Showing posts with label 2014 Ferrari 458 Spider Review. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2014 Ferrari 458 Spider Review. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

2014 Ferrari 458 Spider Review

    The Ferrari 458 is considered to be one of the best-looking cars on the market, so how could Ferrari possibly make it better? Two words: open-top. All they've done to the base 458 Italia is remove the regular roof and replace it with a first for Ferrari: a power-retractable metal folding roof, which is similar to what you'd see on a Mercedes SL-Class or even a Mazda MX-5 Miata. It isn't a very new idea, but in Ferrari's case, they've never done a convertible like this, which is surprising, because that's what most supercar convertibles have now, such as the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Roadster and the McLaren 650S Spider. Other than that' little has changed on the 458; the 4.5 liter V8 still makes 562 hp and 398 hp, and does 0-60 faster than a SRT Viper. One thing that's a little sad to have taken away is the glass engine cover, so instead of seeing the pure-bred Italian 4.5 liter V8, you get a metal folding roof. Even though I really, REALLY want a 458, I still would rather spend my $257,412 on something with a better combination of luxury and sport, like a Bentley Continental GTC Speed, which is far more comfortable and luxurious inside, has more power, and in my opinion, looks a little better*. 

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The center of the dashboard looks like it melted in to the instrument cluster (a.k.a it looks terrible)
*And please don't hate because of that comment, I just think it looks better, and it's just an opinion, not a fact.