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Itò€™s a car fanò€™s paradise! The Goodwood Festival of Speed is nearly upon us ò€“ and this yearò€™s event will see the UK debuts of a number of exciting new models.
The current issue of...
The current issue of the mag features an exclusive first sight of the open-top Spider version, which is expected to go on sale in the UK early in 2006. Similar to the outgoing 360 Spider, the new drop-top loses none of the visual drama of the F430, and will come with a fabric hood which folds electrically into a compartment in front of the mid-mounted engine.
Roll hoops behind the seats will protect the driver and passenger in the event of an accident, and there"s a wind deflector screen between them to keep buffeting to a minimum.
The F430 Spider will have the same 490bhp, 4.3-litre V8 engine as the hard-top, which will help it hit 60mph from rest in less than four seconds. As with the coup탩, the Spider features a cutting-edge electronic differential called E-Diff, and will come with an array of steering wheel-mounted switches.
These controls will give the driver the ability to adjust the car"s dynamic set-up while on the move, a feature which has been taken directly from the company"s Formula One racer. The new Spider will cost slightly more than the current 360 version, which is í‚á£112,195.