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From Maranello With Love
When Maranello calls and you are told to find yourself in a few days at Ferrari in order to drive the 488 GTB, you are practically caught up by half a dozen electric shocks. I use a few minutes to rearrange my mind and realize that I’m not dreaming and start in the hectic stage of preparation. It is not necessary to document me further, since I have memorized each and every single specific of the new Prancing horse’s supercar, so I’m right on GoogleMaps looking for a road that will be able to make the most of the driving day that I am about to experience and also represents the joy for the photographer who will accompany me in this new and exciting adventure.
The days before the ultimate test drive goal are like those before an exam, endless and nights pass by with eyes wide open – the only difference is the smile printed on my face. When the big day arrives we are in front of one of the most iconic and famous gates in the world, we get accommodated and in a matter of minutes I’m with the key of a 488 GTB in my hand. If watching a Ferrari cruise in Maranello is a common thing, I assure you that driving one is a feeling you can’t get used to – just like watching that horse in beautiful display on the steering wheel, those wide red hips filling the rearview mirrors and the roar of the new twin-turbo V8, which despite having a few decibels less, knows how to grow some hair on your chest. Driving a Ferrari is something transcendental, doing it on some winding roads where Ferrari test drivers put prototypes to the limits, is something next level – you live it once and it will never go away.
Do not miss the full review coming on September’s issue!
Words: Alessandro Marrone
Photo by: S. Lomax
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