Just like good old days when Harry Metcalfe had only one job and that was being a motoring journalist, he goes all the way to the Ferrari factory in Maranello to pick up a Ferrari 488 GTB and drive it on some of Italy’s finest country roads. This is, to all intents and purposes, the most in-depth and technically fascinating review of the 488 you get.

We’re not sure if Harry gets to have as much fun in his other job as the advisor to Jaguar Land Rover Special Operations team, but this Ferrari 488 GTB drive certainly seems to beat sitting in an office all day!

Ferrari 488 GTB Specs:

Engine Type V8 – 90° Turbo

Overall displacement 3902 cm3

Maximum power: 492 kW (670 CV) @ 8000 rpm

Maximum torque: 760 Nm at 3000 rpm in VII gear

Length: 4568 mm

Width: 1952 mm

Height: 1213 mm

Dry weight: 1370 kg

Weight distribution: 46.5% Front – 53.5% Rear

0-100 km/h: 3.0 s

0-200 km/h: 8.3 s

Maximum speed: > 330 km/h

Consumption: 11.4 l/100 km

C02: 260 g/km