The Ultimate Driving
Experience
Overview ______
Powerful Performance
And Effortless Driving
The Ferrari 488 pista is powered by the most powerful v8 engine in the maranello marque’s history and is the company’s special series sports car with the highest level yet of technological transfer from racing.
In fact, the name meaning ‘track’ in Italian, was chosen specifically to testify to Ferrari’s unparalleled heritage in motorsports.
Technically, the Ferrari 488 Pista encompasses all of the experience built upon the world’s circuits by the 488 Challenge and the 488 GTE.
Design ______
RACING LIVERY, CARBON SOUL
Aerodynamic demands guided the work of the Ferrari Design Centre team. The 488 Pista’s forms have been meticulously sculpted to ensure they are more performance-oriented than ever, with huge attention lavished ensuring that while aerodynamic demands were met, the Maranello marque’s signature styling elements and aesthetic canons were respected.
SCULPTED SPORTY FORMS
IN SIGNATURE FERRARI STYLE
The designers used innovative elements, such as the aerodynamic S-Duct at the front, as an opportunity to visually shorten the car’s nose, creating an original floating wing effect. The black, omega-shaped edging on the front bumpers and the side flicks reference the prominent aerodynamic underbody motif of the 488 GTE.
Most notable on the flanks is the fact that the splitter in the side air intakes of the 488 GTB has been removed. At the front, the aerodynamic profiles that start at the front bumpers run sleekly along the side miniskirts all the way to the side appendages of the rear diffuser.
The concept of the front is echoed in the dolphin-tail rear spoiler which appears suspended to provide an impression lightness and efficiency, while the rear volumes add a sense of power to the tail. The rear diffuser juts out and has been developed in width: its design was inspired by that of the 488 GTE.
ULTRALIGHT
INTERIORS
The interior has a distinctive racing feel with all superfluous elements eliminated. The extensive use of lightweight, exclusive technical materials such as carbon-fibre and Alcantara works brilliantly with the meticulous crafting and sophistication that is the signature of all Ferrari cockpits. Contrasting hand-stitching, tread plates and heel rests in triangular pattern aluminium and particularly fluidly sculpted door panels are fine examples of this.
The glove compartment (normally incorporated into the dashboard directly in front of the passenger) has been removed and replaced by handy storage pockets on the rear bench and the doors. The effect is to significantly visually slim down the volume of the under-dash area.
Innovations ______
The Most Powerful V8 in Ferrari History
The Ferrari 488 pista can punch out 720 cv at 8000 rpm, giving it the best specific power output in its class at 185 cv/l, while torque is higher at all engine speeds, peaking at 770 nm (10 nm more than the 488 gtb). An extreme evolution of the turbo engine elected overall international engine of the year in both 2016 and 2017, this is the most powerful v8 in ferrari history.
POWER REWRITES HISTORY
The 50 cv power increase over the 488 GTB’s engine is also the largest ever leap in engine power for a Ferrari special series car and a remarkable 115 cv more than the previous model, the 458 Speciale. In short, this V8 is the new benchmark not only for turbo-charged power units but for all engines.
The development of this sportier version of the 488 GTB thus presented Ferrari’s engineers with the highly complex challenge of improving on what was already acknowledged as the world’s best engine. To do so, they had to test out a string of leading-edge solutions, drawing on Ferrari’s successful experience in the competition world. The result is that the Ferrari 488 Pista’s engine has over 50% of new components compared to that of the 488 GTB.
A UNIQUE AND UNMISTAKABLE SOUNDTRACK
The Ferrari 488 Pista also fully exploits new features developed for the 488 Challenge, not least the engine air intake layout with the intakes moved from the flanks to the rear spoiler area where they are connected directly to the plenums. This drastically reduces fluid-dynamic load losses and ensures a higher volume and cleaner flow of air to the engine, thereby contributing to the increase in power.
Moving the air intakes from the sides to the rear also freed up space for a larger intercooler. Thanks to a cooling layout derived from the 488 Challenge and featuring radiators with an inverted rake so that they are inclined towards the rear, the hot air flow is channelled to below the flanks, well away from the side intakes for the intercooler. This guarantees that power is maintained even in critical situations, such as in the wake of another car.
A NEW MILESTONE IN EFFICENCY
In-depth aerodynamics research played a big part in improving the Ferrari 488 Pista’s performance. Working on a concept focused on uncompromising innovation allowed considerable engineering freedom in developing significant solutions.
RESHAPING THE WIND
The already-exceptional aerodynamic efficiency of the 488 GTB has been improved by 20%, with major benefits in terms of absolute speed and lap times on medium-fast tracks as well as sheer fun behind the wheel.
