458 spider roof, classic fabric or metal?

Montezemelo just declared by press that the 458 spider will not come in 2011. You have to wait for a few years..

 

No, that information is incorrect. Amadeo Felisa confirmed that there will be a 458 Spider by early 2011.

 

yup I spoke to Felisa on Saturday and he confirmed the Spider wud be released "spring 2011" .. which corresponds to the Geneva Motorshow in March 2011. no clues on the roof type though

 

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20090929/CARNEWS/909299993

Ferrari 458 Italia spider in the works, Di Montezemolo reportedly says
By DALE JEWETT
Ferrari 458 Italia

The Ferrari 458 Italia made its public debut in Frankfurt in September. A spider version is on tap as well, Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo said.
Ferrari

The Ferrari 458 Italia will get a spider version, company president Luca di Montezemolo told Italian reporters.

The Ferrari chief says work is under way on the topless 458 and that it should arrive in about two years. The 458 coupe launches early next year.

“[Deliveries of the coupe] will begin in the second half of January,” Di Montezemolo said in comments reported by Autocar in Britain. “We also plan a spider version, but not for a couple of years.”

The convertible likely will carry the same 562-hp, 4.5-liter V8 as the coupe.

The 458 Italia is the successor to the F430. The car turned heads with its more aggressive styling and was named Best in Show by at Frankfurt by AutoWeek.

Read more: http://www.autoweek.com/article/20090929/CARNEWS/909299993#ixzz0Sb45iDEV

 

As I have read in the Car's online site it is said to be soft top as it was with 360 and 430.

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/Industry-News/CARs-QA-with-Ferrari-CEO-Amedeo-Felisa/

 

Sorry, but what's the point of this thread? It's going to be fabric. Everyone knows that. There's nothing more to be said.

 

Relax.

 

Seems utterly pointless, asking questions for the sake of it. It's going to be fabric, what else is there to say?

 

Dear Lesia44, do you have a problem with life? Your constant negative posts draw my attention.

If a moderator would take the effort of looking through your posts i am sure you would be banned. you are a member since May and almost only contribute negavtive and repost-comments.

Get a life or at least make some positive contributions. We want to keep Ferrarichat a forum for enthusiasts and enthusiast owners (you don't say which Ferraris you own in your profile)and not for people who are only looking for discussions.

Sorry to all if this post may offend anyone but Lesia44

 

I fully agree, i just wrote my post when you posted this at the same time. Let's ignore him/her.

 

Wow, seriously? I think it's somewhat pointless speculating over something that is a foregone conclusion and it draws that reaction? Wonder which one of us needs to get a life. And if you're going to label me as "almost only contributing negavtive and repost-comments' you might want to bother reading the history of my comments beforehand. F430 if you must know.

 

This one is a pretty safe bet. Not only will Ferrari want to differentiate within the range but there's no way they're going to saddle their out and out sports car with a heavy metal roof, no matter how 'trick' it may be.

 

No offense, but why not just ignore him?

It's possible to block any user that you find offensive, mean, rude, stupid, etc.

I blocked the entire P&R section and it has made my FChat experience much more pleasant....Just a thought!
Ape

 

"The car turned heads with its more aggressive styling and was named Best in Show by at Frankfurt by AutoWeek."

Read more: http://www.autoweek.com/article/20090929/CARNEWS/909299993#ixzz0Sb45iDEV[/QUOTE]






Happy to hear, the 458 is a wonderful car

 

the rag top will save significant weight and this is why ferrrari will be using cloth instead of a cali-style folding hard top. i have no problem with this; however i would really love to have a rear GLASS window instead of plastic!!

 

insane !

 

How about a carbon roof ?

 

Here is a link you requested on an older discussion of this topic.

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=255090

Since the engine bay in the 458 is situated behind the passenger compartment the engineering of a hard top folding mechanism becomes extremely difficult. Either the hard top needs to be segmented into more pieces than the standard 2 or 3, or the car styling needs to be re-imagined to fit a normal hard top back there.

I don't know about fold-able carbon technology, but any kind of bodywork that "folds" will probably look different than the rest of the car using standard paint. This is because paint risks cracking or de-lamination if the surface is folded and strained to a large degree.

I don't think it would be impossible to come up with a hard top solution that looks good, but I would be extremely impressed with any effort to engineer around the many problems associated with it.