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Ferrari to Drop the Top on New 458 Italia Spider at Frankfurt Motor Show?

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Emerging from the rumormill are talks about Ferrari getting ready to reveal a convertible version of its new 458 Italia supercar at next month's 2011 Frankfurt auto show.

According to the report from Germany's Auto Motor und Sport magazine, like its predecessor, the 458 Italia Spider will be offered with an electrically operated cloth convertible top that disappears behind the front seats.

Under the hood, the 458 Italia Spider will sport the same 4.5-liter V8 engine with direct injection technology found in the coupe model.

The V8 delivers 570 horsepower at 9,000 rpm and a peak torque of 540Nm or 398.2 lb-ft at 6,000 rpm. All that grunt will be sent to the rear wheels through Ferrari's highly-acclaimed 7-speed F1 dual-clutch gearbox.

Expect to see the Spider version in showrooms in 2012.

Story source: AMS , Renderings: Wildspeed via Teamspeed


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3 Comments:

guest said... »August 05, 2011

Yes! None of that stupid hard top crap. This will soon be a genuine classic.

SskunKWorksS said... »August 05, 2011

Wow this is beautiful

Andrew Popoola said... »August 06, 2011

I have never been a fan of the 458...those tail lights and triple exhaust just don't do it for me.  THis spider rendition isn't any better IMHO so... 

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