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      06-06-2018, 04:10 PM   #1
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Ferrari F154 CD V8 is the 2018 International Engine of the Year

For the 3-d time.

http://magazine.ferrari.com/en/cars/...he_year-41869/
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That v8 is very nice. its too bad that powertrain gets overshadowed by the 720s.
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That v8 is very nice. its too bad that powertrain gets overshadowed by the 720s.
They have limited the power and the car is too heavy to perform anywhere near the 720. The Pista will correct the shortcomings but still wont be a match for the 720.
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      06-06-2018, 07:07 PM   #4
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720hp out of a 3.9L engine is sick!
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actually more importantly it won the best engine in last 20 years.. not only engine of the year..
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They have limited the power and the car is too heavy to perform anywhere near the 720. The Pista will correct the shortcomings but still wont be a match for the 720.
745LT(?) or whatever the number will be will rectify the Pista difference with a lighter car that makes even more HP.
It'll end up being quicker than a P1 around the track too. We live in some crazy times in the best possible way.
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The 488 engine doesnt even rev to its claimed 8000 RPM's. Ferrari purposely limited it. Why? Clearly they dont trust the engine enough to wind it out to the claimed RPM peak but still good enough to win this prize.
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They have limited the power and the car is too heavy to perform anywhere near the 720. The Pista will correct the shortcomings but still wont be a match for the 720.
Both the Pista and 720 have the exact same power numbers 710/568 from a 3.9L (what's up with that?) and their weights are within 100 lbs of each other. Should be a driver's race.
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Both the Pista and 720 have the exact same power numbers 710/568 from a 3.9L (what's up with that?) and their weights are within 100 lbs of each other. Should be a driver's race.
The 720s is underrated. It’s bhp output is closer to 800hp. Not sure I can say the same thing about the 488 Pista (being underrated). Also, the 720s is using an enlarged version of the previous 3.8L engine and is up to 4.0L now.
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Both the Pista and 720 have the exact same power numbers 710/568 from a 3.9L (what's up with that?) and their weights are within 100 lbs of each other. Should be a driver's race.
Don't you find it curious how Ferrari went right after the 720 trying to match the numbers on the published spec's?

The Pista is beautiful and will be one heck of a car, it is what the GTB should have been from the start but IMV Ferrari has been somewhat complacent until McLaren kicked them in the ass.

The 720 will eat the Pista, and the 750LT due out in ~2 1/2 years will crush everything else.

I plan to have both but not sure which I will keep. I have a late delivery (Q4 19') Pista pending and a spot for the LT. I got pushed out on the Pista because I canceled my Lusso order. BS Ferrari games...
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The 720s is underrated. It’s bhp output is closer to 800hp. Not sure I can say the same thing about the 488 Pista (being underrated). Also, the 720s is using an enlarged version of the previous 3.8L engine and is up to 4.0L now.
Based on dyno measurements this seems to be the case not to mention how it walks away from other cars with similar power. Of course aero and weight factor.
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