After Ferrari announced the Amalfi as the successor to the Roma, we all knew the release of the spider version was just a matter of time.
That time came last week when the Italian marque announced the Amalfi Spider, designed to combine the performance, elegance, and everyday versatility of the Amalfi with the added appeal of open-top driving.
Like its coupe sibling, it has a 640-hp twin-turbo V8 but with a soft-top configuration. According to Ferrari, the roof opens in 13.5 seconds at speeds of up to 60 km/h, while generous luggage capacity and a compact packaging solution are intended to make the car suitable for both daily use and weekend trips.
From the looks of things, this will be a great grand tourer, and it evokes nostalgia of our scenic drives in a Ferrari Portofino on the French Riviera and an open-top Lamborghini Huracan in Miami. Perhaps we should start thinking about where we could take the Amalfi Spider for a spin.
Interior
Inside, the Ferrari Amalfi Spider carries over the 'dual-cockpit' concept of the coupe, creating two visually connected spaces for driver and passenger while maintaining a clean, contemporary layout.
The minimalist interior has a dashboard, door panels, and a central tunnel that flow together to support both sporting character and usability. The rear seats play more of a supporting role, adding versatility for children or extra load capacity without dominating the design. Don’t even think about sitting adults back there.
The driver interface was designed around ease of use. The steering wheel includes physical buttons, and the iconic aluminum start button makes a comeback. Speaking of which, there’s nothing like pushing the ignition button of a Ferrari and listening to the engine roar to life, but that’s a subject for another day.
Exterior
According to Ferrari, the Amalfi Spider was designed to retain the proportions of its hardtop-coupe sibling. The result is an elegant, fluid silhouette that remains recognizable whether the roof is open or closed.
Designed by the Ferrari Design Studio under Flavio Manzoni, the car adopts a minimalist approach with sculpted volumes and clean surfaces, while the roof itself serves as a styling feature with a range of fabric options. These include four tailor-made colors and two technical-fabric finishes.
The Spider also introduces a new launch color, Rosso Tramonto, a shade inspired by the meeting point of sea and sky at dusk along the Amalfi Coast. Ferrari describes it as an intense yet refined red with subtle orange undertones.
The exterior also incorporates functional aerodynamic elements, including a rear wing with Low Drag (LD), Medium Downforce (MD), and High Downforce (HD) settings. In HD mode, Ferrari says it can generate up to 110 kg of additional load at 250 km/h with a less than 4% drag increase.
It should come as no surprise that compared with the hardtop coupe Amalfi, the Spider is presented as a close design and engineering relative rather than a dramatically different car. The cabin layout, driver-vehicle interface, and powertrain philosophy are also largely shared.
However, the car gains an integrated wind deflector to improve the open-top driving experience. Aerodynamically, Ferrari says the objective was to achieve performance comparable to the coupe while maintaining top-class comfort with the roof down.
In that sense, the Spider appears to be the more experiential, lifestyle-focused version of the Amalfi. That said, we still wish it had a hardtop convertible roof like the Portofino, but it’s starting to look like the days of a Ferrari hardtop convertible are long gone.
