When you have a car that is as purpose made as the 430 Scuderia, it’s hard to improve on it. Almost every component of the car is built to work in unison to deliver that ‘ultimate driving experience’. So what happens when you remove a component? You get a convertible aka cabriolet aka spyder. These images you see here are both renderings and actual photo’s of what is supposedly the Scuderia Spyder but could just be a regular 430 Spyder with an extensive tuning package. The renderings are the work of expert renderer Jon Sibal and though there is no official word on the Scuderia Spyder, word has it that it could be revealed on November 5th at the Ferrari Challenge at Mugello, Italy.
Though production hasn’t been confirmed yet, rumour’s are abound that the Spyder will feature a retractable hard top rather than the lighter, more appropriate, convertible fabric. The hard top will add some 70kg to the lightweight Scuderia which is a lot for a high performance car. Ferrari, recognising this, will counter the performance sucking weight problem by incorporating its brand new 7-speed dual clutch transmission system which will debut in the brand new Ferrari California. Seven gear ratio’s with double clutch provide for faster, smoother shifts and allows the Scuderia’s 500hp to be stretched through more gears meaning the performance drop due to the extra weight won’t be felt.
If the Scuderia Spyder does make it to production, only 300 of the hardcore Spyder will see the light of day. There is also no news whether Ferrari will build right hand drive versions of it either.
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