The Ferrari 488 Pista bids farewell to Geneva and delights us with its soundtrack in video

When the good times come to an end, it is, to our regret, painful, something that happens to motor enthusiasts when a car event closes its doors. The Geneva Motor Show is one of those events that thrill every petrolhead, and this edition featured enough models to make our hair stand on end. Among them all, the Ferrari 488 Pista was one of the vehicles that generated the most anticipation, since it is presented as the quintessential successor to the Speciale , offering a tuning worthy of being under the custody of the Cavallino Rampante.

Unfortunately, this past March 18th Geneva closed the doors of Palexpo to the Motor Show and made way for other events that would take over the Swiss facilities for their debut. However, one of the fortunate ones who was present during the vehicle display as they left the Show managed to capture on video how the 488 Pista enchanted all the spectators with its sweet melody coming from its supercharged V8.

One of the most characteristic features of the vehicles created by Enzo Ferrari is their sound, which demonstrates a purity and clarity typical of the powerful naturally aspirated engines with 12 and 8 cylinders. Following the reception of turbo engines, many fans of the brand expressed their concern about the song of the new generation of powerplants, with only the V8s so far having said no to natural aspiration.

With the arrival of the 488 GTB Ferrari proved that it did know how to make a turbocharged engine maintain a sound worthy of the brand and, although it is not as spectacular as that of its predecessors, the Pista can boast of generating a catchy melody that quickly hooks you. This is thanks to the exhaust system developed by the brand and to the V8 of more than 700 CV that rests peacefully behind the glass case that exposes it to the world.

That’s right, the new 488 Pista develops 720 CV of power and 770 Nm of torque, figures that, when combined with the aerodynamics of the Cavallino , allow it to reach 100 km/h in just 2.8 seconds and a top speed of 340 km/h. With these performance figures, Ferrari made sure the sound was up to the task and, thanks to this video, we can enjoy the roar of the V8 at low revs -which already promises much- from the two units present at the Geneva Motor Show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__PHUxvL4No

Little by little we will see how the latest creation of Ferrari performs on the track, but for now we will have to make do with videos and images. Although both vehicles are in the quietest mode, it won’t be long before we see the fortunate owners of the Pista open the exhaust flaps and let the song of the V8 spread everywhere.