Say your last goodbyes to the Roma Spider. Because Ferrari’s V-8-powered convertible has been refreshed, restyled, and officially goes by the name of Amalfi Spider now.
The Amalfi Spider, unveiled Thursday follows in the footsteps of the Amalfi coupe with its vast array of changes. Plus, just like the Roma Spider before it, this one has a soft top. Design tweaks mirror that of the coupe: Ferrari adopts a new front grille and discrete rear taillights; the soft top can be had in four “tailor-made fabric” colors or two “technical fabric” options, the latter of which is imbued with a shimmering effect reminiscent of metallic paint. You’ll see the car in photos here wearing a new Rosso Tramonto paint designed to remind you of the orange light produced by the setting sun.
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The top can be opened or closed at speeds up to 37 mph, and takes 13.5 seconds to do as much. Once it’s open, wind deflectors integrated into the backs of the vestigial rear seats (Ferrari officially refers to the car as a “2+”) can be raised at the touch of a button, deflecting air away from the cabin. Ferrari brags that the roof is only 8.7 inches thick when folded, to maximize luggage capacity. But when it’s in place, the five-layer fabric has acoustic and thermal properties claimed to mimic a retractable hard top. (We’ll see about that when we take it for a spin.)
All of the mechanical goodies in the Amalfi Spider mirror the coupe. That means it’s powered by a 3.9-liter twin-turbo V-8 mounted in a front-mid-engine configuration produces 631 horsepower and 561 pound-feet of torque. Power goes to the rear wheels only via an eight-speed dual-clutch transaxle.
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There’s a slight weight penalty for going with the Spider, as it comes in about 190 pounds heavier than the coupe for a total dry weight of 3430 pounds. That said, the 0-62 mph time is unaffected, at 3.3 seconds. Stay in it until 124 mph, though, and the Spider is 0.4 second slower, coming in at 9.4 seconds as per Ferrari.
You do get to enjoy the many aerodynamic changes Ferrari made to the coupe on the Spider—most notably, a more aggressive active rear wing that changes its angle of attack based on the conditions. It also has Ferrari’s new brake-by-wire system, improved electric power steering, latest version of Side Slip Control (6.1), and more aggressive Manettino drive mode calibrations from the coupe.
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The in-cabin experience is a massive improvement over the Roma Spider, as Ferrari substitutes many of that car’s touch controls for real buttons. Most importantly, it has an aluminum push-to-start button back. Ferrari tosses in the completely new dash design we enjoyed in the Amalfi coupe with the infotainment positioned low, allowing you to enjoy the gorgeous styling without a screen in the way.
Expect the Amalfi Spider to arrive here as a 2027 model year car. The Coupe starts just below $270,000, so expect the convertible to command a premium on top of that, easily moving into the $300,000 range with options.
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A Michigan-born car nut and racing enthusiast, Zac Palmer is talking about or thinking about cars somewhere. He bought his first when he was still 15, a 2001 Acura Integra GS-R that still resides in the garage today. It’s now joined by a 2004 Porsche Boxster S, and there will be even less practical additions to follow. Palmer worked at both Autoweek and Autoblog before joining R&T.