Breaking in a new Ferrari 488 GTB

99SaleenSpeedster

99SaleenSpeedster

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My friend picked up a new Ferrari 488 GTB Friday and invited me over to go for a ride / drive it today. The car is quick.... much quicker than his 458 Italia. With only 100 miles on it when I got there, we broke it in right. As of now, it's only 1 of 2 in MI with the other belonging to Justin Verlander of the Detroit Tigers.


 
Nice car.

Just an observation, and not to be the guy who drives a Chevy and talks down to a Ferrari, but it seems like there's a noticeable amount of lag between pulling the paddle shifter and the gear change actually happening. Seems like with that momentary lag it would be pretty difficult to be spot on with your shifts. What type of transmissions do those come with? Is it the equivalent to an auto with paddle shifters, or does it have to be manually shifted like that?
 
RyeLou said:
Nice car.

Just an observation, and not to be the guy who drives a Chevy and talks down to a Ferrari, but it seems like there's a noticeable amount of lag between pulling the paddle shifter and the gear change actually happening. Seems like with that momentary lag it would be pretty difficult to be spot on with your shifts. What type of transmissions do those come with? Is it the equivalent to an auto with paddle shifters, or does it have to be manually shifted like that?
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it actually shifts very quickly, I believe .040 seconds. It's a dual clutch F1 gearbox.
 
99SaleenSpeedster said:
it actually shifts very quickly, I believe .040 seconds. It's a dual clutch F1 gearbox.
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Maybe it's just the video then. It just seemed like he'd pull and it took a bit to shift.

Honestly, I've used the paddles maybe 3 or 4 times in the SS, so I have absolutely nothing to base my comments off of.
 
RyeLou said:
Maybe it's just the video then. It just seemed like he'd pull and it took a bit to shift.

Honestly, I've used the paddles maybe 3 or 4 times in the SS, so I have absolutely nothing to base my comments off of.
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I've driven boat loads of chrysler products with paddles. I honestly don't like them much. If I have the option to shift manually from a console/floor shifter that's what I use.
 
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