The Ferrari 488 Pista Spider has unexpectedly
launched at Pebble Beach, offering customers all the driving thrills of the
regular Pista but with the added experience of a removable hardtop.
Like the 488 Pista coupe, the Pista Spider is
powered by a truly brutal twin-turbo 3.9-liter V8 engine delivering 711 hp and 770 Nm of torque. Consequently, the Pista Spider achieves the 0-100 km/h sprint in 2.85 seconds, exactly the same as its sibling. The car can reach 200 km/h from a standstill in 8 seconds, 0.4 seconds slower than the
coupe and continue through to a 340 km/h top speed.
The Ferrari 488 Pista Spider tips the scales at just 1377 kg dry and is roughly 91 kg heavier than the coupe.
In the scheme of things, it is still a light car and is assured to offer much
of the same driving thrills of the fixed roof model.
The car happens to be the 50th convertible model in
Ferrari’s long and illustrious history and like the 458 Speciale Aperta, is
differentiated from the hardtop with a unique livery that runs the length of
the car, finished at Pebble Beach in blue, perfectly contrasting the sleek
white paintwork.
Customers of the 488 Pista Spider will have the
option of selecting one-piece carbon fiber wheels to help offset some of the
vehicle’s weight gain. Less expensive diamond-finish 20-inch alloy wheels will
also be offered.
Like the 488 Pista coupe, the Spider sports numerous
aerodynamic and styling changes from the regular 488 GTB. Chief among these
modifications is a revised front fascia with a more prominent splitter and a
hood sporting a massive air outlet. Elsewhere, the Pista Spider adopts new side
skirts, a custom decklid, carbon fiber rear diffuser and twin tailpipes that
look hot as hell.
Ferrari hasn’t announced pricing for the model and
whether or not it will be limited like the Ferrari 16M Scuderia Spider and
Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta before it.
