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- 2012 Ferrari 458 Spider: First Drive
- 2012 Ferrari 458 Spider: First Drive
- 2012 Ferrari 458 Spider: First Drive
- 2012 Ferrari 458 Spider: First Drive
- 2012 Ferrari 458 Spider: First Drive
- 2012 Ferrari 458 Spider: First Drive
- 2012 Ferrari 458 Spider: First Drive
- 2012 Ferrari 458 Spider: First Drive
- 2012 Ferrari 458 Spider: First Drive
2012 Ferrari 458 Spider [w/video]
In Which We Fight The Urge To Name It "World's Best Car" When looking for exotic sports car thrills on public roads in the summer, it simply doesn't get any better than the Ferrari 458 Spider. How nice, too, that Italy's summer has gone on and on this year – it thoughtfully didn't end until the evening after our epic drive through the Apennine mountains. Our mostly sun-drenched route started at around 500 feet above sea level in Maranello, climbing to near 3,200 feet over Passo della Cisa, finishing the outbound portion on a deserted sandy beach in northernmost Tuscany. Then, ... Read More
Vital Stats
- Engine:
- 4.5L V8
- Power:
- 570 HP / 398 LB-FT
- Transmission:
- 7-Speed DCT
- MSRP:
- $257,000 base
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0Frankfurt: 2012 Ferrari 458 Spider is a topless dream machine [w/video] 1316019720
When you chop the top of a sports car, you often lose the lines that originally draws crowds to gasp in excitement as it rolls past into the sunset. Ferrari has just hacked the lid off its 458 Italia and the resulting 458 Spider is the tradition-bucking result. The convertible 458 puts your ears closer to the engine, allows all of your senses to to ...
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Ferrari 458 Spider goes topless in Italy 1315506720
The latest exotic two-door to wear the Cavillino Rampante is the Ferrari 458 Spider, and our friends at eGarage.com hopped a plane to Maranello so they could see it in person. How's it look? How do you think it looks? The already gorgeous coupe has been given a styling kick that also turns the aural pleasure knob to 12 (11 is so last year). Sure, the 458 ...
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Official: Ferrari drops the top, full specs on new 458 Spider [w/video] 1314108000
Engineering a mid-engined exotic with a retractable hardtop is a bit tricky. Which is why it's never been done before – that is, until now. Feast your eyes on what Maranello's crafty engineers have wrought. Earlier this morning, we showed you the first video of the coming Ferrari 458 Spider, but now we have a batch of images and more information to ...
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Video: Ferrari 458 Spider gets Superamerica-style roof 1314102780
The debut is OFFICIAL! Click here to view official specs and images. Today, Ferrari is unveiling the 458 Spider, and official video of the new sports car's roof operation has already hit YouTube. It's as simple as it is slick. The rear-hinged tonneau flips up, after which the Superamerica-style roof panel rotates back into the space behind behind the ...
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Report: Ferrari to unveil 458 Spider in Frankfurt with new Scuderia, 599 and Enzo in the pipeline 1312919880
A whole string of new models from Ferrari are in the pipeline. And once in a while, we get an insider's glimpse at what to expect. This time, Automotive News Europe has what they believe is a handle on the Maranello marque's plans for the next few years, and so far things look promising. First up, reports are circulating that Ferrari will present the new ...
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Report: Ferrari 458 Spider to debut new type of folding roof mechanism? 1311026280
Close your eyes and picture a convertible Ferrari. Now open them. What kind of roof did it have? If you're thinking of folding cloth, Ferrari's made plenty of those throughout its history. But of the last three to roll out the gates of Maranello, only one of them had a soft top. And a makeshift one at that. That was on the limited-edition SA Aperta. The ...
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Rumormill: Ferrari 458 Spider to go hard-top? 1275914460
These interwebs are full or rumor and conjecture. The juiciest tidbits we publish here for your consideration and amusement. The latest? That the upcoming roadster version of the Ferrari 458 Italia will receive a retractable hard top. Now if you're thinking – given the "unavoidable" extra weight – that a hard top on a performance exotic makes ...
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Report: Ferrari reveals plans for six new models 1271870820
Fiat is in the midst of a grand restructuring, and reports are beginning to trickle in. First up is perhaps the most exciting, dealing with product development plans for Fiat's most prized asset: Ferrari. According to reports, Maranello currently has a total of six new models or model variants in the pipeline for debut over the next couple of years. The ...
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From the Prancing Horse's Mouth: Montezemolo reportedly confirms Ferrari 458 Spider 1254254460
Ever since the introduction of the 348 Spider back in 1993 and on through the 355 Spider, 360 Spider and F430 Spider – to say nothing of the targa variants that came before – Ferrari has always produced droptop versions of its mid-engine V8 supercars. So it should come as no great surprise that Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has ...
Episode #140 of the Autoblog Podcast is going to just squeak under the wire for the weekend. It's late, and we're going to blame the new guy. Jonny Lieberman joined Chris and Dan for a few moments between bouts of Skype-drop-itis, and the trio started off blithely to discuss the Autoblog Garage and then the Ferrari 458 Italia before giving up on J-Leib ...
