Ferrari has revealed a convertible variant of the Ferrari Roma as its first car with a soft top since the Ferrari F430 Spider was retired in 2010.
Arriving as Ferrari's new entry-level convertible, the Roma Spider has been extensively reworked at the rear, taking inspiration from the Ferrari Portofino M that it replaces.
It uses the same underpinnings as the Roma coupé but with added rigidity measures, due to the lack of roof. Overall, the Roma Spider weighs 84kg more than the 1570kg Roma coupé, due to the addition of the roof-retraction mechanism, wind deflector and integrated headrests for the rear seats.
Its headline addition is the soft top itself. Breaking a decade-long trend of hard-top convertibles, the Roma Spider is Ferrari's first front-engined soft-top spider since the 365 GTS4 of 1969.
It's made from a five-layered bespoke fabric, boasts similar sound insulation to the coupe's tin top while saving on weight and can be opened in 13.5sec at vehicle speeds of up to 37mph.
The 255 litres of boot space isn’t heavily affected when the roof is stowed, although Ferrari didn’t confirm by how much.
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