Ferrari Is Building A More Hardcore 488 'GTO' With 700bhp

According to reports, the flagship 488 could wear Ferrari's most prestigious performance badge as it goes after the bonkers-fast Porsche 911 GT2 and McLaren 720S
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Ferrari is not happy about the sheer speed of the Porsche 911 GT2. Not happy at all. That’s good news for the automotive world, though, because the Italians have resolved to make their 488 supercar much more aggressive.

The angry new addition is potentially going to be called the 488 GTO, which would make it just the fourth Ferrari ever to wear the extremely special badge. If the company stops short of that honour the car will use a name in the same vein as Challenge Stradale, Scuderia and Speciale.

The 458 Speciale is still one of the finest-handling cars ever made
The 458 Speciale is still one of the finest-handling cars ever made

Target power is a beefy 700bhp, with torque getting a big boost as well. The interior will be stripped of anything superfluous, the glass will be thinned and the brakes, inside weight-saving forged alloys, will be chopped-in for lighter carbon-ceramic ones.

Autocar predicts a kerb weight of less than 1400kg, with a 0-62mph time of about 2.7 seconds and a 0-124mph charge in just 7.5 seconds. The McLaren 720S does it in 7.8 seconds as standard, while the GT2 takes 8.3.

Ferrari Is Building A More Hardcore 488 'GTO' With 700bhp

New bodywork should add even more functional downforce on top of the regular car’s 325kg, which means, much like the totally single-minded McLaren Senna, the hardcore 488 might not be quite the looker that its softer brother is.

Prices of over £215,000 are looking likely, but much could depend on the car’s ability to snatch back a few points in the speed and lap time arguments. After all, being the fastest does seem to matter to Ferrari. A lot.

Source: Autocar

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Rotary Fanboy

Yess the GTO is finally coming back!

12/12/2017 - 14:36 |
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Yassssssss 😁

12/12/2017 - 14:39 |
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I hope they make a homage to the 288 gto!

12/12/2017 - 16:40 |
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Anonymous

So this is what happens when Ferrari gets triggered by other manufacturers’ efforts… Damn.

12/12/2017 - 14:41 |
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CS55

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Ferrari:That’s it! We wanna be the fastest again!
Koenigsegg: HAHA too late… Every car you made since Enzo’s death was a disgrace…
Ferrari: That’s it! I’ll show you now!

12/12/2017 - 14:59 |
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Dino 3

(Insert Bison meme here)

12/12/2017 - 14:45 |
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Anonymous

Another GTO with no racing history.

12/12/2017 - 14:50 |
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₩!Ź@ŔĐ Transit supervan

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Well to be fair ferrari do make the 488 gte and gt3 which are both racing cars.

12/12/2017 - 14:57 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Only the 250 GTO had a racing history, none of the ones that came after actually competed the same way the 250 did

12/12/2017 - 15:15 |
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Nobody

Too little too late

12/12/2017 - 15:00 |
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Anonymous
12/12/2017 - 15:08 |
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Nishant Dash

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

No. All are ours

12/12/2017 - 15:11 |
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Jakob

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Huge surprise, a 13-year-old trying to excoriate a car he’d never be able to drive anyway.

12/12/2017 - 15:13 |
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₩!Ź@ŔĐ Transit supervan

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

So you don’t like a one of the most beautiful cars of all time which has a v12 ?
and not just any v12 a ferrari v12 .

12/12/2017 - 15:21 |
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5:19.55

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Why downvote the post tho? Like it’s a bad thing liking a car over an other?

12/12/2017 - 15:53 |
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[Flux]

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

All work for me. Don’t discriminate.

12/12/2017 - 15:54 |
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MrLeo

This is really getting exciting. As I thought supercar competition couldn’t get better…. It only does. Can’t wait for a 720S longtail version

12/12/2017 - 15:17 |
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Rahul 1

In reply to by MrLeo

Oh boy, 720S LT will drag Ferrari’s ass to moon and back, i hope it comes soon

12/12/2017 - 15:54 |
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Rise Comics

Still not enough horsepower

12/12/2017 - 15:31 |
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[Flux]

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

YEET

12/12/2017 - 15:53 |
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Olivier (CT's grammar commie)

“The interior will be stripped of anything superfluous”

Let me guess:

  • the door handles;
  • the glovebox
  • any storage compartment;
  • the rear seats;
  • the floormats;
  • the interior badging (replaced by carbon fibre badging);
  • the leather on the steering column
12/12/2017 - 15:43 |
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Chewbacca_buddy (McLaren squad)(VW GTI Clubsport)(McLaren 60

In reply to by Olivier (CT's …

Don’t forget the A/C and radio

12/12/2017 - 21:17 |
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They will also make the seat backrests carbon fibre to save 2kg of weight

12/12/2017 - 21:23 |
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Or the badge could be a sticker

12/12/2017 - 21:28 |
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