Ferrari 488 Gtb Total Points: 65

On behalf of the entire team, I think it’s safe to say that the most exciting machine we’ve tested all year is the Ferrari 488 Pista – a ‘hardcore’ version of the car that you see here! The Pista generates 711bhp to the GTB’s 661.

- Dhruv Behl

So, ideally, the car that we should have had for this test is the brand new Pista, but when Ferrari calls you and tells you they’re sending a car over for a mega test I’d like to see you respectfully decline the offer. After all, if you aren’t going to make a concession for a Prancing Horse, then what are you going to make concessions for?

And so it was that the 488 GTB, in bright yellow, showed up at the BIC – or ‘Giallo Modena’ I should say, which is what the colour is officially referred to. Now, there’s always a sense of occasion when you see a Ferrari. And, in this case, between the gleaming Modena yellow paint, the red cam covers that you can see through the transparent engine cover, and just the overall silhouette of the car, it all just screams supercar – not to mention the mid-engine layout.