Breathtaking Ferrari 488 Spider Debut Film!

Bringing the Spider into forced induction age it’s, of course, got the same 670hp twin-turbo V8 as the 488 GTB with 560lb ft of torque and an emphasis on replicating the feel of the 458’s normally aspirated screamer.

The two-part electronically-folding hardtop can be opened or closed in just 14 seconds even when the vehicle is in motion.

Several exotic drop-tops, including the Huracan Spider and the Aventador Roadster, have debuted at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show and Ferrari couldn’t stay away from this as it has also made the public debut of the 488 Spider.

As the Ferrari 488 Spider has been created as a true driver’s auto, it is little surprise why its official video focuses so heavily on driving.

The 488 Spider has been built with 11 different 6000 series aluminium alloys that make it light and at the same time maintain the torsional rigidity and beam stiffness of the coupe.

The shape of the vents on its rear deck looks different to that on the 458 Spider; no doubt they’ve been designed in such a way as to circulate more air around the car’s force-fed mill.

The roof itself folds backwards in two overlapping sections to rest flush on the engine in a very compact solution. Roof up or down, the 488 will top out at 203mph, yet Ferrari claims 24.7mpg and Carbon dioxide emissions of 260g/km. Also included in the roof design is a glass electric rear window/wind breaker that can be adjusted three ways.

According to Ferrari, the 488 Spider is the most aerodynamically-efficient convertible they have produced and this has been made possible thanks to a blown spoiler and an aerodynamic underbody that integrates vortex generators. Ferrari says that the chassis performance… That’s identical to the hard-top GTB’s time, and 0.4 seconds faster than the old 458 Spider powered by the 562bhp 4.5-litre naturally aspirated V8.

The 488 also includes Ferrari’s latest traction and stability control system, called SSC2 Side Slip Angle Control. The 0 to 100 km/h (62 mph) acceleration takes 3 seconds and from 0 to 200 km/h (124 mph) it can do it in 8.7 seconds.