We've only just driven the coupe, but Ferrari has already teased the drop-top 296 Spider -
is no exception. Teased on Ferrari’s social media accounts, the image reveals little aside from body highlights surrounding the side intake and windowline, but there is a conspicuously absent roof panel, leading us to suggest that we’re looking at a new open-top variant.
Thanks to a design that lends extremely well to being redesigned without a roof, the new 296 Spider is expected to share pretty much all of its bodywork with the GTB, losing only the already segmented aluminium roof panel while maintaining the upright rear screen and roll hoop. This does mean the Spider is likely to be more enclosed than previous mid-engined Spiders – think more Targa than full-blown convertible – but Ferrari might yet surprise us with further changes to the bodywork if more heavy-handed modifications were needed to integrate the folding roof mechanism. There’s also the question of what type of roof Ferrari will employ, as while the previous open-top
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