Ferrari 488 Spider launched 26 | 02 | 2016

FERRARI LAUNCHED ITS new 488 Spider in London to Ferrari clients and VIPs. The car was unveiled by Marc Gené, Scuderia Ferrari F1 test driver, and the event was hosted by BBC F1’s Correspondent Tom Clarkson, who were also in the company of Jamie Campbell Bower and Lucy Watson.

Starting with the RHT (Retractable Hard Top), around which the entire car was developed, every area of the 488 Spider has been designed to set new technological benchmarks for the sector. The result is the most powerful and innovative Ferrari Spider ever built.

The Ferrari 488 Spider is 4568mm long, 1952mm wide and 1211mm tall, with a wheelbase of 2650mm. Weighing 1525kg, the car is propelled by a 661bhp,  3902cc V8 twin-turbocharged engine delivering 760Nm of torque at 3000rpm in seventh gear.

Fitted with a 7-speed F1 dual-clutch gearbox, the Ferrari 488 Spider will accelerate from standstill to 62mph in 3.0secs, and carry on to a maximum of 203mph.

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Jim McGill