法拉利曾在2月发布了488Pista，但在日内瓦车展上，车厂还是向公众展示了这款车。488Pista搭载一台3.9升V8双涡轮增压引擎，功率530千瓦/711马力，扭矩770牛米，使之成为动力最强公路版V8车型。这台引擎采用改进后的凸轮轴，更大中冷，更硬活塞，钛金属连杆和Inconel排气歧管。与引擎搭配的是七速双离合器变速箱，如果选择赛车模式，换挡时间仅需30毫秒。Pista488外观最显著变化是车头部分。空气通过前保险杠和导管进入引擎盖内，使车头产生更大下压力。而且车头造型也更具侵略性。车厢内，法拉利利用了更多取自摩托车的碳纤维和Alcantara材质。“Pista”在意大利语中是“赛道”的意思，为了提升赛道行驶性能，新车重量比标准版488GTB降低了90公斤。这主要是由于该车采用了碳纤维引擎盖、前后保险杠和后扰流器。选装的碳纤维轮圈也比GTB提供的轮圈重量降低40%。车厂还提供了新的转向过度管理系统，可以让车辆在高速过弯时更容易。
Ferrari 488 Pista Looks Track Ready At The Geneva Motor Show
Ferrari debuted the new 488 Pista several weeks ago in late February. However, the 2018 Geneva Motor Show provides an opportunity to see this very special Prancing Horse in the real world and not just in staged press photos. Under the lights in Switzerland, it's still an absolute stunner.
The Pista is for folks that desire even more speed and exclusivity from the 488. Ferrari turns up the output from the 3.9-liter biturbo V8 to 711 horsepower (530 kilowatts) and 568 pound-feet (770 Newton-meters) of torque, which makes the mill the most powerful road-going V8 in the brand's history. New cams, a larger intercooler, strengthened pistons, titanium connecting rods, and Inconel exhaust manifolds are among the many mechanical changes versus the 488 GTB's standard powerplant. Revisions to the seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox also allow for shifts in just 30 milliseconds when drivers enter Race mode.
The most obvious visual changes for the Pista are at the front end. Air passes through the front bumper and ducting directs it through a huge vent in the hood, which creates more downforce over the nose at speed. It gives the coupe quite an aggressive face, too. Inside, Ferrari makes greater use of materials from motorsport like carbon fiber and Alcantara.
Pista means track in Italian, and this explains where Ferrari intends this coupe to go. To turn quicker lap times around a circuit, the company's engineers shed 198 pounds (90 kilograms) from the standard 488 GTB, including using carbon fiber for the hood, bumpers, and rear spoiler. Optional carbon fiber wheels are 40 percent lighter than the ones on the GTB, too. The firm also introduces a new oversteer management system that allegedly makes the car easier to control at the limit.