---
title: "Drive Wire: Ferrari’s 488 Spider"
description: "Cars, Culture, and the People Who Make Both. Your Destination for All Things Automotive."
date: "2015-09-16"
modified: "2015-09-16"
authors:
  - name: "The Drive Staff"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/the-drive-staff"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/223/drive-wire-ferraris-488-spider"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Ferrari"
  - "Supercar"
---

# Drive Wire: Ferrari’s 488 Spider

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Transcript:

*The heartthrob of the Frankfurt motor show has been Ferrari’s drop-dead gorgeous drop-top 488 Spider. Thanks to the use of aluminum alloys in the chassis, the spider only gained 110 pounds and still hits 60 miles an hour in three seconds flat. Normally there’s a slight dip in performance from coupe to convertible, but Ferrari chose to ignore that memo.*

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