At the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, it was not just the Portofino that graced the Ferrari stand. There was another car which had a name that was arguably catchier than the actual car — the Ferrari 488 Spider Heartthrob. This tailor-made supercar was built as a part of Ferrari’s 70th Anniversary special edition series. This edition was first announced at the 2016 Paris Motor Show.
If you’re a regular reader, you may have caught our Ferrari 488 GTB reviews which, if you read between the lines, would realise that it is probably the best supercar today, barring those ultra-expensive limited-production hypercars. However, we never drove it on a racetrack before, which is exactly why we decided to attend Ferrari’s Passione Rosso customer event at Yas Marina Circuit last weekend, which had a little corner reserved just for us media people.
The convertible supercar scene is hot this year. Alongside the revelation of the new Lamborghini Huracan Spyder, the 2016 Ferrari 488 Spider broke covers at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show this week.
Baptised as the 488 Spider, Ferrari has given us an elaborate peek into their topless variant of the 488 GTB in a discreet fashion through their website this week. The car is due to have its official premiere at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show in September.