Roma Spider replacement is as quick off the mark as its hard-top sibling
Ferrari has revealed the Amalfi Spider as the latest iteration of its front-engined V8 drop-top.
Evolved from the Roma Spider, the new-look Aston Martin Vantage Roadster rival packs a 3.9-litre twin-turbocharged V8 – upgraded over the previous car’s – which is good for 631bhp and 561lb ft – and a coupé-matching 0-62mph time of 3.3 seconds.
That’s despite the inevitable added weight of a folding roof mechanism, which here makes the Amalfi Spider 86kg heavier than its coupé sibling, at 1556kg dry.
The Spider has been designed so that its silhouette and aerodynamic credentials were as close as possible to that of the hard-top Amalfi’s, with the roof closed – which is why the hood itself now extends over the rear deck, where it previously stopped at the base of the rear screen.
There is also a new active rear wing which adjust automatically according to aerodynamic load, and is said to generate up to 110kg more downforce than the previous car at 155mph, while reducing drag by 4%.
That combines with a suite of wind-cheating bodywork tweaks already introduced to the coupé.
“Particular attention has been paid to passenger comfort when the roof is open”, Ferrari said, highlighting the fitment of an electric wind deflector behind the rear seats, which can be raised or lowered while the car is in motion.
Ferrari also claims that the roof can be raised or lowered in just 13.5 seconds, making it one of the quickest electric soft-tops on the market, and at speeds of up to 37mph.
Ferrari has not yet revealed pricing for the new roadster, but the coupé starts at around £202,000 and the open-roof Roma will command a small premium over that. Deliveries are due to get under way in the coming months.
