Excerpts
from
Automotive Magazin
By
Jamie Kitman
Welcome,
first, the most exceptional of the many exceptional
features of the new Ferrari F430 Spider, the just-launched
revision of the Ferrari 360 Modena, which debuted in
1999. This follow-up is a striking exception to the
rule, not only equaling but fairly blasting past the
incredibly super model it updates.
Outward refinements seem subtle on this most unsubtle
machine. until you learn that the only carryover sheetmetal
is the doors. Plus, there are improvements to the wind-deflection
system, a revised power convertible top, and new polished
stainless-steel tailpipes. There's an updated instrument
binnacle, a slimmer central tunnel, and a driver's-mirror
shell now embossed to read "F430," just in
case anyone was in doubt that yours was the latest and
greatest example of a car that now costs about $200,000.
