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Up Next 24 Feb 2021, 11:16 UTC ·
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Some of the best straight-line battles out there are ones that feature evenly matched cars, and they don’t get a lot more even than racing a Ferrari F8 Tributo against the 488 Pista. According to the video, neither of these cars is stock, which would explain the sub-10 second quarter-mile times. 7 photos
Even without any mods, both can pull off low 10-second runs, and on paper, there shouldn’t be much of anything between them. Anyway, let’s discuss the 488 Pista first.
Unveiled at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show, it stood as the pinnacle of the 488 GTB range. Its design was influenced by the 488 GTE and 488 Challenge race cars, while its 3.9-liter twin turbocharged V8 engine was taken to 710 hp (720 PS) and 568 lb-ft (770 Nm) of torque. It’s also got better aerodynamics than the regular 488, a faster-shifting seven-speed dual clutch automatic, less overall weight, plus various other changes.
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How Zyrus Engineering Made a 1,200-HP Lambo Huracan Performante Street-Legal 13 Jan 2021, 8:30 UTC ·
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When it comes down to fiddling with supercars, the gifted auto masters over at Norway’s Zyrus Engineering are definitely no rookies. While their range may not exactly be what you’d call extensive (yet), it still houses a couple of the wildest Lambos we’ve seen to this very day. Oh, and as if those feral bulls weren’t already solid proof of the crew’s outstanding abilities, the Scandinavian enterprise also prides itself with numerous appearances in the fascinating realm of motorsport.
Their Super Trofeo EVO-based undertaking (dubbed LP1200) should give you a clear idea as to what Zyrus’ pros are made of, but it’d appear that monstrous piece of carbon-clad machinery was just the beginning. This bad boy went on to lap the Nürburgring Nordschleife in a mind-boggling 6:29, making it the fastest Lambo that’s ever visited the Green Hell, but we never thought we