488 488 Pista Picture Thread

I found harnesses a complete pain for about 2 weeks. Then they just became totally natural. I started to hate the regular belts in my other cars for how vulnerable they made me feel.

 

These seats weren't available in Oz

 

Where is the place for the Front number plate?

 

The front plate sits nicely behind the passenger seat.

 

So number plate is "active "

 

Best Pista photo slideshow I've come across so far:

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/pictures/ferrari-488-pista-gallery/

 

Yes, the century where you can see something made of metal besides the oil filler cap.

 

In the boot ..

 

Ooooops! I knew I’d be a carbon fiber junky - again !! A big thank you to the TailerMade team at the factory for being AWESOME ( as our american bretheren would say ).
Just specced My TailerMade Pista at the factory - and landed back — awesome trip !!! I went silly .... silly silly on the cf - I loved speccing the car with the Amazing team at TailerMade ... it’s my 3rd TM car specced and I must say speccing and bespoking her was the most fun of all my multiple trips to the factory over the years ...
Ive got the renderings , ended up speccing the CF rims too ( I’m soooo pleased with them in real life - the white heat resistant inner lining actually Imho will get a fab patina )..... i know this is the picture thread but can’t put the pics up till she arrrives in the year ahead - my special tweaks and paint need real photos - I will post then— just on cloud 9 at the moment . I Love the pista - looks immense in real life— bellisimo !!

 

Excited for you.

 

Congrats Jag Enjoy in good health

 

Thank you

 

Thanks Jaz , appreciate it.

The various different possible colour combos on the car highlight a stark difference in the effect of the impact lighter colours have compared to the darker colours as with all curvy cars, but the pista exagerrates this ;
I’ve gone for a bright , luscious triple paint-however , I think anyone speccing her in a triple layer white will be brave but completely show this car to its majestic brilliance — this car is a visual auotomotive 12 course , Michelin starred meal with a nice bottle of chateaux neuf du pape ... with sticky toffee pudding all served by a luscious waitress .... all the senses get tickled ! And I haven’t even heard the engine yet !!

 

Job well done!

Gr. Martin

 

To the picture rescue perhaps; with a view minus the white in the second image here ->
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Idle curiosity - did they tell you at 'tailor made' that the 'heat protection' is white?
Also where did you go for your tailor made visit; they were moving to a different area specifically for tm visits at the factory recently?
Will look forward to seeing the finished tri-strato paint result with stripes?

 

Thank you

 

They didn’t specifically say the heat protection was white but it is what was on show in the Tm room. It was held in the same room/site as before but they are building a massive new TM / atelier specific building almost next to it- looks massive but still being built.

 

From my experience having ceramic coated several exhaust manifolds and exhaust lines that is the colour of the ceramic coating

 

Amazing in move

https://instagram.com/p/BgjeDS0nBj_/

 

Is it just me or does it not sound very good??? Wonder how it will be compared to a speciale.


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I think it's just you.
Sounds great to me taking into consideration that both of those cars are running in cold start mode in that vid. The ECU settings and exhaust valve open settings will make the engine sound courser and significantly louder for @ 60 sec until it comes off the cold start function and returns to normal idle. I suspect the Pista will sound similar to a 488 with an aftermarket exhaust and tune but with a touch more tone from the change in headers. The speciale has its own sound. Sound is subjective. Some say the 458 sounds better than the Speciale where others say opposite. Some say Gt3 sounds better than speciale and some say 488 sounds better than all of the above. So soon we will probably hear how Pista sounds better than all of them too! Either-way I'll be happy as they all sound good to me.

 

I think I am more excited than you Jag after reading this (if that is possible)-can't wait to see the pics - no doubt will be very special.

 

Congrats Jag. I also came back from the factory yesterday - did 812 TM the day after you. I’ll probably post a thread about the experience, my first, on the V12 thread in a day or so. Just to say that there were a few Pistas around the factory in varying states of camouflage still. But echoing your thoughts, the car just looks stunning when viewed ‘in the wild’ so-to-speak. This car really is a treat and there are some surface details that are not immediately apparent from photographs. I was particularly struck with the area ahead of the rear wheel arch which was far more sculpted and interesting than photographs seem to show. Also, when you look through the S-Duct from above, you can see the road! I had assumed for some reason that the front lip would just flow through the body but actually it is a kind of ‘internal wing’ that seems to be fed from the front and underneath. Really interesting from an aero point of view I imagine.

On the line, they told us that there is a Pista going through every now-and-again and we saw one in the early stages of assembly, with a crowd of technical guys following. There seemed to be a lot of pulling and pushing on some of the panels, almost like they were still trying to establish what to do and what not-to-do in assembly.

Honestly, I have now been to the factory many times, but it always reminds me of some of the reasons I just love Ferrari. The passion flows, hand-in-hand with the idiosyncrasies which add such personality to this place. They do things with a sense of style, not even style over substance, just solidly good style. They invest in development, the car but also the facilities - the major investment in the new Atelier/TM buildings for example. This in itself is an example of the stylish way they do things. People were afraid of the public listing and what it might do to the brand, but preparing for an increase in added-value bespoke builds is a way of increasing profit, without forcing volume, by adding value to the customer. In my mind, that is a ‘stylish’ thing to do.

And when you have a go at TM, it’s hard to think of doing it any other way. You spend a bit more, but they are relaxed in telling you what things will cost and helping you to get to a desired end result. I was given some good advice (including by Jag) before I went and it really helped. Mainly, do some homework beforehand and be prepared. We had to rush at the end because of catching a flight, but really, even if you are reasonably quick with decisions, it takes about three hours to do it properly. And it’s tiring! Ferrari and their staff are honestly brilliant. They love what they do, they are respectful of both the customer and the brand and you get the feeling they love it when people have a keen idea or have done some research - it shows them you are as passionate about the brand as they are.

My Pista TM is booked for October. Back to the iPad for months on end then...

 

Thanks for the great write up. I’m curious, do you need to be a Taylor Made client to spec your car at the factory Atelier? I built my 488 GTB at my dealer and I did visit the factory for a tour last May, but I’m curious if they only do Taylor Made cars at the factory. If I’m fortunate enough to get a Pista allocation I’ll likely be focused on the standard options list, not building a TM car.