Ferrari 458 Spider, Quite Powerful

 
   

Ferrari 458 Spider

Specification

Tested: Naturally aspirated 4,499cc V8 with dual-clutch F1 paddleshift gearbox, rear-wheel drive

Price/on sale: £198,856/now, first UK deliveries next spring

Power/torque: 570bhp @ 9,000rpm/398lb ft @ 6,000rpm

Top speed: 198mph

Acceleration: 0-62mph in 3.4sec

Fuel economy: 21.2mpg (Combined)

CO2 emissions: 307g/km

VED band: M (£1,000 first year, £460 thereafter)

Verdict: An awesome piece of engineering and art

Ferrari 458 Spider

This car is a modification of the F430 will give the sensation is quite powerful for its owner. Free-revving V8 engine making 458 ridiculous fast, with cheek-sucking grip through the corners. Vicious carbon-ceramic disc brakes come as standard and then there is a light, tingling finger-feedback through the steering wheel.

Ferrari 458 Spider Dashboard

There are various set-ups for the car, from a safe sport mode, for all-systems-go, every-aid-off, and you can vary the damper settings as well as to ride harder or softer. In comfort mode dampers, the suspension provides a journey that absorb more routine and cracks in the road surface from several salons German families can afford. But you never feel like you have to sacrifice the accuracy of the drive, which is indeed intelligent engineering.

Ferrari 458 Spider Yellow

When done test drive several times the result is very satisfactory. We spent half the time I drive this car with a gasp and blink right leg, and we do not need to worry at all. This is a major step change for the Ferrari of F430.

Ferrari 458 Spider Rear

Very fancy, however, Spider version is just shy of a whopping £ 200,000. For an additional £ 900 you can add Hele systems company, which is a fuel-efficient package, including stop / start, which increases fuel economy by a combination you find around 2mpg while reducing emissions. Only 20 percent of the 300 Spider customers in the UK is expected to tick a box on the order sheet, but it's definitely not the cost of putting them away - what the extra 900 pounds between friends when the average Ferrari owner to add £ 60,000 worth of options? More likely, the true Ferrari experience does not include environmentally friendly.

Ferrari 458 Spider Front Side

Not only is it true financial debate is whether all that fresh air is worth an additional £ 25,000 coupé over Italy. You bet it is. As well as amazing sound, which is the insistence of the very rich, Spider gives you the opportunity to pose without end.

Ferrari 458 Spider Grey

Ferrari 458 Spider Yellow