Just in case you missed it, here’s the video of Fifth Gear presenter Vicki Butler-Henderson testing the Ferrari 458 Spider, which she describes as “the convertible version of the best supercar in the world”. The video looks great and sounds even better, and Vicky does a great job at making you feel how a car like that tastes like, as always.

There’s probably no point on reeling off the usual performance figures and technical specs here as Mrs.Butler-Henderson will tell you all about the Ferrari 458 Spider during this entartaining 5-minutes long video. This is really cool footage, it is a nice watch even if already you saw it.

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Anderson Germany presents the Ferrari 458 Italia Carbon Edition. As the name suggests, carbon fibre plays a big role in this tuning of the Italian sports car as front and rear spoilers, side skirts, front bumper flaps and grille, and rear side window air intake grilles are made of this material. Furthermore, hood, roof, door handles, mirrors, trunk lid, tail light detailing, and even the spokes of its alloy wheels are coated with carbon, creating an evident contrast with the white color of the remaining body parts.

The new exhaust system uses three different sound stages that can be selected by remote-control and - combined with the re-calibrated ECU - allows the car to go from the standard 570 hp up to 623 hp. Anderson Germany Ferrari 458 Italia Carbon Edition uses 9×21″ rims on the front axle fitted with 255/30 tyres , while on the rear we have 12×22″ wheels with 335/25 tyre. The standard 4.5-liter V8 engine remains virtually untouched.

View the full Anderson Germany Ferrari 458 Italia Carbon Edition photo gallery

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Few days ago our Italian team had the privilege to test drive the new Ferrari 458 Spider and here’s the video that summarises this exciting experience. Unfortunately it comes with no English subtitles so we’ve decided to translate the important bits for you.

As you can see and hear in the video, Ferrari’s latest creature features an extraordinary acceleration - from 0-100 in 3.4 sec - which in terms of fierceness, can only be compared to a vehicle with a center-mounted engine. On the road, it reaches a top speed of 320 km/h with the 8 cylinders delivering a captivating melody only interrupted by the dual-clutch transmission’s action.

The folding aluminium roof is one of Ferrari 458 Spider’s most intriguing features: it is divided in two parts that allow this vehicle to turn from a sporty coupe to a spider in the matter of 14 seconds. The two ‘flippers’ at the back provide extra safety in the unlucky case of an overturning and they make roll bars no longer necessary. The reinforced chassis’ structural rigidity guarantees a flawless dynamic behaviour and the overhall feel is of a more complete version of the Ferrari 458 Italia, the impressive coupè it derives from.

View the full Ferrari 458 Spider photo gallery.

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