The spectacular Ferrari Amalfi expands its range with the Spider version

Ferrari unveiled the Amalfi last summer with great fanfare, the model that replaced the Roma, a gorgeous 2+2 coupé that combined design with a powerful centrally mounted V8 engine that forwent any form of electrification. Less than a month ago, the Italian brand announced that the Amalfi would get a convertible version, a model that they now also present to us.

The new Ferrari Amalfi Spider maintains an elegant, flowing and distinctive design that is now combined with a fabric soft top available in four colours in Sartorial fabric and two in technical fabric, including the new Tecnico Ottanio, as well as the option of contrasting stitching or the specific braiding of the technical fabric, which creates an iridescent effect and enhances the three-dimensionality of the surface. On top of all this, the Amalfi Spider adds the new and exclusive Rosso Tramonto colour, an intense shade that stands out for its subtle orange nuances evoking the warm twilight light.

Returning to the fabric soft top, its lightweight yet durable mechanism folds in a Z shape and opens fully in 13.5 seconds, and can even be operated on the move as long as speed does not exceed 60 km/h. Once folded, the roof occupies only a thickness of 220 mm, which makes better use of space and integrates seamlessly with the rest of the car. In this regard, the Ferrari Amalfi Spider offers a boot capacity of 255 litres with the roof closed, which drops to 172 litres when the roof is open. Ferrari describes the Amalfi Spider as a 2+ rather than a 2+2 like the Amalfi, as the rear seats are practically reduced to something symbolic.

Aerodynamically, Ferrari aimed for the Amalfi Spider to deliver performance comparable to the Amalfi, while also ensuring great comfort with the roof down. To achieve this, it incorporates several solutions that optimise the airflow and the balance between downforce and drag, such as a bypass located above the headlight that connects the front area with the engine bay to reduce overpressure and aid thermal management, vortex generators and diffusers integrated into the lower front section, or “skids” in front of the front and rear wheels, which handle the aerodynamic fairing of the most exposed areas.

Moving to the rear, it features an active rear wing with three downforce configurations that adjust automatically depending on variables such as speed and longitudinal and lateral accelerations, capable of generating up to 110 kg of additional downforce at 250 km/h. In this same area, the rear diffuser has also been optimised to achieve a better balance between downforce and drag. Furthermore, due to its convertible nature, the Amalfi Spider incorporates an integrated wind deflector in the rear seat backs, which the driver can activate with a button up to 170 km/h.

Mechanically, the Ferrari Amalfi Spider continues to use the 3,855 cc twin-turbo V8 engine, delivering 640 CV at 7,500 rpm and 760 Nm of torque, paired with an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission inherited from the SF90 Stradale, although the Amalfi and Amalfi Spider feature a more powerful control unit and improved software. With this setup, the Amalfi Spider accelerates to 100 km/h in just 3.3 seconds and reaches 200 km/h in 9.4 seconds, with its top speed limited to 320 km/h.