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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

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