It's a pity that Ferrari apparently began a few years ago to disclose Fiorano times computed for marketing reasons rather than for real information. Although given the tyres difference they may have the benefit of the doubt here; 488 1'23",F8 1'22.5", Pista 1'21.5". With similar tyres on the 3 cars I guess the F8 would be closer to the Pista than to the 488.
Just to make the Ferrari times obviously questionable - who could believe a 812 would be as fast as a Pista around Fiorano? The 812 has certainly a mighty engine (although it does not match the torque of the Pista, which means at lower rev it has actually less power) , but on track the massive weight difference should be a real advantage for the Pista - which also has better tyres.
Impressive indeed The lap time independently measured (Anglesey) is telling about the Pista's advantage on track though. I guess what I would love if I could afford it would be a 812 TdF (or whatever it will be called)...
The Pista is much more track focused (duh... it's called "Track" after all) and those Cup 2 tyres make a difference. No wonder that it is quicker round a circuit. I too would prefer an 812 "tdf", for the V12 alone.
With the Pista, another advantage is the Carbon rims and light weight lithium battery. The Pista is the first of the special series models to have this unique equipment.
For the F8 Tributo you could also buy Carbon rims, a lighter 70AH battery and High Performance tyres. And a light weight lithium battery with 15 Kilo less you could also buy for 500 Euro at Amazon. The difference between both cars is 20 Kilo with light weight battery. The Pista is not faster. In this case decide the driver the difference in my opion.
Every single modern high-performance sports car is “too fast” for >95% of road driving, if not 100%. I wish people would just grow up and accept this. I have driven on Daytona with a random selection of Ferrari owners at Finali Mondali—and I can tell you from first-hand observation most of those drivers were so bad I wouldn’t trust them to drive their cars at 50% capability, even on a closed track. My advice is for people to buy a car they like, put on as many miles/journeys with friends/family building fond memories and leave investing to stocks/bonds/private equities/assets etc.
Both option available for the F8. Even the carbon engine intake plenum and the carbo cockpit cluster of the Pista are on the F8 options list. You can even order a full carbon underbody.
My guess is that with all carbon options and Pista carbon wheels and tyres, the F8 would be as fast as the Pista - it would probably be as expensive though, given the price of carbon options. What I don't understand is that Ferrari put the lexan rear window on the F8 rather than on the Pista, the other way round would seem more logical to me.
I think it has to do with weight. Pista has no carpets, etc. for weight savings and the F8 needed other weight savings like the plastic engine cover, etc. so it can get a better comparison against the older 488. I'm not really buying the marketing story its a tribute to anything instead of being the interim car waiting on the V6 hybrid to mature for production.
Think of it the other way around, The F8 has this cool F40 rear window. That makes people want the F8 more. And this is what Ferrari is wanting to sell for the next 3 years
I see long term problems with the Lexan window. Scratching and yellowing. The F8 is supposed to be an everyday car. I don't see why it has it other than they were having a problem with their weight goals. The Alfa 4c has 30% thinner glass to save weight. This seems like a more reasonable option.
I also believe the same. Wonder with the options if you could have it in glass. Or even if its the same size as the PIST change it with someone wanting to do the trade ?
It might be a greater challenge to do slatted vents in glass thank Lexan? Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat
Whether or not the design decision was necessary is not my question. My question is, If they made the design decision, did that drive the material decision rather than weight as some have assumed? Sent from my iPhone using FerrariChat
