German tuner VOS GmbH is ready to work on the Ferrari 488 GTB and extract significantly more power.
With Ferrari
embracing turbochargers once again, tuners now have more wiggle room
when it comes down to upgrading engines. Case in point, the biturbo
3.9-liter V8 engine of the 488 GTB has been upgraded by VOS from 670
horsepower (493 kilowatts) and 560 pound-feet (760 newton meters) of
torque to a massive 900 hp (662 kW) and 671 lb-ft (910 Nm).
To extract so much power, the aftermarket specialists had to optimize
the engine management and also work on the air induction system. A
custom exhaust system was also fitted to this tuned 488 GTB which can
optionally be equipped with a titanium exhaust or an Akrapovic setup.
Looking devilishly red, the upgraded 488 GTB
wears a rather subtle body kit and overall it doesn’t actually give the
impression it’s a 900-hp beast. That’s because the changes made by VOS
are not so in-your-face and if you take out the rear wing, to the
untrained eye this could very well pass as a standard car. But with 230
hp more power than the regular prancing horse, it’s anything but stock.
If you don’t want to go all out, VOS has some intermediate power
packages which will take the V8 to 750 hp / 810 Nm and 830 hp / 860 Nm.
This particular car has also received a custom set of 21-inch LOMA
wheels with Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires matched with H&R sports
springs to make it look lean and mean.
There’s no word about performance, but you can imagine the 900-hp
version is a lot quicker than the standard 488 GTB which runs to 62 mph
(100 kph) in three seconds and tops out at 205 mph (330 kph).
If you want to see this exact car in all of its metal, Vision of
Speed will have it on display between May 5 and 8 at TuningWorld
Bodensee in Germany.
Source: VOS