The 2012 Ferrari 458 Spider comes with a naturally-aspirated, direct-injection 4.5 liter V8. The new model, as the 458 Italia, is using the same dual cluth F1 style transmission through the E-Diff, itself integrated with the F1-Trac traction control and ABS. The figures tell us that the extra weight of 50kg adds a tenths to the 0-100km/h time, taking it to 3.4 seconds. Top speed drops from 325km/h to 320km/h being Ferrari’s fastest-ever convertible.
the Ferrari 458 Italia the year's Best Driver's Car after running it back-to-back against 10 of the greatest sports car on the planet. After hot laps at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, road drives between Monterey and Los Angeles; and loads of instrumented testing and seat time; we concluded that there is no better combination of ride, handling, and outright performance in the world than the Ferrari 458 Italia.
At least until now.
Welcome to the Ferrari 458 Spider, the world's first hardtop convertible mid-engine supercar, and arguably the finest road-going conveyance money can buy.
Say what? Well, just look at it.
Every Ferrari oozes sex (well, except perhaps the California), but the Spider? She jumps on your lap, grabs you by your ears, and practically demands that you barchetta her curvy bits. And that's with her top up.
