Why 458 over 488? Curious. Friend has the 488, it’s changed me from a pretty specifically obsessed with Lamborghini kind of guy. Love 488… target’s are set on 488 or F8 for me…
Can’t speak to him personally- but 458 was such an iconic number for so long because of how ridiculously well that car drove. The lightness, the feel, it genuinely felt more like a race car than most anything street legal before it could even touch (the 430 scuderia was close, but this is a base car giving that feeling!)
The 488 is a spectacular car too- but something about the 458 just feels raw and fun, and my own personal reason- the 458 loves oversteer more than the 488.
I have an FF and an GT3 and the two Ferraris that I want to own at some point are an F12 for the front engine V12 coupe, and a 458.
For me 458>488/F8 because naturally aspirated > turbo, even if it’s a bit slower. Realistically they’re all too fast for the street and I just go to the track for fun, so the extra capability doesn’t matter there either.
Why 458 over 488? Curious. Friend has the 488, it’s changed me from a pretty specifically obsessed with Lamborghini kind of guy. Love 488… target’s are set on 488 or F8 for me…
Can’t speak to him personally- but 458 was such an iconic number for so long because of how ridiculously well that car drove. The lightness, the feel, it genuinely felt more like a race car than most anything street legal before it could even touch (the 430 scuderia was close, but this is a base car giving that feeling!)
The 488 is a spectacular car too- but something about the 458 just feels raw and fun, and my own personal reason- the 458 loves oversteer more than the 488.
And as a Porsche guy, I adore oversteer.
Also NA helps…
I have an FF and an GT3 and the two Ferraris that I want to own at some point are an F12 for the front engine V12 coupe, and a 458.
For me 458>488/F8 because naturally aspirated > turbo, even if it’s a bit slower. Realistically they’re all too fast for the street and I just go to the track for fun, so the extra capability doesn’t matter there either.
Man the lineup you have now is my dream. The FF is criminally underrated and sounds magnificent.
Front engine V12 with an 8k rpm redline is just 🥵lol. Hopefully I’ll always have one in the garage!