Ferrari Amalfi

It’s New Ferrari Day! Welcome to the twin-turbo V8 Amalfi Spider

Maranello’s entry-level car loses its roof, gets beach ready just in time for summer

Named after the gorgeous bit of coastline nestled in southwest Italy, and now built to enjoy every sun-kissed, cliched metre of it: welcome to the delectable new Ferrari Amalfi Spider.

Cool name, cool (literally) car. You’ll need only the basics: a 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8 nestled in the front and pushed as far back as possible, an eight-speed twin-clutch gearbox and then you + your partner/shopping/expensive cake in the middle, and drive at the back. It’s an Amalfi – which is a heavily revised Roma – without a roof.
Need more? There’s plenty more. Like a hearty 631bhp on board courtesy of that V8. And crucially, there’s no roof. Well, technically there is, but if you’re naming your car after a coast famous for its sun, you’ll rarely have it closed.

Just superglue it open and get a nice hat. A Ferrari-branded one if possible.
It takes just 13.5 seconds to open (and close), at speeds of up to 37mph, and Ferrari said that when fully closed, this five-layer fabric roof offers soundproofing and insulation “comparable to that of a Ferrari retractable hard top”.

 
FiestaST said:
Ferrari has announced, the Amalfi. The Roma's replacement.

This is the Roma's replacement: meet the new Ferrari Amalfi... now with buttons!

New entry-level Ferrari keeps no-hybrid V8 and gains common sense interior. At last

Alert: a new Ferrari with a badge you can actually pronounce!

After mouthfuls like Purosangue and Dodici Cilindri, it’s a relief to meet the new Amalfi, named after the posh holiday destination on Italy’s southern coast. And that’s far from the only piece of common sense you’ll find in the new Roma-replacing coupe.

It’s also quit the power wars. While the latest Aston Martin Vantage develops north of 650bhp and the next Porsche 911 Turbo is set to breach 700, Ferrari has only added 20bhp to the Roma’s 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8. As a result, the Amalfi develops 631bhp and goes from 0-62mph in a manageable 3.3 seconds. That’s almost sensible these days. Keep your foot down and you’ll pass 125mph in nine seconds dead and top out at 200mph. Easy does it.

There’s nothing revolutionary about the mechanics. Just fettling. The Amalfi keeps its eight-speed twin-clutch gearbox at the back and drives only the rear tyres. There’s no hybrid system or complicated active AWD. Ferrari says it’s lightened the camshafts and tweaked the exhaust so the V8 feels revvier and zippy, then beavered away on the driving modes so there’s a wider spread of moods to choose between.

This is an entry-level Ferrari after all. A gateway to the kingdom. Wet and Comfort mode are apparently more relaxed than in the Roma, so newbies don’t get scared. Meanwhile the aggression in Sport and Race has been amped up, so keen wannabe ‘piloti’ feel even more heroic while sixth-generation Side Slip Control keeps them shiny side up.

Speaking of… the bodywork’s apparently all new with only glass carried over from the Roma. But the Amalfi’s had some tweaks that might prove controversial. Not so much at the back, which now has sterner looking taillight surrounds and a neater rear wing with three positions on offer, generating up to 110kg of rearward downforce.


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Finally, a Ferrari with a "common sense" interior. Those touch-capacitive sliders on the Roma were a nightmare to use while driving. Happy to see physical buttons making a comeback.
 
Ferrari Amalfi Spider unveiled

Ferrari has whipped the roof off the Amalfi, with the Italian automaker revealing the Amalfi Spider.

When Ferrari unveiled the Amalfi in July 2025, we stated that we expect a convertible version of the Roma’s replacement will follow in due course. Well, now, the Prancing Horse brand has officially revealed the Amalfi Spider.

Just like its coupé sibling, the Amalfi Spider is powered by the “latest evolution” of Ferrari’s F154 engine. As a reminder, the front-mid-mounted 3.9-litre twin-turbocharged V8 produces 470 kW and 760 N.m of torque – the former and latter available from 7 500 and 3 000 r/min, respectively.

Despite weighing 86 kg more than the coupé (1 556 vs 1 470 kg), the drop-top Amalfi completes the 0-100 km/h sprint in the same (claimed) time – 3.3 seconds. The coupé is four-tenths of a second quicker to the 200 km/h marker, however – 9.0 vs 9.4 seconds. The Amalfi Spider tops out at 320 km/h.

The Spider also benefits from a brake-by-wire system for improved stopping power. Thanks to this setup, along with 390 mm front/360 mm rear brake discs, the open-top Amalfi is brought to a halt from 100 km/h over just 30.8 metres and from 200-0 km/h over 119.5 metres. The Amalfi Spider is equipped with a set of 20-inch alloy wheels, wrapped in 245/35- and 285/35-size tyres, front and rear.

 
Ferrari Amalfi Spider (2026) Price & Specs

The Ferrari Amalfi Spider is coming to South Africa to replace the Roma Spider. Here’s what the Maranello-based brand’s latest soft-top model will cost you in Mzansi…

- Amalfi Spider to replace soft-top Roma
- R100 000 premium over Amalfi coupé
- V8 tuned to deliver 470 kW and 760 Nm

Wondering what the new Ferrari Amalfi Spider will cost here in South Africa? Well, wonder no more: we have local pricing for the Roma Spider‘s successor, which will take over as the entry point to open-top Prancing Horse ownership.

Yes, thanks to our vehicle-information specialist friends over at duoporta.com, we can confirm the Amalfi Spider – which was revealed as recently as March 2026 – will be priced from R6 250 000. For the record, that represents a R100 000 premium over its coupé sibling.

What does the Ferrari Amalfi Spider cost in SA?

DERIVATIVE PRICE

Ferrari Amalfi Coupé R6 150 000
Ferrari Amalfi Spider R6 250 000

The prices above include a 3-year/unlimited kilometre warranty and a 7-year/unlimited kilometre maintenance plan.

 
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