Ferrari 458 Spider

Rosso Corsa with Cuoio leather and Alcantara. Nero Carpers. Spec. highlights include Carbon race seats, Suspension lifter, Red Callipers and 20”Forged Diamond Alloy Wheels. 31,386 miles. Full Ferrari dealer history.

The Ferrari 458 Spider occupies a particularly important position in the modern Ferrari lineage. It was not simply the open version of the 458 Italia, but the final series-production Ferrari Spider to combine a naturally aspirated, mid-mounted V8 with unassisted rear-wheel drive and no hybrid system. In retrospect, it represents the point at which two distinct eras met: the response, sound and mechanical character of the great analogue Ferraris, combined with the gearbox, chassis electronics and everyday usability of the modern generation.

The 458 followed an extraordinary bloodline of mid-engined Ferrari sports cars stretching from the 308 and 328 through the 348, F355, 360 Modena and F430. Each had advanced the formula, but the 458 represented a greater generational leap than most.

Unveiled at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, the Spider arrived two years after the 458 Italia had reset expectations for Ferrari’s core mid-engined model. Its engineering achievement was the installation of a fully retractable aluminium hardtop without substantially compromising the shape or performance of the coupé.

At its heart is Ferrari’s 4,497cc, flat-plane-crank V8: a direct-injection, dry-sump engine producing 570cv at a remarkable 9,000rpm and 540Nm at 6,000rpm. It drives the rear wheels through a Getrag seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox capable of completing shifts in under 50 milliseconds. Ferrari quoted 0–62mph in 3.4 seconds and a maximum speed of approximately 198mph.

The 458 Spider has moved decisively from ordinary used-supercar status into the emerging modern-collectible market. Its naturally aspirated engine, Pininfarina-era design and place immediately before Ferrari’s adoption of turbocharging give it a significance that newer and objectively faster models cannot reproduce.