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The Ferrari 488 Pista at Dubai Autodrome. Ferrari
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The Ferrari 488 Pista at Dubai Autodrome. Ferrari
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The Pista, which is based on the 488 GTB, has a turbocharged 3.9-litre V8 that pumps out 720hp at a stratospheric 8,000rpm. Ferrari
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It is the most powerful V8 Ferrari of all-time. Ferrari
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The exterior is replete with tip-to-tail racing stripe. Ferrari
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The Ferrari 488 Pista at Dubai Autodrome. Ferrari
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The Ferrari 488 Pista at Dubai Autodrome. Ferrari
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Carbon is all over the interior, alongside lashings of Alcantara. Ferrari
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The most startling aspect is the Pista's brakes, which stop the car from 100kph in 29.5 metres. Ferrari
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It is a track monster turned in to a road-legal supercar in the lineage of the Challenge Scuderia, 430 Scuderia and 458 Speciale. Ferrari
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The Ferrari 488 Pista at Dubai Autodrome. Ferrari
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Every example of the Pista has already been sold. Ferrari
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The Ferrari 488 Pista at Dubai Autodrome. Ferrari
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The Ferrari 488 Pista at Dubai Autodrome. Ferrari
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The Pista, which is based on the 488 GTB, has a turbocharged 3.9-litre V8 that pumps out 720hp at a stratospheric 8,000rpm. Ferrari
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It is the most powerful V8 Ferrari of all-time. Ferrari
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The exterior is replete with tip-to-tail racing stripe. Ferrari
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The Ferrari 488 Pista at Dubai Autodrome. Ferrari
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The Ferrari 488 Pista at Dubai Autodrome. Ferrari
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Carbon is all over the interior, alongside lashings of Alcantara. Ferrari
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The most startling aspect is the Pista's brakes, which stop the car from 100kph in 29.5 metres. Ferrari
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It is a track monster turned in to a road-legal supercar in the lineage of the Challenge Scuderia, 430 Scuderia and 458 Speciale. Ferrari
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The Ferrari 488 Pista at Dubai Autodrome. Ferrari
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Every example of the Pista has already been sold. Ferrari
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The Ferrari 488 Pista at Dubai Autodrome. Ferrari
Is the Ferrari 488 Pista the definitive supercar of 2018?
To find out the answer, we dashed round Dubai Autodrome in the most powerful V8 Prancing Horse of all-time
Adam Workman
02 January, 2019
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