Turbo sound OK or not OK? F40/488
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Waiting patiently for my 488 to arrive, I've been reading online and watching pretty much every available YouTube video known to man! Some of the reviews slightly critise the sound of the 488 due to it being a forced induction engine. I get that the wild scream of an atmospheric engine may not be there, but it still seems to sound pretty good to me.
It does seem to be a fairly constant topic in reviews.
However, when you start watching reviews of the last forced induction engine Ferrari...the F40... people's reactions to the sound are 'glorious', 'spectacular', 'spine tingling' etc... Which got me thinking...
The 488 has a larger forced induction V8 engine to that of the F40, is faster, more advanced etc. in pretty much every way... (Admittedly it's an F40 and obviously has the history/reputation etc, and it's lack of tech makes it a handful, which I wouldn't question for a moment).
So my question is why? Why does the F40's forced induction sound get rave reviews and the 488 not so much?
Or am I missing something very obvious about the engine?!
It does seem to be a fairly constant topic in reviews.
However, when you start watching reviews of the last forced induction engine Ferrari...the F40... people's reactions to the sound are 'glorious', 'spectacular', 'spine tingling' etc... Which got me thinking...
The 488 has a larger forced induction V8 engine to that of the F40, is faster, more advanced etc. in pretty much every way... (Admittedly it's an F40 and obviously has the history/reputation etc, and it's lack of tech makes it a handful, which I wouldn't question for a moment).
So my question is why? Why does the F40's forced induction sound get rave reviews and the 488 not so much?
Or am I missing something very obvious about the engine?!
4rephill said:
The Ferrari F40 was designed and built in a completely different era, to different regulations, and to different requirements.
It was designed and built with zero concerns as to emissions, noise levels, and as a "limited edition".
The 488, despite being a supercar with F40 levels of performance, still has to meet certain emission and noise restrictions, as a standard production vehicle.
The 488 was the modern day equivalent of the 70's/80's 308 GTB.
The 308 GTB dimensions are:
Length 4,230 mm
Width 1,720 mm
Height 1,120 mm
weight @ 1250 Kg
The 488 dimensions are:
length 4,605 mm
Width 1,975 mm
Height 1,206 mm
Weight 1385~1485 Kg
Why should the 488 be so much bigger/heavier than the 308 GTB? - Because time moves on, and regulations change.
Sometimes there are prices to be paid for progress.
Good points, thank you. Makes a lot of sense when you put it like that. It was designed and built with zero concerns as to emissions, noise levels, and as a "limited edition".
The 488, despite being a supercar with F40 levels of performance, still has to meet certain emission and noise restrictions, as a standard production vehicle.
The 488 was the modern day equivalent of the 70's/80's 308 GTB.
The 308 GTB dimensions are:
Length 4,230 mm
Width 1,720 mm
Height 1,120 mm
weight @ 1250 Kg
The 488 dimensions are:
length 4,605 mm
Width 1,975 mm
Height 1,206 mm
Weight 1385~1485 Kg
Why should the 488 be so much bigger/heavier than the 308 GTB? - Because time moves on, and regulations change.
Sometimes there are prices to be paid for progress.
An aftermarket exhaust maybe a serious consideration then, as long as it still gets through the future MOTs... I imagine manufacturers have their hands tied to a certain extent, with rules and regs these days.
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