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Get sun-tanned in a Ferrari F430
By Stéphane Schlesinger on 31 May 2005 | 
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The convertible version of the Ferrari F430 is now available : you’ll be able to show off next summer on the French Riviera.
Ferrari remains faithful to the good old canvas roof, for reasons of space and weight. It will automatically fold in 20 seconds, allowing the lucky driver, provided he looks back, to admire the 4,308 litres V8 engine, amazingly quiet under its transparent panel.
But this quietness won’t last: apart from the roof, the F430 Spider is identical to the Berlinetta, the 490bhp's breathtaking acceleration may make you a dangerous deliquant!
For the passengers’ safety, 2 roll-bars take place behind their heads and the driver still can rely on the E-Diff (electronic differential) to keep the car on track when pressing the accelerator too hard.
He, or she, will be tempted to do so for the Manettino is still here, on the Momo steering-wheel. This F1-like device allows the driver to tune the car according to his will, if the Manettino is set on “race”, then the suspension gets stiffer and lower and the gear change faster.
490bhp at a screaming 8500rpm in your back, a weigh-to-power ratio of 2.9 kg per hp: you are propelled from 0 to 60 miles in 4 seconds, with a top speed over 190 mph.
I am sure you can’t wait until June, when this toy for grown-ups goes on sale, to sign a cheque of £127,000.
If you think this is too much, or if you like discretion, the Fiat Group, Ferrari's owner, still has a bunch of Barchettas to sell, production having ceased for a few months.
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