Essential to the development of the Ferrari 488 Pista’s aerodynamics was the wealth of knowledge Ferrari has built upon previous and parallel projects where the aerodynamics department was able to test new and efficient solutions, integrating ideas developed for the 488 Challenge and the 488 GTE.
The 488 Pista’s V8 turbo punches out 50 cv more than the car on which it is based, thanks in part to a reduction of almost 15° C in the temperature of the air entering the plenum with respect to the 488 GTB. The development of the thermo-fluid dynamics consequently focused on the powertrain cooling specifics, to minimise any impact on pure aerodynamic performance.
INSPIRED BY THE RACING WORLD
The aim of the Ferrari 488 Pista’s dynamic development was to produce a car that offers blistering mechanical performance in terms of lap times and standing starts, driving pleasure and accessibility of performance to drivers of all types.
THE THRILL OF ABSOLUTE CONTROL
To achieve these objectives, Ferrari’s engineers had to work on several fronts, starting with introducing numerous lightweight solutions as well as evolving both a new generation of the Side Slip Control System (SSC 6.0), improving the efficiency of the braking system and developing a new specific tyre, the Michelin Sport Cup 2.
The Ferrari 488 Pista is 90 kg lighter than the 488 GTB, which brings huge advantages in terms of its agility and responsiveness. To maximise on this, the weight reductions are concentrated in the most weight-sensitive areas of the car, such as the unsprung masses and components away from the car’s centre of gravity.
This is also the first time that a 20” (optional) single-piece carbon-fibre wheel rim has been used in the Ferrari range. Entirely in carbon-fibre, it is around 40% lighter than the 488 GTB’s standard wheel rims and features a special coating developed for the aerospace industry to the channel and spokes which efficiently dissipates heat generated under braking.
The evolution of the Ferrari 488 Pista’s dynamic vehicle control systems saw the introduction of a new actuation system that flanks those featured on the 488 GTB and is integrated into the new version 6.0 of the SSC concept.
Specifications ______
V8 Powertrain
All The Numbers of a Leadership
MAXIMUM POWER
720 CV (530 KW) at 8000rpm
ACCELERATION
7.6 sec 0-200km/h
SPECIFIC OUTPUT
185 – cv/l
| Type | V8 – 90°twin-turbo – Dry sump |
| Overall displacement | 3902 cc |
| Max. power output* | 530 kW (720 cv) at 8000 rpm |
| Max. torque* | 770 Nm at 3000 rpm 7th gear |
| Specific power output | 185 cv/l |
| Max. engine speed | 8000 rpm |
| Compression ratio | 9.6:1 |
| Length | 4605 mm |
| Width | 1975 mm |
| Height | 1206 mm |
| Front track | 1679 mm |
| Rear track | 1649 mm |
| Kerb weight** | 1385kg |
| Dry weight** | 1280 kg |
| Dry weight/power ratio | 1.78 kg/cv |
| Weight distribution | 41.5% front – 58.5% rear |
| Boot capacity | 170 l |
| Fuel tank capacity | 78 l |
| Front | 245/35 ZR 20 J9,0 |
| Rear | 305/30 ZR 20 J11.0 |
| Front | 398 x 223 x 38 mm |
| Rear | 360 x 233 x 32 mm |
| F1 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox |
| E-Diff3, F1-Trac, High Performance ABS/EBD with Ferrari Pre-Fill, FrS SCM-E, SSC with FDE |
| 0-100 km/h | 2.85 s |
| 0-200 km/h | 7.6 s |
| 100-0 km/h | 29,5 m |
| Max. speed | > 340 km/h |
| Fiorano lap time | 1’21,5” |
| Low | 19,4 l/100km |
| Mid | 11,8 l/100km |
| High | 11 l/100km |
| Extra High | 12,4 l/100km |
| Combined | 12,8 l/100km |
| NOTE: The values of fuel consumptions and CO2 emissions shown were determined according to the European Regulation (EC) 715/2007 in the version applicable at the time of type approval | The fuel consumption and CO2 emission figures refer to the WLTP cycle. |
| Low | 439 g/km |
| Mid | 267 g/km |
| High | 248 g/km |
| Extra High | 281 g/km |
| Combined | 289 g/km |
| NOTE: The values of fuel consumptions and CO2 emissions shown were determined according to the European Regulation (EC) 715/2007 in the version applicable at the time of type approval | The fuel consumption and CO2 emission figures refer to the WLTP cycle. |
| * | With 98 RON petrol |
| ** | With optional lightweight content |
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