For months now, many have been worried that the new Ferrari 488 GTB would sound terrible. Why, because Ferrari is going back to forced induction motors, and with those turbos, you tend to lose some of the exhaust’s note.
The supercar owners of the world are an odd bunch. Despite having outrageously fast and expensive cars, they are constantly trying to outdo each other with special edition models, modifications and wild exterior changes. Last year I found myself standing in a showroom full of these types of cars at the Lamborghini Miami dealership.
This is the Misha Designs 458 and it is gorgeous. It combines the utterly gorgeous good looks of the original 458, with all the menace of the new Ferrari FXX K hypercar to create something that melds the worlds of track day and Monaco cruising perfectly.
Consider the following clip an Oreo Double Stuf 20 times over. It gets right to the good stuff. Just the sounds of Ferraris, Paganis, Bugattis, McLarens, Lamborghinis, and Koenigseggs starting up.
When you own a Ferrari, you really don’t expect to get smoked by anybody. The thing is, when you are racing a supercar versus a superbike, you really are outgunned unless you’re in an Ariel Atom. Even so, they’re really fun to watch.
It’s official: the power output of the legendary V12-powered Ferrari Enzo has now been eclipsed by that of the Italian supercar maker’s mid-engine V8 model: the 488 GTB.