Ferrari’s newest supercar is missing something important (RACE)

Hollis JohnsonSomething missing?

There’s a new Ferrari in town, and Business Insider recently checked it out.

Unlike all the other mid-engined sports cars in its direct lineage, the 488 GTB has a turbocharged V8 engine: 3.9 liters, making 661 horsepower.

Turbochargers use engine exhaust to power turbines that compress air before feeding it into the cylinders: greater air mass means more power.

The knock on turbos is that they “lag” — the power doesn’t come on as fast in response to the throttle as in old-school no-turbo engines.

But the 488 has no perceptible lag. Ferrari says it’s less than a second, in reality, but we honestly couldn’t tell.

I discuss the new engine in the video below (and I should point out that Ferrari is also using a turbo V8 in the California T):