The new Ferrari 488GTB has 661 horsepower. To call it “quick” is to engage in ostentatious understatement. And if you hold the “manettino” switch to “ESC OFF” for a few seconds, it will completely remove the electronic safety controls, allowing you to slide a $275,000 car around like a Late Model stock car. Just keep in mind that it has more power than a Late Model, and much less grip.
So here’s a video from PCOTY testing last week. Note that I am wearing the unforgivable combination of Arai Oriental Gloss helmet and Great Monster T-shirt. With all this Kanagawa junk on, it’s almost like I’m going to Japan in the near future or something…
Also, note the completely unworried demeanor of my passenger. That’s because he’s a professional stunt driver, and a very cool dude, who just wanted to hear the Ferrari’s engine rev to 8000rpm at 120-plus mph. Well, he got that!
“it’s almost like I’m going to Japan in the near future or something…”
Are you? If so, where? my first trip there was one of the more humbling experiences I’ve had.
That video made me smile .
Me , I’d be too worried about wadding a car that costs more than my house and wasn’t mine….
-Nate
that was pretty awesome
I just looked at some images of that car…that’s the best looking new Ferrari model I’ve seen in a while
IMO
Nice to see an exotic being flogged as if its a $35k Mustang - it really pisses be off to see cars like this cruising down the freeway in the right hand lane driven by some doctor with low T.
If you’re not in the left lane flashing highbeams at lethargic commuters you ain’t doing it right.
Trust in the driver makes all the difference as a passenger.
A good driver confident in his skills just doing his thing has to go extremely fast before it even starts getting exciting, especially on a track. On the opposite end of the spectrum someone trying to go fast can be terrifying even at moderate speeds. It all depends on if I as a passenger feel the driver is in control or not.
I bet even Stuntman Mike there would be terrified if he had to ride along with a friend of mine in his WRX. I have been his passenger exactly once, and that convinced me to never again ride with him.