Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M (2008) first official photos

By Ben Pulman

First Official Pictures

09 November 2008 12:36

These are the first pictures of the new Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M, essentially a drop-top version of the sublime 430 Scuderia. Unveiled this past weekend at Ferrari’s World Finals end-of-season gig at Mugello, just 499 Scuderia Spider 16Ms will be built, each costing over £180,000.

Ferrari says its latest model has been built to celebrate the Prancing Horse’s 16th F1 Constructor’s title, hence the ‘16M’. But you can bet it would have just been Ferrari Scuderia Spider had McLaren won the Constructor's title as well as the Driver's title.

When you look at it like that we couldn’t agree more. The hard-top Scuderia is a stripped-out track-focussed sports car.

Then again, the Scuderia is still a usable every day so the addition of a convertible version just widens its appeal.

And for those of you not yet convinced, Ferrari says the Scuderai Spider 16M is the fastest open-top Prancing Horse road car to ever lap its Fiorano circuit. That means it's quicker than the California.

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By Ben Pulman