RE: Ferrari launches 488 Pista Spider

[daytona111r]

Limpet said:

Looks like an S2 Elise at a quick glance.

No it doesn’t, it really doesn’t, from any angle.

[el romeral]

Interior - wtf
Wheels - ermmmm
Exterior - drop dead gorgeous

[Never you mind]

nyxster said:

For everyone complaining about the wheels, these are the carbon option for the pista.

God, imagine curbing those.

20K option aren't they?

Park carefully, really carefully, if you get them

[Cacatous]

I don't like it. Too busy, looks like a blob from all the angles.

I'm sure it would look a lot better in anything but white and at ground level.

[noble12345]

[GranCab]

..... here they come ... one by one ...

[noble12345]

GranCab said:

..... here they come ... one by one ...

Dont worry, soon Ferrari will stop making them, McLaren will wipe them out.

Carbon wheels on a metal car? what is this 1980?

[Ares]

<double checks URL above>

Yes, this is Pistonheads, the car forum; not CaravanClub/Mumsnet/whingingbh.com.

Ferrari launch a 720bhp pure, open-top supercar and more than 3 out of 4 comments are whinging about some irrelevant detail.

[Ares]

Staggering to see the power progressions. The 430 Scuderia was close to the pinnacle 10yrs ago, and faced calls for being too powerful for a baby Ferrari on launch.

Now small family saloon cars leave the factory with the same power/performance.

[noble12345]

Ares said:

<double checks URL above>

Yes, this is Pistonheads, the car forum; not CaravanClub/Mumsnet/whingingbh.com.

Ferrari launch a 720bhp pure, open-top supercar and more than 3 out of 4 comments are whinging about some irrelevant detail.

By "pure" do you mean out of date?

Was the 4th comment "whinging" about the relevant major detail of paying silly money for silly skuttle shake? On a track focused car with a "race engine" and carbon wheels.

By Caravan club were you refering to this comment?

BVB said:

Stunning! From a point of engineering excellence and supremity, to sheer beauty. Wow.

Hopefully Ferrari can make its replacement with a carbon tub...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU08GySJDNQ&fe...

[GranCab]

McFanboy alert ... more to follow ...

[Burnham]

Absolutely love it. And Im a 911 fanboy.

[HardtopManual]

That is the first Ferrari I've had genuine want for since I saw the 355 as a teenager. It's absolutely mega. And I think those wheels would look much better in simple silver paint, rather than black/diamondcut.

[Maldini35]

80sMatchbox said:

Ferrari is definitely not going through their "beautiful phase" right now.

Agreed

[Mr Whippy]

Best drivers car on sale?

Where can you really drive it?

On track then a proper track car will be infinitely nicer to ‘drive’

On the road, surely huge wide cars with more power than you can use is getting a bit old?



Mk1/2/3 gt3, 360CS and Scud at least you could give a full stab in first few gears in the dry etc, use the power/revs, small to enjoy on twisty fun roads as ‘fast road’ cars.


Those new GT3s are so big the only uk roads you could really use the grunt on are roads where it’d be boring using the grunt imo.


360CS any day of the week for me, or the Scud.
But 720bhp turbo rwd? Hmmmm. Lag lag lag... just what you want with 700bhp+ on road tyres in the uk!

[av185]

Mr Whippy said:

Best drivers car on sale?





Mk1/2/3 gt3, 360CS and Scud at least you could give a full stab in first few gears in the dry etc, use the power/revs, small to enjoy on twisty fun roads as ‘fast road’ cars.


Those new GT3s are so big the only uk roads you could really use the grunt on are roads where it’d be boring using the grunt imo.

[E65Ross]

Mr Whippy said:

Those new GT3s are so big the only uk roads you could really use the grunt on are roads where it’d be boring using the grunt [b]imo[b].


360CS any day of the week for me, or the Scud.
But 720bhp turbo rwd? Hmmmm. Lag lag lag... just what you want with 700bhp+ on road tyres in the uk!

This isn't an F40, you know. Have you read any of the reviews of those who've driven the Pista? They disagree rather substantially. Unless you've driven it, and have a differing view from every other journalist who has driven it?

[E65Ross]

av185 said:

Mr Whippy said:

Best drivers car on sale?





Mk1/2/3 gt3, 360CS and Scud at least you could give a full stab in first few gears in the dry etc, use the power/revs, small to enjoy on twisty fun roads as ‘fast road’ cars.


Those new GT3s are so big the only uk roads you could really use the grunt on are roads where it’d be boring using the grunt imo.

Yeah, the Scud is so much more driveable on UK roads, don't ya know. that 1 inch difference in width makes all the difference!

[GranCab]

E65Ross said:

don't ya know. that 1 inch difference in width makes all the difference!

Oooeerr missus .....

[kett]

Doff my cap to Ferrari... this is proper innovation, style and performance in one extraordinary package.