The Ferrari 488 GTB, the latest mid-engined V8 supercar from the Italian automaker, is the first in its history to employ a turbocharger.
To be precise, it's a twin-turbocharged 3.9-litre V8 and when both turbos are scrolling up, the result is 493kW and 760Nm, a substantial improvement over the naturally aspirated V8 that powered the 458 Italia, this car's predecessor.
It's also faster than its current closest competitor, the McLaren 650S. Ferrari is claiming a 0-100km/h time of just three seconds (and 0-200km/h in 8.3 seconds) and a top speed of 334km/h. Most impressively, thanks to a smaller cubic capacity and horsepower generated by turbos, the 488 GTB is more economical than the car it will be replacing.
But emissions is the only area in which Ferrari is holding back. The 488 GTB has a revised double-clutch seven-speed paddle-shift gearbox and updates to the intelligent traction control and differential system and to the stability control, meaning that drivers will be able to use more of the car's ferocious power more of the time.
The exterior that wraps around all of this engineering excellence is once again designed by Pininfarina and picks up where the 458 Italia left off. The new car retains the same proportions and stance but appears more balanced. The biggest visual differences between the old and new car are the front nose air inlets and the side venting over the rear wheel-arches that improve cooling and downforce — the inlets are actually integrated spoilers.
Inside, the cabin has had an upgrade too. Ferrari is persisting with the multifunction steering wheel, but the infotainment system is new, as are the lever switches and the air vents.
The car will make its official debut in Geneva in March, and expect it to be joined in the not to distant future by a convertible version.
F458 currently starts at around $240,000, so I'm expecting F488 to be around $270,000, before all the taxes...
almost impossible now, restriction on CO2 emission and Euro engine size quota makes manufacturers very difficult to develop new engines with more power output without bigger size (forbidden by law) or extremely high rev (impractical, i.e. impossible to drive on normal road)
besides, technological advances on quantitative field pushes forced-inductions into new boundaries where were not possible or not viable couple decades back
n if you think forced-inductions don't sound good. i would suggest you go test drive F-type V6 and the tell me what you think about the engine sound
shame everyone is going down the turbo route due to emissions etc...
but everyone could see it coming tho, even without emissions rules, the tech for turbos are so much better now compare to 10-20 years ago it'll be stupid to not go for it
Power is what gets you speed, but torque is what moves you forward
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發表於 2015-2-4 16:28:35
小弟比較喜歡自然吸氣，尤其係 MID ENGINE 跑車。
