Photos & Videos from Ferrari’s Exclusive 488 GTB Launch Event

Unlike most other carmakers, Ferrari hosts exclusive events for select customers to

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by John Halas

February 19, 2015 at 15:35

Unlike most other carmakers, Ferrari hosts exclusive events for select customers to reveal its new models, and one of those took place yesterday for the world premiere of the 488 GTB.

Gumball racer Josh Cartu, who was invited to the happening that took place at Ferrari’s factory in Maranello, shot some pictures and a short video of the presentation, which he shared on his social media pages.

Perhaps the most interesting part about these ‘live’ images is the appearance of the new 488 GTB in a gunmetal grey color.

As a reminder, the 488 GTB is a heavily updated version of the 458 Italia that it replaces – much in the same way that the 328 was based on the 308, and the 430 on the 360. The biggest change occurs in the engine bay where the 458 Italia’s naturally aspirated V8 gives its place to a new turbocharged 3.9-liter V8 that churns out 670PS (661hp).

Photos via Josh Cartu@Instagram and piratadellastra@Twitter