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ROAD TEST<br />
No 5434<br />
ROAD TEST<br />
No 5434<br />
sold, if you could find an unregistered one in stock,<br />
finance provider Magnitude Finance would quote a<br />
deal which, after a £50k deposit, would put the car<br />
on your driveway for under £3500 a month. APR is<br />
6.9%, with a balloon payment of £115,440.<br />
EQUIPMENT CHECKLIST<br />
20in alloy wheels<br />
Carbonfibre exterior body trim (front flaps,<br />
side splitter, engine cover, diffuser)<br />
Scuderia Ferrari shields on front wings<br />
‘HELE’ engine start/stop system<br />
Alarm and satellite tracker<br />
Automatic windscreen wipers<br />
Two-zone climate control<br />
Four-point harnesses £2112<br />
Carbonfibre front air vents, sill covers,<br />
floor plates, instrument cluster £14,496<br />
Carbonfibre side mirrors £3500<br />
Alcantara dashboard £1056<br />
Embroidered seat headrests £720<br />
Embroidered floor mats £768<br />
Two-tone paint stripe £8640<br />
Height adjustment for driver’s seat £1440<br />
Yellow stitching for seats, upper<br />
dashboard £1680<br />
Black brake calipers £864<br />
= Standard na = not available<br />
TECHNICAL LAYOUT<br />
Ferrari’s twin-turbo V8 mounts longways<br />
the rear axle through a seven-speed twin<br />
e-Diff. Suspension is via double wishbon<br />
Weight was distributed 41:59 on MIRA’s w<br />
488 GTB; 458 Speciale tested in 2014 wa<br />
ENGINE<br />
Installation Mid, longitudinal,<br />
rear-wheel drive<br />
Type<br />
V8, 3902cc,<br />
twin-turbocharged, petrol<br />
Made of<br />
Aluminium block and head<br />
Bore/stroke 86.5/83.0mm<br />
Compression ratio 9.6:1<br />
Valve gear 4 per cyl<br />
Power<br />
710bhp at 6750-8000rpm<br />
Torque<br />
568lb ft at 3000-3200rpm<br />
Redline<br />
8000rpm<br />
Power to weight 513bhp per tonne<br />
Torque to weight 410lb ft per tonne<br />
Specific output 182bhp per litre<br />
CHASSIS & BODY<br />
Construction Aluminium monocoque<br />
Weight/as tested 1385/1465kg<br />
Wheels<br />
9.0J x 20in (f),<br />
11.0J x 20in (r)<br />
Tyres<br />
245/35 ZR20 (f),<br />
305/30 ZR20 (r),<br />
Michelin Pilot Sport<br />
Cup 2R<br />
Spare<br />
na<br />
TRANSMISSION<br />
Type 7-spd dual-clutch automatic<br />
Ratios/mph per 1000rpm<br />
1st 3.33/5.6 2nd 2.28/8.1 3rd 1.72/10.8<br />
4th 1.36/13.6 5th 1.11/16.7 6th 0.87/21.3<br />
7th 0.64/28.9 Final drive ratio 4.375:1<br />
SUSPENSION<br />
Front Double wishbone, coil springs, adaptive<br />
dampers<br />
Rear Multi-link, coil springs, adaptive dampers<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY LUC LACEY<br />
GRAPHY LUC LACEY<br />
34 AUTOCAR.CO.UK 7 AUGUST <strong>2019</strong><br />
ACCELERATION<br />
MPH<br />
TIME (sec)<br />
0-30 1.4<br />
0-40 1.9<br />
0-50 2.3<br />
0-60 2.8<br />
0-70 3.4<br />
0-80 4.0<br />
0-90 4.8<br />
0-100 5.6<br />
0-110 6.5<br />
0-120 7.6<br />
0-130 8.9<br />
0-140 10.3<br />
0-150 11.9<br />
Ferrari 488 Pista<br />
0-160 13.7<br />
ACCELERATION IN GEAR<br />
mph 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th<br />
20-40 1.3 1.8 2.4 - - - -<br />
30-50 1.1 1.5 1.9 2.5 4.2 - -<br />
40-60 1.0 1.3 1.7 2.1 3.1 6.4 -<br />
50-70 - 1.3 1.6 2.0 2.7 4.8 -<br />
60-80 - 1.2 1.5 2.0 2.6 4.1 -<br />
70-90 - - 1.5 1.9 2.6 3.5 -<br />
80-100 - - 1.5 1.9 2.6 3.3 -<br />
90-110 - - - 1.9 2.6 3.5 -<br />
100-120 - - - 2.0 2.7 3.7 -<br />
110-130 - - - 2.2 2.7 4.0 -<br />
120-140 - - - - 2.8 4.3 -<br />
130-150 - - - - 2.9 4.6 -<br />
140-160 - - - - - 5.0 -<br />
Maranello’s fourth-gen track-special supercar bursts through the 700bhp barrier<br />
Ferrari<br />
MODEL TESTED<br />
488 PISTA<br />
Pista<br />
40 AUTOCAR.CO.UK 7 AUGUST <strong>2019</strong><br />
THE SMALL PRINT Power-to-weight and torque-to-weight figures are calculated using manufacturer’s claimed kerb weight. © <strong>2019</strong>,<br />
Haymarket Media Group Ltd. Test results may not be reproduced without editor’s written permission. For information on the 488 Pista,<br />
contact Ferrari North Europe Customer Services, 275 Leigh Rd, Slough, SL1 4HF (01753 878700, ferrari.com). Cost-per-mile figures<br />
calculated over three years/36,000 miles, including depreciation and maintenance but not insurance; Lex Autolease (0800 389 3690).<br />
Price £252,765 Power 710bhp Torque 568lb ft 0-60mph 2.8sec Insurance 30-70mph quote covers in fourth 35-year-old 3.5sec professional Fuel economy male with 17.2mpg clean licence COand 2 emissions full no-claims 263g/km bonus living 70-0mph in Swindon; quote 37.7m from Liverpool<br />
Victoria (0800 066 5161, lv.com). Contract hire figure based on a three-year lease/36,000-mile contract including maintenance; Wessex<br />
Fleet Solutions (01722 322888).<br />
Maranello’s fourth-gen track-special supercar bursts through the 700bhp barrier