The Ferrari 488 Spider is a brilliant machine ... than the Ferrari California T it replaces. Plus the 0-100 acceleration time is better, too; it will now hit highway speed in 3.5 seconds (was 3.6sec ...

What makes the 488’s performance stand out is how it delivers its turbocharged energy. The engine’s torque delivery is controlled by variable torque maps, with one for the first three gears ...

Ferrari doesn’t build slow cars. Never has. But even Italian supercars come in varying degrees of fast, ranging from quick but unremarkable to barely believable. Among the 10 fastest ...

A 661-horsepower 3.9-liter powerplant linked to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission channel power to the rear wheels with enough effectiveness to propel the car from 0 to 62 miles per hour in three ...

Like the coupe, it uses Ferrari's most powerful V8 engine ever made. After introducing the 488 Pista Coupe and the Pista Piloti special edition reserved to Ferrari’s client racing drivers, the ...

Ferrari rates the engine response time at 0.8 seconds at 2000rpm in third gear. The Italia’s naturally aspirated V8 responds faster still, at 0.6 seconds, but thereafter the 488 delivers vastly ...

James Cleary road tests and reviews the new Ferrari 488 Spider with specs, fuel consumption and verdict ... The powertrain here is both tremendous and terrifying, pairing a 3.0-litre twin-turbo-petrol ...