Ferrari expands the Amalfi range, Spider keeps the V8 and gives the grand tourer room to breathe
Ferrari has added a soft top Spider to the Amalfi line up, keeping the coupe’s core hardware and much of its dynamic character intact. The new 2+2 convertible uses a 3.9 litre twin turbo V8 with 640 hp and 760 Nm, covers 0 to 100 km/h in 3.3 seconds and reaches 315 km/h.
The coupe’s pace is barely disturbed
Ferrari’s engineers in Maranello clearly approached the Amalfi Spider with one goal in mind: preserve the coupe’s character. The powertrain stays the same. A front mounted V8, set behind the front axle, sends drive to the rear wheels through an eight speed dual clutch gearbox.
According to Ferrari, the open version still reaches 100 km/h in 3.3 seconds, matching the coupe despite carrying an extra 86 kilograms. The differences appear further up the speed range. The sprint from 0 to 200 km/h takes 9.4 seconds against the coupe’s 9.0, while top speed drops from 320 km/h to 315.
That tells you quite a lot about what this car is meant to be. Ferrari did not create the Spider to chase lap time bragging rights. It built it to broaden the grand tourer experience. If the car gives away almost nothing to 100 km/h and only starts to ease off in the second hundred, the buyer still gets the emotional core of the coupe, only now with the roof folded away and the sky doing part of the work.
The soft top serves comfort as much as style
The Amalfi Spider’s defining feature is its five layer soft top, which opens or closes in 13.5 seconds at speeds of up to 60 km/h. Ferrari says the solution offers thermal and acoustic insulation comparable to that of a folding hard roof. Buyers can choose between two fabric patterns and four colours.
This is where the car’s real target audience comes into focus. Ferrari is not pitching the Amalfi Spider as a fair weather toy, but as a luxury long distance machine you can use every day, travel in and arrive without feeling wrung out. The soft top also helps the concept visually. It keeps the bodywork cleaner and avoids the compromises that come with a bulky metal roof mechanism, letting the design breathe a little more easily.
The cabin sticks to the GT brief
Inside, Ferrari continues along the same line. Ahead of the driver sits a 15.6 inch digital instrument display, matched by a 10.25 inch central infotainment screen and an 8.8 inch passenger display. Ferrari also fitted the car with ADAS driver assistance systems and its traditional Manettino switch, allowing the driver to choose between Wet, Comfort, Sport, Race and ESC Off modes.
It is a combination that neatly ties together two traits that often pull in opposite directions at Ferrari. On one side, the Manettino preserves the brand’s sporting identity. On the other, the trio of large screens and the driver assistance systems create an environment that suits longer, easier use. The Amalfi Spider wants to be quick, luxurious and unexpectedly undemanding.
The Spider matters for more than body style alone
The Amalfi replaced the Roma in July 2025. It uses a front engine layout with the engine pushed back behind the front axle, and its eight speed gearbox comes from the Ferrari SF90 Stradale, although Ferrari recalibrated it for smoother, more relaxed driving.
Ferrari is keeping the front engined V8 grand tourer alive at a time when the top end of the market is moving ever more decisively towards electrification. The Amalfi Spider suggests Maranello still sees firm demand in this niche. Customers still want the character of a classic combustion engine, but increasingly in a form that feels more open, more lifestyle led and more visually expressive.
So the Spider is not some token side branch in the range. It is a profitable, image shaping extension of the Amalfi line, and one that understands a simple truth: sometimes the smartest way to add drama is simply to take the roof off.
