9-litre V8, with figures standing at a total of 892Nm of torque, and […]
2016 International Engine of the Year Award winners announced
Cue the drumroll, the annual 2016 International Engine of the Year award winners have been revealed, with Ferrari snatching the crown from BMW and dominating the awards. That’s right, despite environmental and regulatory pressures, the overall engine of the year award went to our Italian friends at Ferrari, for its […]
Ferrari 458 MM Speciale revealed as one-off creation
Ferrari has gone all out with a one-off special called the MM based on its last true naturally aspirated V8 screamer; the 458 Speciale. The car is the handywork of Ferrari’s Styling Centre, as the company often handles special requests of its most affluent clients. The 458 MM Speciale, as […]
Ferrari posts record sales in 2015; still capping production, no SUV coming
Ferrari has reported its yearly global sales figures for 2015, with sales up 6 per cent compared with 2014. Popularity of V8 models increased, while demand for V12 models dropped. The Italian company said in a statement that V8-powered vehicle sales jumped 17 per cent in 2015, with big demand […]
Stock Ferrari 488 GTB runs 10-second quarter mile (video)
What sort of quarter mile time can you expect from the new Ferrari 488 GTB? It seems it is a 10-second car, from the factory. Ekanoo Racing, the UAE-based tuning company that is responsible for some very wild street car projects, is planning to do a few things to a […]