Allow us to start by talking about the Ferrari 488 Pista Spider that brought us here. This open-top beast comes dressed in a matte shade of green, while packing an orange center stripe.

It’s important to carefully check the trims of the car you’re interested in to make sure that you’re getting the features you want, and aren’t overpaying for those you don’t want.

See All 10 Photos The 488 Spider is Ferrari's eighth V-8 spider. The first was the 1977 308 GTS. It was built on the same platform as the 308 GTB. The GTS car managed 0-62 mph in a blistering 6.5 ...

So whenever a new mid-8 Ferrari coupe rolls out, as the 710-hp 488 Pista did last March in Geneva, a clock starts ticking down the days and months until the Spider version appears. Sure enough ...

In 488 Spider, Ferrari melds quantifiable speed with musicality, human factors that make the cockpit, steering and suspension extensions of the driver’s body, computer scripting that’s an exte ...

As expected, Ferrari has followed the Geneva debut of the new 488 GTB with the introduction of the 488 Spider convertible. Like the hardtop model, the new Spider builds on the old 458 cabriolet.

Ferrari tends to leave a year between each iteration of its mid-engined V8 sports cars, but the 488 Spider has rushed onto the market behind the 488 GTB about as quickly as its new turbocharged ...

It’s important to carefully check the trims of the car you’re interested in to make sure that you’re getting the features you want, and aren’t overpaying for those you don’t want.

The 3.9-litre twin-turbo motor and seven-speed dual clutch gearbox of the 488 GTB carried over ... In doing so, Ferrari claimed the Spider had the same torsional rigidity as the coupe.