Deliveries of the Ferrari 458 Spider have started in
Australia and New Zealand, but do not expect Ferrari’s
open top supercar to become a common sight on these
roads with just ten cars arriving before the end of the
year due to intense demand around the world.
“Unlike so many other
open top cars, the Ferrari 458 Spider is not compromised
by being able to lower its roof,” says Kevin Wall,
General Manager for Ferrari in Australia and New
Zealand. “It is every bit as much a supercar as its
coupe cousin, the 458 Italia, with the same remarkable
levels of performance, handling and road holding that
have been lauded around the world. This has been
achieved by a combination of a unique folding roof that
has been a decade in the making and a design brief
instructed the engineers to ensure nothing was
sacrificed in the conversion to open top motoring. This
has been fully achieved and, therefore, the demand for
the 458 Spider around the world is no surprise.”
The Ferrari 458 Spider
has a recommended retail price in Australia of A$590,000
excluding statutory charges, dealer costs and delivery
and the New Zealand price is a recommended retail price
of NZ$585,000 excluding dealer costs and delivery.
Expressions of interest in the Ferrari 458 Spider have
ensured that approximately the first 18 months of
production are already spoken for.
