According to Topspeed, Ferrari was planning on producing a Spyder version of one of their highly successful new models back in 2009 from Luca di Montezemolo.
Now Ferrari has officially confirmed that the future 458 Italia Spyder will indeed feature a trick folding hard-top and not a cloth roof as used in its predecessor. The roadster version will also drop the transparent engine cover. (Piston Heads).
Team Speed has unveiled some new details on the upcoming 458 Italia Spider. It seems that the 458 was already shown to a select group last week in Maranello before its official debut later this year. The brand presented two cars in Maranello: one in a Rosso/Tan combination and one in Nero/Tan. Ferrari 458 Italia Spyder will be offered with a unique retractable hardtop and will go into production right at the beginning of 2012. In Europe the sales will begin at the end of the first quarter of 2012, while sales in the USA will begin at the end of 2012. Expect it to be priced around $40K above the coupe version.
This model will probably keep the same 4,499 cc V8 engine mated to an F1 dual-clutch gearbox, with the same 570 HP at 9,000 rpm and 398 lb-ft of torque at 6000 rpm as the coupe. The engine delivers a power output of 127 HP/liter and 120 Nm/liter and only 307 g/km of CO2 with a fuel consumption of just 13.3 l/100 km. As with any other convertible model, the Ferrari 458 Italia Spyder will gain some weight due to the hardtop which will make performance suffer just a bit. The sprint from 0-60 mph will take a tad longer than 3.4 seconds while top speed will sit below 201 mph.
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Oh my God, this car will be a truly masterpiece.0
It’s perfect