FERRARI 488 SPIDER

 Ferrari has announced that the launch of its 488 Spider will be at the Frankfurt International Motor Show in September. The Spider is Ferrari’s most powerful mid-rearengined V8 car ever to feature the patented retractable hard top along with the highest level of technological innovation and with cutting-edge design. Ferrari was the first manufacturer to introduce the RHT (Retractable Hard Top) on a car of this particular architecture. Just like all previous spider versions of Ferrari’s models, this is a car that is aimed squarely at clients seeking open-air motoring pleasure in a high-performance sportscar. Every area of the car has been designed to set new technological  benchmarks for the sector: from the aluminium spaceframe chassis and bodyshell to the new turbo-charged V8,

aerodynamics that reconcile the need for greater downforce with reduced drag along with the specific cabin air flow demands of an open-top car, and vehicle dynamics that render it fast, agile and instantly responsive. While twin turbos are known to subdue the sound of V8 engines, Ferrari claim that the 488 Spider has its own distinctive soundtrack created using exhaust manifolds with longer, equal-length pipework. Further enhancement was created by an in-depth study of harmonics and tonality at different engine speeds. The volume and clarity is said to increase as the engine instantly responds to the accelerator and revs rise, reinforcing the sensation of massive performance