Quick comparison
The Ferrari 288 GTO appeared in 1984, the LaFerrari in 2013 – 29 years later. The Ferrari 288 GTO has a V8 engine, the LaFerrari a V12 engine. The more powerful one is the LaFerrari: 963 PS versus 400 PS. The higher top speed belongs to the LaFerrari: 350 km/h versus 305 km/h. The rarer one is the Ferrari 288 GTO: 272 units versus 499.
Ferrari 288 GTOLaFerrari
1984–1987Period2013–2018
2855 cm³ F114 B 000 twin-turbo V8Engine6.3 l F140 FE V12
2855 cm³Displacement6300 cm³
400 PS and 496 Nm of torquePower963 PS
4.9 s0–100 km/h–
305 km/hTop speedover 350 km/h
1160 kgWeightaround 1255 kg (dry)
272Units built499
5-speed manualTransmission7-speed dual-clutch automatic
Mid-engine, rear-wheel driveLayoutMid-engine, rear-wheel drive
2-door BerlinettaBody2-door coupé; 2-door Targa (Aperta)
Leonardo Fioravanti at Pininfarina; Nicola Materazzi (Chief Engineer)DesignFerrari Design Center under Flavio Manzoni
2450 mmWheelbase2650 mm
4290 × 1910 × 1120 mmL × W × H4702 × 1992 × 1116 mm
All values come from the data sheets of the two models (sources listed there). The better value is highlighted in green wherever both data sheets give a comparable figure. Photos – Ferrari 288 GTO: Quelle: GTHO / Bildbearbeitung & Retusche von Auge=mit, CC BY-SA 4.0; LaFerrari: Axion23, CC BY 2.0. Licenses and originals: Sources & image credits.