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Ferrari 488

Buying advice + depreciation curve + variant breakdown for every generation on sale.

Model strength

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Focus

Weighs every axis evenly. Changes the weighting, not the numbers.

▲ 2 axes vary by variant (price, running cost) — see variant pages.

Price by age

What does a car this age cost?

Generation timeline (aligned to chart)

488 GTB / Spider
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AgeGenerationPrice rangeMin. DownAvailability
7y488 GTB / SpiderS$1,250k – S$1,001kS$458kMedium
8y488 GTB / SpiderS$739k – S$676kS$296kLow
9y488 GTB / SpiderS$669k – S$599kS$263kHigh
Generation
Tap a generation () to jump to its full breakdown below; the colour maps back to the timeline strip + legend above.
Price range
P75 → P25 of asking — the middle half of listings at that age sits inside this band. Outliers above and below excluded.
Down payment
MAS Notice 642 LTV cap applied to the age's median asking: 30% when OMV is up to S$20k, 40% above. Max loan tenure 7 years. Rows marked * mix both OMV buckets — we display the conservative 40% figure so the quote never under-states what a luxury-OMV listing at that age would actually require.
Availability
High when this age's listing share is ≥1.5× the model's uniform expectation, low when ≤0.6×, medium otherwise. Model-relative, so an evenly-spread model lands all-medium.

Positioning vs segment

Where does Ferrari 488 sit?

5 scoreable luxury coupes · 16 more in segment lack enough listings to score

SAFE BETS — Strong brand + strong resale. Lowest-anxiety pick.HIDDEN GEMS — Market values these higher than the brand reputation suggests — buyers know something the composite doesn't.BARGAIN BUYS — Well-built but depreciates fast — buy cheap, don't resell soon.HIGH RISK — Soft on both axes — proceed with care.SAFE BETSHIDDEN GEMSBARGAIN BUYSHIGH RISK9114 seriesM4720sVantagebrand reliability →holds value →45802090

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Brand reliability
Consumer-survey composite — JD Power · WhatCar · Consumer Reports. Same score for every variant of a given make.
Resale strength
100 − 3× annualised tangible-decay (COE-stripped). Fitted from each variant's asking-price-by-age regression then averaged at model level.
Peer set
Every same-segment model with ≥5 active PARF listings whose variants fit a depreciation curve. Practicality isn't plotted — it's a body-shape constant within the segment, so it would be the same for every dot.
Quadrants
The crosshair marks the segment median on each axis. Top-right (Safe Bets) is strong on both; top-left (Hidden Gems) holds value above what the brand reputation suggests; bottom-right (Bargain Buys) is well-built but depreciates fast — buy cheap; bottom-left (High Risk) is soft on both.

Generation

488 GTB / Spider (2015-2019) · Reg 2015–2019

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Ferrari 488 — 488 GTB / Spider (2015-2019)

Verdict

Ferrari's mid-engine V8 turbo era — 3.9L F154 V8 biturbo replaces the NA F136 era of the 458 / F430. 7-speed Getrag dual-clutch transmission. Generally regarded as one of the most reliable modern Ferraris; turbocharging adds complexity but the platform is well-debugged by 458 lineage. Specialist Ferrari service essential. Pista is the cult performance variant. Cars 6-10 years old; aged-Ferrari items + service-history paperwork dominate.
Photo: Calreyn88 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Asking
S$648k–730k
Median
S$659k
Decay
7.5%/yr

What's good

  • Full Ferrari dealer service history with no track abuse — F154 turbo V8 + Getrag DCT both durable when serviced. Specialist paperwork is the durability + future-resale signal.
  • Pista variant with documented carbon-brake + suspension receipts — performance trims have higher scheduled-maintenance costs. Receipts for past work move next-replacement windows out.

What to watch

  • Vague service history at high mileage — Ferrari service is specialist-grade (annual major + major every other). Without paperwork the running-cost band is enormous. Walk on vague history.
  • Track-day history without post-track service receipts — tracked Ferraris accelerate brake / transmission / suspension wear. Treat as commercial-grade depreciation unless documented.

Trims in this generation

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Generation

Generation unknown · Reg 2019–2020

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Asking
S$1001k–1080k
Median
S$1080k
Decay

These cars don't carry a manufacture year, or we haven't mapped this model's generations yet. The buying advice below treats them as one mixed group — take it with a pinch of salt.

No widely-documented gen-defining issue at the level we curate for. Let condition + service book decide; the disclosure below has the deeper advice.

Trims in this generation

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Common questions about the Ferrari 488

How much does a used Ferrari 488 cost in Singapore?
Most used Ferrari 488 on the market are around 9 years old, asking roughly S$599k–S$669k (typically about S$658k). That's the age with the widest choice — and the most sellers competing, so it's where you'll have the most room to bargain.
Is the Ferrari 488 reliable?
In our read, the Ferrari 488 scores 70 out of 100 on brand reliability. That still varies by generation and how the individual car was looked after, so always check the service history before you commit.
What should I expect to pay for a used Ferrari 488 with a given mileage?
It depends on the exact variant, age and mileage — a higher-mileage car should ask less. Use the price modeller on this page to get a fair-price range for a specific age and mileage, so you know what to offer.
Where do these Ferrari 488 figures come from?
They're worked out from current used-Ferrari 488 listings in Singapore — asking prices, mileage and registration years — not past transaction prices. We refresh them regularly, and we flag thin data rather than guess.