Article by:
Wilhelm Lutjeharms
However, I also experienced it recently behind the wheel of another very special car.
In our June 2018 issue, technical adviser Nicol Louw flew to Maranello for an overview of how Ferrari engineered the turbocharged engine in the 488 to heightened levels of performance for the then-new 488 Pista. The trip and a brief drive of a camouflaged Pista prototype left an indelible mark on him. “It’s difficult to come to terms with the performance potential of the Pista … If this first impression is anything to go by, Ferrari has created yet another legend,” he wrote. High praise indeed.
Fast forward to 2020 and there’s no Fiorano test track in sight. Then again, there needn’t be because this is the 488 Pista Spider, primed for open-air supercar thrills on the open road. Its owner has done a superb job of specifying it. For starters, the dark blue exterior paint (Pozzi Blu) looks almost black depending on the time of the day. Yet, in direct sunlight, a rich azure hue reveals itself. In true Spider fashion, we kept the roof lowered for the drive. Read the full article here.
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