There are those who wouldn't find the “standard” Ferrari 488 sufficient.
Fortunately there are tuners out there offering upgrades to take it even
further. The latest comes from Novitec Rosso, which has revealed a limited
edition tuning package for the twin-turbo Prancing Horse.
The latest Novitec N-Largo offers a full wide-body
conversion with aerodynamic enhancements made entirely out of carbon fiber.
With new fenders, wheel arches, enlarged vents, bumpers, and spoilers, the 488
comes out five and a half inches wider than stock.
Filling those beefed-up wheel arches are a set of
22-inch NF6 NL alloys, fitted to a suspension dropped over an inch closer to
the tarmac, with a hydraulic lift system to help it clear curbs and speed
bumps.
Novitec being Novitec, it has also
massaged the 3.9-liter twin-turbo V8 to produce 772 horsepower and 658 lb-ft of
torque – an increase of 102 hp and 97 lb-ft, respectively. That's almost as
much as the F12 TdF and the new 812 Superfast, with their twelve-cylinder
engines. As a result, the German tuner says the modified Ferrari will hit 100 km/h in
just 2.8 seconds and top out at over 339 km/h miles per hour.
The upgrades are applicable to either the fixed-roof
488 GTB or the convertible 488 Spider. But only eleven examples will be made
altogether, with interior enhancements available to the customer's
specifications.
