GTP Cool Wall: 2018- Ferrari 488 Pista

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2018- Ferrari 488 Pista

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GranTurNismo

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I wasn't a fan of the 488 when it first came out. I thought it looked worse than the 458 but when I starting seeing them on the street, it suddenly seemed more attractive to me. This version of the 488 is the ultimate V8 powered Ferrari, what more needs to be said? Cool.
 
nothing says "my ancestors had a more violent army than yours" like turning up outside Harrod's in a Ferrari
 
The Pista fixes alot of issues I had with the GTB on how it looked a bit conservative and like a rounded version of the 458, this on the other hand should of been the style from the start.

Cool.
 
No doubt fabulous to drive and in the right colour combo it looks pretty good too, but it's been a long time since any Ferrari has been cool.
 
Meh, I prefer the older 458 Speciale because it is in fact, special and good looking, I always found this one too busy for my taste
 
This version saved the 488 for me. My favourite car of all time will remain the 458 Italia (specifically the race car), but I always considered the 488 as the car that came and took a massive steamy pile on everything that made the previous car special (the engine). This version fixed the 488's front end so well and the aero bits just look amazing, not to mention they're entirely functional too.

It's an inverse of the Italia to the Speciale for this model. Whereas I though the Speciale was too wild and made the 458 look a little silly, here I think the Pista looks so much more natural than the base model.

If you can't tell from my avatar, I also hold the 488 GT3/GTE in high regard as well. This is basically the road-going homologation of those cars developed with all the experience gained from them. Bonus points there.

Unfortunately this car is a victim of the Supercar industry's seemingly planned obsolescence nowadays. It's pretty much irrelevant now that the F8 literally showed up three minutes later and stole the show.
 
I think Ferrari do trackday specials in a more aesthetically pleasing manner than anyone else. There are enough styling differences to easily distinguish it from the regular models but they never end up with wings, canards and aero bits poking out everywhere.
 

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