Driving Ferrari’s latest mid-engine
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00:10 I'm Frank Marcus and I've come to Marinello to the famous
00:20 Fiorano track to get a first drive in the 488 Pista.
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00:32 I drove this car in anger earlier, but at this point,
00:36 we are helmets off, so we're restricted to 50 to 60 kilometers an hour.
00:42 I can tell you that it is quite something at full whack.
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00:51 This is Ferrari's most powerful V8 ever.
00:55 But again, peak power is one thing, it's the responsiveness that's so important.
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01:04 We did take it out into the hills above Marinello, and
01:08 very tractable, just a real sweetheart all around up there.
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01:24 It's got titanium connecting rods,
01:26 it's got a lightened valve train using hollow valve stems.
01:30 So right the way through the engine, they removed a whole bunch of mass.
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01:36 This is Ferrari's attempt to make the ultimate V8 road car.
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