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Ferrari 488 Spider revealed

Post author By Liam
Post date 29 July, 2015

Ferrari has given us this single image of its new 488 Spider. Based on the 488 GTB, the new Spider will make its public debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show (17â€“27 September).

The 488 Spider uses the same 3.9 litre twin turbo V8 as the GTB, good for 492kW/760Nm. Just like the old 458 Spider, the new model features a retractable hard top roof. You’d better hold on to your toupÃ©e because this thing can match the 488 GTB on the way to 100km/h in three seconds flat. And it needs just 8.7 seconds to hit 200km/h, only 0.4s slower then the GTB.

Ferrari’s press release and a brief video can be seen below and you can also see more at the Ferrari website. For now, there’s no official image showing the 488 Spider with its roof up. You get a bit of a sneak peek with the unpainted bodywork in the videos on the website, but that’s all at this stage.

UPDATE: Huzzah, six new pics have been added below!

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More Ferrari 488 GTB reviews

Post author By Liam
Post date 11 June, 2015

When Ferrari threw its bash for the press launch of the 488 GTB they saw fit to throw the keys to more than just Chris Harris. So we’ve had a snoop around and found what a few of the usual suspects had to sayâ€¦

Jethro Bovingdon, Evo: More impressive still is that the chassis not only copes with the power but actually allows you to exploit all of it whenever you so choose. Traction is staggering (the roads were dry for our test) and like the 458 Italia the GTBâ€™s balance is so responsive and yet so calm that you feel free to really enjoy exploring its massive limits.

Steve Sutcliffe, Auto Express: Bottom line, the 488 might be turbocharged and mightnâ€™t sound just as spine tingling as before, but in all other aspects it represents yet another giant leap forwards for Ferrari. It also make you wonder what on earth they are going to come up with next.

Matt Prior, Autocar: The 488 GTB is among the most docile-handling mid-engined cars Iâ€™ve driven. It has an astonishingly forgiving chassis, with hardly a hint of understeer early in a corner, and extremely fast but communicative steering, and when it breaks traction, which it does gladly, it adopts a hopelessly easily controlled attitude and then regains grip cleanly and communicatively.

After the break there’s video reviews from those three plus a clip from James May, remember him! Actually, the picture quality of May’s clip is comically bad. The Evo clip is a highlight, starting with a 458 Speciale and F40 for added context.

So, get ready to sit back and enjoy the 30 minutes of 488 waiting for you below.

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“It’s outrageous how fast it is!”

Post author By Liam
Post date 11 June, 2015

Chris Harris has been let loose behind the wheel of the stunning new Ferrari 488 GTB and we’re all the better for it. Watch as Harris talks us though the finer points of the 488 and marvel at how good that turbocharged engine must be. We’re very jel.

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Ferrari 488 GTB revealed

So, yeah, this new Ferrari 488 GTB is quite special don’t you think?

We got a wee bit excited in the trouser department when Ferrari first showed us the 458 Italia. That was almost six years ago and this replacement model is just as dramatic looking and just as evocative.

In a minor departure for Ferrari, but a sign of modern emission demands, the 488 GTB is turbocharged, there’s two of them in fact. They’re bolted to a 3.9 litre V8 which produces a very impressive 492kW at 8000rpm. Peak torque is an earth spinning 760Nm at 3000Nm.

Oh yeah, this thing is fast too. It knocks off 100km/h in three seconds flat. Two hundred clicks whiz by in 8.3 seconds and it has a top speed of around 330km/h. This entry level Fezza is firmly in hypercar territory.

It has a dry weight of 1370kg which is distributed 46.5:53.5 front to rear. It’s pretty much the same size as the 458; 39mm longer, 15mm wider and the same height.

There’s more images and words after the break. The 488 GTB will make its official debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month.

Tags 488, Supercar