The sports car has a V8 engine with a 4.5 liter direct injection.
This engine was voted International Engine of the Year 2011 thanks to
its benefits in performance, economy and refinement, and in terms of
ease when driving.
The automatic transmission with seven speeds cams on the steering
wheel and dual-clutch, along with the E-Diff system built into the
traction control make the 570 hp power developed this new Ferrari,
effectively transmitted to the road and succeeded in getting a top speed
of 325km / h with acceleration from 0 to 100 in only 3.4 seconds.
Ferrari is also fighting hard to make cars
more environmentally effective without reducing the high performance of
the vehicles in this range and thanks to its HELE (High Emotion Low
Emission) have made the combined use in the city of his new Ferrari 458
Spider is of just 11.8 l/100km.
The great novelty of his new Ferrari 458 Spider is undoubtedly its
retractable roof. In contrast to traditional roofs soft, Ferrari has a
folding aluminum roof that is more efficient, harder and weighs 25Kg
also less. This roof, which only takes 14 seconds to close or open, has
created a free space behind the seats that can be designed to carry
small packages, as it occupies a very small space to fit perfectly in
front of the engine bay.
This new model also features a Ferrari deflector behind the seats to
reduce wind noise and turbulence, which allows occupants talks in a
normal tone of voice even going to 200km/hy convertible mode.
