The entire intake is more compact, thanks to a reduced plenum volume and shortened runner length.
As one of the Ferrari engineers said, “we always want our engines to make a ‘sound,’ not a ‘noise.”
The only sense that you get that this is a turbocharged engine is because you hear the turbos spooling up every now and then.
As a result of which, the brake pedal has quite limited travel and is very firm.
And the levels of grip are so intense that it’s only really under hard braking that you get some sense of the sheer adhesion provided by the Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres.
After spending a couple of hours pootling through the small towns and villages around Maranello, not to mention racing through the switchbacks in the hills around the Ferrari factory, it was finally time to put the Pista where it belongs – on the track!