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The Ferrari 458 Spider may be the roadster derivative of the 458 Italia coupe, but it was the design of the 458 Spider's aluminum retractable hardtop that was the actual starting point of the project to replace the F430 model line.
About five years ago, Ferrari, in cooperation with its German roof supplier Webasto AG, decided that the replacement for the F430 Spider would have an aluminum retractable hardtop instead of a canvas top. Following that decision, Ferrari began working on the 458 Italia coupe, making sure that the design incorporated fins behind the seats that would later house the mechanism for the 458 Spider's roof system.
The 458 Italia coupe debuted in September 2009 at the Frankfurt auto show and went on sale in February 2010. The 458 Spider debuted two years later, at last month's Frankfurt show.Together with Webasto, which also sources the roof system on the California four-seat convertible, Ferrari developed a patented, fully retractable hardtop, which is a world first for rear-engine sports cars.
The all-aluminum hardtop solution adopted for the 458 Spider offers a number of advantages over the traditional folding canvas top, including a 25kg (55 lbs) weight reduction and a deployment time of just 14 seconds.Ferrari says the small space needed to house the roof enabled the designers to include a generous rear bench for luggage behind the seats. The space is big enough for full-sized set of golf clubs.
The 458 Spider's powertrain is the same as that in the 458 Italia coupe -- a normally aspirated 4.5-liter V-8 delivering 570 hp coupled with a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission from German transmission specialist Getrag.

For Ferrari’s 458 Italia, 2011 was an exceptional year. In addition to the many awards and accolades from the international press, the Prancing Horse berlinetta won many successes in major national and international GT racing.

Le Mans Series
The Ferrari 458 from Piacenza Italy, managed by the AF Corse team and driven in the races by Giancarlo Fisichella and Gianmaria Bruni , captured the Le Mans Series, winning two of the five scheduled races, coming second in two others and failing only in the race held at the Portuguese Estoril circuit.
GTE Pro Category
The Ferrari 458 Italy also took the title in the category GTE Pro (for GTs derived from standard models, driven by professional drivers). The team and driver Championships were won respectively by AF Corse, which won over the British JMW Motorsport with a 458 Italia with Championship drivers Giancarlo Fisichella and Gianmaria Bruni, who bested the English duo Rob Bell and James Walker driving for JMW.

Italian GTE Championship
The Italia also won the Italian championship in the category for GTE cars, ahead of the Porsche 911 RSR and the Aston Martin Vantage. Again headed by Giancarlo Fisichella and Gianmaria Bruni, the 458 managed by AF Corse won the Intercontinental Cup in the Le Mans GTE Pro category.

In 2011, the 458 Italia achieved major successes in several championships, carrying on the legacy of the F430. The Italia is already one of the most successful cars in the history of GT Racing.

GT3
Also important was the success of Leo-Castellacci (AF Corse) in the FIA GT3 category where Ferrari debuted this year for the first time with its own car, and GT3 Championship victory in ASIA with the pilot Weng Sun of Singapore driving for the Clearwater Racing team.
Grand Am for 2012
The 458 will debut in the Grand Am category at Daytona, Florida, from 26 and 29 January 2012. Derived from the GT3 and produced in collaboration with Michelotto, the 458 Grand Am will be assigned to crews consisting of the Daytona 500 champion Michael Waltrip, the North American Rally Champion Travis Pastrana and two veterans of endurance races, Rui Aguas and Robert Kauffman. This will kickoff the first of the thirteen events scheduled in the intense 2012 Grand Am season.

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