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2004 Ferrari 360 Spider: Poor Man’s F430

LOCATION SPOTTED: Harbor Marina (East Hampton)
LOCATION SPOTTED: Harbor Marina (East Hampton)

Performance:

  • Acceleration 0 to 60: 3.9 sec
  • Braking 60 to 0: 131 ft
  • Quarter Mile: 12.2 sec
  • Slalom: 69.0 mph
  • Skid-pad: 0.90 g
The Ferrari 360 Spider was one of the first of the company’s mid-engined cars to feature the F1 automated manual transmission. The transmission made the 360, and all other Ferrari’s mated to the transmission, much faster and easier to drive. The 360 was a very fast and capable car that should have and could have been a monumental success for Ferrari, but it wasn’t. Here’s why.
In the simplest terms, the 360 Spider works brilliantly on the track as its performance figures will confirm. However, on the road it is way too twitchy and jerky in its steering and transmission shifts. Fortunately Ferrari fixed this issue with the F430 and F430 Spider, which both work brilliantly on the road and the track. That’s why F430s hold their value and 360s don’t.

 

By race46bimmer

Car enthusiast from, and lives in, THE HAMPTONS, New York. Located at the end of Long Island. Paradise from not only from a geographic perspective, but also from an automotive perspective, with a sheer abundance of exotic, cool cars. Some of the wealthiest people in the world journey out to THE HAMPTONS, on a regular basis in their awesome, and in some cases, ultra rare cars.