Ferrari 458 Speciale Spider, 458 LS

Spotted by our trusty TS spies is the new 458 Speciale drop top, snapped just outside the company’s headquarters in Maranello, Italy. The harder-core 458 sun-worship machine, features the convertible body of the 458 Spider but with a number of elements exclusive to the 458 Speciale.

These include a more aggressive front bumper, new side sills with an aerodynamic fin, and dual exhaust tips. The regular 458 Spider has a three-pipe exhaust design and more streamlined side sills.

We’ll likely see the 458 Speciale Spider introduced at the 2014 Paris Auto Show in early October (a private showing already took place during last weekend’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance). The car is likely to have a unique name (heard to be the 458 LS), just like the previous 430 Scuderia Spider 16M, which was the convertible version of the hardcore 430 Scuderia.

Apart from the convertible roof and potential name change, the 458 Speciale Spider should be almost identical to the 458 Speciale coupe. This means a 4.5-litre V-8 tuned to deliver 597 horsepower, an optimized seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox, and the innovative Side Slip Angle Control system.

 

so hot! makes me think of Billy Madison....."Want To Touch The Hiney"!!

 

Will they officially call it Speciale or they will name it a different name like they did with the Scuderia spider version, 16M?
Looks great in TdF blue!

 

Paris Auto Show reveal confirmed!

 

Heard possibly "458 LS" but who knows!

I know they can't call it 17M

 

Thanks DJ.

 

AG. pics:

 

looks like the paint is peeling off on some of the pics

 

Spotted at Factory:

 

Interesting