2023-11-12 11:05:19
The sweet ride of Ferrari’s soft-top open model
Test drive the Roma Spider, an open model with a soft top that embodies the Dolce Vita coupe style with timeless elegance. An even sweeter life awaited them there. I’ll let you know how it goes.
The elegant soft top maintains its elegant form.
If you consider the coupe to be a dolce vita, then the spider is anything but. It’s Troppo Dolce (super sweet).
It’s been a little over three years since the coupe’s sweet debut. Rome His Spider appeared in March 2023. As expected, it has a soft top.
The retractable hard top (RHT) is too uncool for the coupe’s elegance. Everyone felt that way. So if an open model was added to the Roma, everyone might have predicted that it would be a soft top. Of course, at that time RHT’s Portofino M was still a popular model, so Maranello had no comment on the existence of an open model, let alone the open soft top in Rome. By the way, Portofino M has already been ordered and production has ended.
Thus, the Rome Spyder was announced, featuring a soft top that did not disrupt the coupe’s elegant form. The soft top is electrically operated and opens and closes in 13.5 seconds. Although it is a soft top, it can be opened and closed while driving up to 60km/h.
It has a five-layer structure with highly sound-absorbing materials in between, and although it is soft, it is quite hard. The frame is a lightweight Z structure that can be stored in the storage space along with the rear glass screen. The tonneau cover that covers the stowed top is made of the same material as the top, and is integrated with the rear headrests for a beautiful look.
After all, they are very particular regarding the appearance of the top. In particular, for the colored tops such as navy and red, the material is woven into a lattice pattern similar to carbon fiber, giving it a glossy and three-dimensional feel. How do you match the texture with the body color? This is where the owner’s sense comes into question.
Performance is almost the same as the coupe
The dual cockpit style interior was basically inherited from the coupe. Looking at the rear, there is a large board with holes that is integrated with the seat back. It’s a window deflector. It can be deployed up to 170km/h with the push of a button. It seems that it can function at speeds of up to several km/h as long as it is unfolded.
Due to the opening, the weight has increased by just one person (84 kg). The structure of the side sills, A-pillars, and rear section is different from that of the coupe to increase rigidity. Dynamic calibration, including suspension control, is also exclusive to the Spider. ADAS has also been updated, and Maranello’s GT cars are now equipped with lane-keep assist and emergency braking.
The RHT has been all the rage since the introduction of the Mercedes-Benz SLK Class. In recent years, soft-top models have been gaining traction. I have been pointing out the ugliness of RHT for some time. Especially when the top itself gets bigger, it physically creates a bump in the rear silhouette when it’s open, which makes it look uncool. I’m glad to have returned to the roots of having a soft top (albeit a hard one, not to be outdone). The two tones of different colors and materials are also cool.
The powertrain itself is exactly the same as the coupe. It is equipped with a 4L V8 twin-turbo engine with a maximum output of 620ps and maximum torque of 760Nm combined with an 8-speed DCT. The acceleration time from 0 to 100 km/h is 3.4 seconds, which is the same as the coupe, and the 0 to 200 km/h time, which seems to be helped by the weight difference, is 9.7 seconds, which is a slight drop of 0.4 seconds, so it is said to have almost the same performance as the coupe. good.
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