Ferrari claims the 488 Spider was effectively developed around its retractable hard top (RHT), a slender two-panel item that weighs 25 kg less than a regular soft-top, and creates an extra sense of security and rigidity. It stashes away in 14 seconds, and doesn’t compromise the car’s design by saddling it with an ungainly posterior.
Visual highlights include the central Aero Pillar at the front, a rear diffuser with variable flaps, and the same brilliantly elegant blown spoiler as on the GTB for maximum downforce.
The 488 Spider places the driver perfectly at the heart of the machine, and those gorgeously cresting front wings mean you can place it confidently on the road. The main instruments and multi-media – sited in two wings either side of the main display, but with the rev counter to the fore – are now easier to use, as is the sat nav.