Ferrari 458 Speciale Spider

We’ve known about the 458 Speciale Spider — or whatever it name ends up being — since June 2014, and we all know that it’ll essentially be mechanically identical to its coupe sibling. This means that it’ll carry a 4.5-liter, V-8 engine with 605 Following earlier reports, the forthcoming ferrari 458 speciale spider has been caught undisguised by a Cars & Business member at the Italian manufacturers’ Maranello facility. As expected, the Speciale Spider continues to looks gorgeous as ever Talk about first-world, one-percenter problems: you want to get a new Ferrari, you've even settled on the 458, but you can't decide between the Spider and the Speciale. It's a tough call, we know. But your pain will be over soon, if the latest rumors are When Ferrari took its magnificent 458 Italia and sent it back to training camp, what emerged was a world-class athlete: the 458 Speciale. The Pininfarina-designed masterpiece debuted at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show last September, having shed 200 lbs. The Ferrari 458 comes from a long line of mid-engined V8 supercars to roll out of Maranello, from the 348 and F355 to the 360 and F430. Each has also bred a Spider version, and starting with the 360 Challenge Stradale (through the 430 Scuderia and 458 The Ferrari 458 Speciale A is meant to celebrate the Prancing Horse's most successful, award-winning 8-cylinder model and it is going to be built in 499 units. Its price has not been disclosed yet. The 458 Speciale A is the most powerful 'Spider' model .

4WheelsNews apparently heard through the grapevine of rumors that the new ferrari 458 speciale spider is going to be limited to just 458 production units worldwide. After Ferrari’s staff held an exclusive preview event at Pebble Beach recently, Ferrari Unlike the 16M, though, it doesn't have a fabric roof, instead employing the same folding hard-top setup as the regular 458 Spider, which adds 50kg to the coupe's curb weight. The Speciale A tips the scales at 1445kg. Underneath the skin, the Speciale's A stands for Aperta, which, if you know your Italian (or your old Ferrari specials), translates as 'Open'. No prizes for guessing, then, that the 458 Speciale A is the long rumoured Speciale spider. It follows the same, simple recipe as the Scuderia 16M it Meet the new 458 Speciale A for Aperta, Ferrari's most powerful production Spider model ever that will have its world premiere at next week's Paris Motor Show. Only 499 examples will be built. It's the open-top version of the 458 Speciale coupe introduced .