488 VS R8

I've never calculated MPG in my 488 or F8. Never thought about it and realized these cars do not have MPG readouts...LOL.

 

I only checked it twice for amusement. BUt i am SOOOOO confused and flat out doubtful of some of these guys saying they're getting 15,16, 24 MPG!!! Absolutely impossible. I don't know if it's delusion or bad math but I've had ferraris for 23 years and not a single one ever got into the double digits and I drive like a complete PxxxY

 

It's neither impossible or bad maths. If you're only managing single figures driving like a 'complete pxxxy', you either have a fuel leak or you're driving around in 1st gear.

 

I agree with the cost thing vs an Audi R8...but mileage? I keep the car so high rpm...I'll never get good mileage ever!!!! LOL

 

I saw there is a 488 Spider for sale with 82,000 miles in Arizona. Looks like it did 40,000 in its first year ! I also saw on Facebook a 488 with something like 300,000 km in Europe.

 

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For owners of R8s, please don't take this the wrong way, but I feel like the R8 is one those cars that look better than it drives.

 

It's logical that a turbocharged engine tends to use less fuel when driven calmly - I remember my 599 was drinking a lot more than the 488 when driven quietly on speed limited public roads; on the track the 488 still uses less fuel but the margin is very narrow.

 

Absolutely and this comparison between R8 and 488 is a good example of this . 10 cylinders require more fuel than 8 and 5.2 litre vs 3.9 most certainly does.

 

Good question. between my 488 I had and my F8 I have now I have right at 13,500. Not my miles in my book

 

Considering the Gen 1 was based on a Gallardo and the Gen 2 on a Huracan I think you are mistaken. The R8's drive just as well as they look.

 

I think a Ferrari would give you considerable joy, just probably not as a daily driver. Obviously there are always exceptions but the whole point is to elicit tons of joy ever time you sit in it. The beauty of having more than 1 toy/exotic is that they are different. Put the R8 away at weekends and break out something different, a little more special, exciting and exotic.

 

I don’t believe you buy any Ferrari and make it a daily. These are cars that are meant to be driven hard but for short bursts a few times a week. If you can afford to keep the R8 and add a 488 for the weekend that would be the way to go.

 

Ahem, I daily my Pista.