Wind in your hair and near-hypercar speed under your right foot – but reality bites hard for Ferrari’s newest drop-top

Ferrari’s newest mid-engined drop-top has landed in Australia, promising to bring open-air thrills to a tightly fought supercar segment. The twin-turbo V8-powered Ferrari F8 Spider costs about $50,000 more than the mechanically similar Tributo coupe, adds 70kg in weight yet somehow pulls off a similar dynamic brief. We hit Sydney Motorsport Park track to see whether the latest Ferrari Spider lives up to its hype.

Convertibles can corner

Put aside your preconceptions, because Ferrari is out to teach us a lesson in physics.

Convertibles, by nature, are supposed to be compromised, flimsy and heavier than their traditional coupe namesakes. Not to mention more expensive.
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