Forza Horizon 4 - Hasta la Pista, baby

There are two new Ferraris added in the Series 16 update of Forza Horizon 4 and the first one is, I'm sorry to say, too little, too late for the party. It's a Ferrari that recently went out of production but boasts the record for being the fastest car to lap the Top Gear Test Track. I'm talking about the Ferrari 488 Pista.



As the hardcore version of the now-outgoing Ferrari 488, the Pista is a track-ready mid-engine V8 super sport that employs all the knowhow from the 488 Challenge racing machine and made it fit for road and track use, making it a real mega-multitasker.

With its 710HP four-liter V8 Twin Turbo engine, it really is the most-powerful mid-engined V8 Ferrari ever made and when mated to a Formula 1-style double clutch gearbox, it is capable of going from 0-100kph in 2.85 seconds and a top speed of over 340kph. Apart from that, the Pista features track-honed vehicle dynamics inspired from the 488 Challenge racing machine as well as weighing 90kg less than the normal 488 GTB.

It went round the Fiorano test track in 1:21.5 and recently, at the Top Gear Test Track, it set the fastest lap time in 1:12.7, faster than the Dallara Stradale and the 992.5-spec Porsche 911 GT2 RS.



It may be now old and now out of production but still rather impressive by supercar standards and for a track-focused car, it's worth a thrill. It may feel difficult at the start but when it gets faster for longer, the 488 Pista truly shows its colors as the opportunity arises. Those people (especially Mr. Harris) who claim that the 600LT is better than the 488 Pista because it's cheap might new to scratch their heads on because not only the Pista obliterates it, it humiliates it, which is a sad day for Britain's finest.



Speaking of which, the McLaren 600LT came back to play with Ferrari's ultimate super sport once again on British soil ever since the Prancing Horse humiliated it on TV and with that, let's give these two the rematch they deserved but near the castle for a more dramatic atmosphere.



I'm already familiarized with the McLaren 600LT a while back but now that it got itself a revenge match against the 488 Pista, this could be the most interesting comparo ever done since Chris Harris did a comparison between the two. Too bad he went for the slower one. Time to prove him wrong once again with a quick lap shootout between the two near Bamburgh Castle and see who's the fastest.

And now the results;

600LT - 0:58.592
488 Pista - 0:56.990

Aw man. It's Ferrari 2, McLaren zero. Another sad day for Britain.



Let's be real, folks, because while I'm starting to gain respect to the 488 Pista, it feels like it has already served its purpose because its arrival is somewhat too little, too late, not like the 600LT from McLaren. It maybe a sold-out lost cause but it feels like it's long for this world and man, I'm sounded like him now.

Anyway, enjoy your new ride if you can. You'll have mixed reactions having the Pista the moment you got one.