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  1. jaywell

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    #3127 F2003-GA, Apr 15, 2015
    Nice :)
     
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    #3129 F2003-GA, Apr 16, 2015
    very sweet indeed
     
  5. SAT4RE

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    #3130 SAT4RE, Apr 16, 2015
    If you haven't watched the following video from Geneva, you might enjoy it. It features Ferrari's Director of Marketing giving an F-Gear reporter a 488 walk-around.

    https://youtu.be/T-RbNqaFbBw
     
  6. RichardCH

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    #3131 RichardCH, Apr 16, 2015
    can you have a stripe on the configurator ?
     
  7. jomana

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    #3132 jomana, Apr 16, 2015

    Nope. Stripes only for S models.
     
  8. kingjr9000

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    #3133 kingjr9000, Apr 16, 2015
    I know this is slightly O/T with everyone talking about configurations, but does anyone know what happened to the electric turbos that ferrari were reportedly working on?
     
  9. REALZEUS

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    #3134 REALZEUS, Apr 17, 2015
    Electric turbos were never intended for this, or any other road going Ferrari. Not any time soon at least.
     
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    #3135 kingjr9000, Apr 19, 2015
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    #3136 mkultra, Apr 19, 2015
    Thx for posting and looks great in the wild! Interesting that the Italia behind it sounded quieter, though I'm sure it was just cruising along
     
  12. dustman

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    #3137 dustman, Apr 19, 2015
    I don't doubt that ferrari is working hard to make the 488 sound good. Different, sure. But loud and good.
    Once we owners see in the flesh I bet we will like the new car just fine.
     
  13. Bounce

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    #3138 Bounce, Apr 23, 2015
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    [ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEuPMjBzh3M[/ame]


    I reserve comment until I hear it with aftermarket exhaust
     
  14. junc

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    #3139 junc, Apr 23, 2015
    That actually sounds a lot better than I thought it would.
     
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    #3140 jim g, Apr 23, 2015
    I think it sound great, especially for a Turbo.
     
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    #3142 Bounce, Apr 23, 2015
    Found another vid, the idle sounds great to me bit surprising

    [ame]www.youtube.com/watch?v=84ro2Di6rsY&[/ame]
     
  18. PhilNotHill

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    #3143 PhilNotHill, Apr 23, 2015
    Thanks for posting. Amazing config.

    What does GTB stand for?


    Goshdarn
    Turbo
    Boost

    :D
     
  19. Stevenb

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    #3144 Stevenb, Apr 23, 2015
    Noooooo it sound like itll push the same farts as a stupid audi s4. I really hope this wont happen :(
     
  20. Bounce

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    #3145 Bounce, Apr 23, 2015
    Why would it fart? S4 is a V6, unless you're talking about upshifts? If so bring it on
     
  21. Surfah

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    #3146 Surfah, Apr 23, 2015

    Huh?
     
  22. spectre007

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    #3147 spectre007, Apr 23, 2015
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    Pleased and somewhat bemused to say I've put a deposit down on a 488GTB, and I'm going into the city to view one on Monday. I'll take some pics and stuff if I can. The current quoted wait for delivery is fairly extensive but I'm sure it will be worth it, and I've been told a couple of times that it could drop if people cancel etc.

    I've driven a 458, which I was fairly amazed by. I've had a V8 R8 for a while now which I drive pretty hard and absolutely love. In contrast the 458 felt even sharper, more dramatic and when provoked more aggressive. It had a sports exhaust fitted which I thought was overkill at full chat (despite sounding incredible), and turned surrounding traffic into distracted chaos at all times.

    I'm probably one of the few nutters that will have it as their only car also, I do everything from airports to food shopping in my R8.

    I prefer to be (somewhat) harder to spot so budget depending it'll be roughly something like this:

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  23. kingjr9000

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    #3148 kingjr9000, Apr 23, 2015
    If you're waiting for an aftermarket exhaust to make it scream, it's never going to happen. Turbos, man.
     
  24. kingjr9000

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    #3149 kingjr9000, Apr 23, 2015
    Why is everyone so shocked to see that it won't scream? It's a turbo. At least it still sounds like a 458 -- just muted, like a muzzled dog. It still sounds better than the Mac.
     
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    #3150 amenasce, Apr 23, 2015
    Well..depends how free you want to go. F40's can really scream. I have heard F40s that sounded amazing.
     
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