Just What Is This Mysterious, Beaten-Up Ferrari Test Mule?
While YouTuber Marchettino initially speculates that those tatty 458 Italia panels are hiding the long-rumoured Dino successor, a very V8-like exhaust note heard later quickly extinguishes that idea. The ‘F142M M3’ markings on the windscreen mean it’s almost certainly a 488 (F142M is the internal code for the car), and the exhaust placement points to the same conclusion.
But just what kind of 488 are we looking at? Marchettino reckons he heard one of the technicians say “don’t turn on the Kers system,” when the camera wasn’t running so we could even be looking at a Kers-equipped Speciale. It would make sense: Ferrari hasn’t shied away from using lashings of tech in its previous ultra-focused cars like the 458 Speciale and 430 Scuderia, and the LaFerrari’s Kers tech was bound to filter down the range eventually.
What do you think Ferrari is up to?
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Praying for a N/A 488
Not gonna happen, sorry…
Weight reduction???
Did Ferrari is ok with people walking around the factory ?
If the they moved the car to hide it from this guy ….
I wouldn’t walk around like him trying to get a view of something he probably shouldn’t see… I prefer to respect their privacy especially on their factory compound … I find that kind of move disrespectful,there are already enough intrusive journalist …
Especially if he do that to post a vids on youtube …
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That Ferrari driver cannot park…
KERS would be great for straight line stuff, but I have a few questions. How much weight will this add, how much will handling be affected, and where will the KERS system actually go?
But it’s a 458 body
ICON?