458 Spider pictures
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3,143 posts

253 months

Saturday 20th August 2011
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Pork

9,455 posts

265 months

Saturday 20th August 2011
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Nice. Are they genuine Doug or a teenagers mock-up?

Adz man

344 posts

190 months

Saturday 20th August 2011
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Due to the complicated split hard-top set up, black rubber seals will break up the lines a little on the roof. Hard to explain and a very minor complaint from what will no doubt be an astounding car.

The roofs can be specced in black (if the car is not black in the first place) to hide the rubber seals.

BelfastBoy

779 posts

191 months

Saturday 20th August 2011
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Adz man said:
Due to the complicated split hard-top set up, black rubber seals will break up the lines a little on the roof. Hard to explain and a very minor complaint from what will no doubt be an astounding car.

The roofs can be specced in black (if the car is not black in the first place) to hide the rubber seals.
Assuming the photos are real, the car looks good, but...how will it look with the roof up? For me that's where the design will be a success or failure. It's going to have a folding hard top, isn't it? I'm looking forward to seeing the mechanism in action as it must be amazingly compact.

Sounds like, as with the hardtop version, the spider will look best in darker colours.

milk2sugars

262 posts

189 months

Saturday 20th August 2011
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very VERY nice !! I actually like it better than the coupe!

Burba

1,870 posts

288 months

Saturday 20th August 2011
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milk2sugars said:
very VERY nice !! I actually like it better than the coupe!
Snap!

SonnyM

3,475 posts

224 months

Saturday 20th August 2011
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Yes this is it.

Well done Ferrari. Now we just need the 16M version.

JazzyO

1,125 posts

212 months

Saturday 20th August 2011
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very VERY nice !! But I actually like the coupe more.

Harry Riddles

270 posts

218 months

Saturday 20th August 2011
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Looks very nice! Will be interesting to see the roof mechanism in action.

MitchT

17,159 posts

240 months

Saturday 20th August 2011
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I was hoping they'd drop the clumsy looking bulges behind the seats that blighted the 360 and 430 Spiders. Can't they learn from Lamborghini how to design a tidy looking engine cover for the topless variant of their entry-level car?

Adz man

344 posts

190 months

Saturday 20th August 2011
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MitchT said:
I was hoping they'd drop the clumsy looking bulges behind the seats that blighted the 360 and 430 Spiders. Can't they learn from Lamborghini how to design a tidy looking engine cover for the topless variant of their entry-level car?
You mean Lambo engine bays that errr...mmm...where you can't actually see the engine?

Happily stick with the way Ferrari do things on that matter.

Stryke

642 posts

193 months

Saturday 20th August 2011
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Don't think it looks all that.

The coupe looks nicer...

Hopefully nicer in real life.

LamboBrum

400 posts

212 months

Saturday 20th August 2011
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Adz man said:
You mean Lambo engine bays that errr...mmm...where you can't actually see the engine?

Happily stick with the way Ferrari do things on that matter.
Might just be me but I can't see the engine?

Crisis

23 posts

201 months

Saturday 20th August 2011
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LamboBrum said:
Might just be me but I can't see the engine?
Touché thumbup

Adz man

344 posts

190 months

Saturday 20th August 2011
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LamboBrum said:
Might just be me but I can't see the engine?
Mitch was referring to the 360 / 430's.

iandc

3,893 posts

237 months

Sunday 21st August 2011
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Crisis said:
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I guess the roof has to go somewhere and if it is solid will maybe fit over the engine when raised?

Adz man

344 posts

190 months

Sunday 21st August 2011
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Crisis said:
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Don't you bloody well start smile

SC2912

23 posts

197 months

Monday 22nd August 2011
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I've heard that it may have a nod of 575 SA about it

Harry Riddles

270 posts

218 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2011
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Think I would stick with the hard top, but the Spider still looks very nice IMO.

cc8s

4,258 posts

234 months

Tuesday 23rd August 2011
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I ike that. I prefer that style of retractable roof. But it could be a 'see in person' sort of car to get the best idea.