Ferrari Roma Spider revealed

Design-wise, the Ferrari Roma Spider looks majorly the same as its hard-top sibling. The car uses the same carbon-fibre tub as well but has been improved with extra rigidity to make up for the lack of a roof. It weighs 84kg more than the Coupe, tipping the scale at 1,570kg. Interestingly, the Roma Spider is also the first soft-top convertible from the brand in a decade, with the last one being the F430 Spider.

The brand has used a five-layered fabric, specially designed and woven for the car. This gives it similar sound insulation to the Roma Coupe. The roof can be operated at up to speeds of 59kmph and takes 13.5 seconds to open. A new wind deflector has been added, to help avoid buffeting, which works till speeds of up to 170kmph.

Ferrari has used the same dual-cockpit layout as in the Roma Coupe. This means that you get the 8.4-inch infotainment display and a fully-digital instrument display.

The powertrain, too, is the same as the Roma Coupe, which is a 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8 producing 620bhp. This power is sent to the rear wheels via an 8-speed dual-clutch automatic. The car uses an active spoiler and other aerodynamic tools to help it maintain the same level of aerodynamics and downforce, keeping the 0-100kmph same as the coupe at 3.4 seconds and a top speed of 320kmph.

The Ferrari Roma Spider will arrive in India in the latter part of this year or next year, and will be costlier compared to the Roma which is priced at Rs 3.76 crore (ex-showroom).