FERRARI 12CILINDRI SPIDER

Unlimited head room is now on offer in the 819bhp GT

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Ferrari's 12Cilindri coupé is a more relaxed-feeling car than the 812 Superfast that preceded it because of the existence of the SF90.

With the SF as the brand's performance leader, it meant that, when developing the 12Cilindri, Ferrari was able to lean into its grand touring capabilities more than it had in the recent past. It didn't need to be the most powerful, most focused coupé in the range.

Now, then, to the 12Cilindri Spider, the folding-topped version of Ferrari's grandest tourer, which will go on sale this autumn and cost from £366,500 before you specify a single option, and you can bet a Ferrari retailer will encourage you to do that.

In its mechanical make-up, the Spider is mostly similar to the coupé. It has the same 6.5-litre V12 with 819bhp and the only significant changes are to reinforce the body to cope with lopping the roof off it. Ferrari claims a 15% body rigidity increase over its 812 GTS predecessor but offers no figures for overall rigidity, or a comparison with the coupé. Body mods, notably reinforcement around A- and B-pillars and thicker sills, and the folding mechanism add 60kg to the coupé's 1560kg (dry) weight.