you could throw the kitchen sink at the 458 / specialé, but it still won't sound like a scuderia+xpipe. even gets the envy of v12 owners, no exaggeration. with that said, no matter how you slice it, the stock 488 sounds pretty darn good for a turbo. didn't seem like there was any perceivable lag either from that youtube clip. i was watching the RPMs + shifts and everything looked really linear.
Thanks for posting these photoshop designs! Are they your work? I want to see the 488 in person. I hope to be invited to one of the first look parties! But in the meantime thanks for the designs!
Quite clearly, from your contribution to that thread, you. Your posts do read as if you're a nerdy 14 year old trying to be all 'street' in front of his pals.
No not mine just found them here http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2015/5/24/New-Variants-Of-The-Ferrari-488-Will-Be-Insane-7727126/ Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
It takes the FXX variation very well. Can't wait to see the 488 in the flesh - I think it's going to be stunning. Even the big side scoops will probably make sense.
I am sorry but I disagree, I think a company like Ferrari looks at putting ot the best product for the world as a whole and doesnt focus on pleasing the Japanese market. Ferrari could have easily produced a N/A v8 that fit the emissions anywhere.
Open minded is juvenile to you? You're the narrow minded keyboard warrior. Everyone can see it but yourself. Put on your clown shoes maybe you can reach the mirror then junior.
Depends on what makes a ride "not boring". The great thing about my Speciale is that it actually CAN drive comfortably even below 3000 RPM. The torque doesn't fall off nearly as much as many other NA ubercars outside Ferrari. So I guess that makes it "comfortable" to drive below 4500... which is a big plus in my book when you're trying to get from Point A to Point B. It has better tractability down low compared to what my CGT had, and that was no slouch. BUT my point is that this is irrelevant. If I'm going to have "fun" in ANY car then yes, absolutely give me top NA revs anytime. Personally I'll always prefer an engine that can rev it's butt off and the higher the better even if it's an old style Civic. I do drive what I consider one exception to that rule... my updated Supra TT Mk. IV... the sound over 3,000 is what it's all about. In this case, it's the extreme (and unfiltered) turbo sounds and blow-off valve whoosh at top revs (which with this racing block is about 7500), otherwise it wouldn't be fun at all. What I don't particularly favor is when, like a GTR or even my Dinan BMW with twin turbos, the sounds are suppressed under the badge of "modern improvements". Turbos will tend to suppress rev sounds because of their design. Without something else taking it's place excitement wise, I think the music will get lost. Your mileage may vary
Because of the after market exhaust. A 458, not to mention a V12, would be even better with such pipes.
Ferrari should release 488 with 2 options : NA or VA (Vacuumed). NA for North America and some EU. VA for Asia (because of the tax) and tree hugger in EU.
That would add a lot to production costs. And, has Ferrari ever offered different engine options in the same model before? Not certain about that, but I don't recall any.
So emission regulations differ greatly from the US and Canada to the EU do they? As far as I know, the state of California has some of the most stringent emission regulations in the western world. As for tree huggers, I don't think the EU is worse than the major cities in the US. Where is the Prius and whole hybrid scene more prevalent than in places like Los Angeles, New York and so on? Certainly not in the EU. An interesting example is the Zonda. You can drive one of those in the EU, but not in the US. The most extreme and powerful sport and supercars are still being made in the EU, and the EU companies are not the only ones who switch to forced induction. Cars from the big three which are on the same power level do as well i.e, Corvette, Hellcat, Gen VI Mustang and so on.
