Excerpts
from
Automotive Magazine
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.
