2018 Ferrari 488 Spider

Make

Ferrari

Model

488 Spider

Year

2018

Listed price

$379,995

Location

Akron, Ohio

Transmission

7-Speed Automatic

Mileage

14,988 miles

Perfect Auto Collection Signature Listing 2018 Ferrari 488 Spider VIN ZFF80AMA9J0232837 | 14,160 miles Red over red, stitched in black, with the roof folded away. There is no version of a Ferrari more Ferrari than this one. Why We Acquired This Vehicle This car still carries its factory personalization plate, which is the single best document a Ferrari can arrive with. It lists the serial number, the exact configuration, and every option code the original buyer specified - twenty-two of them. Nothing in the description below is inferred from photographs or assumed from a model year. It is read directly off the plate the factory fitted. What that plate describes is a car ordered without hesitation. Carbon fiber runs through the cockpit and across the body, the exhaust was upgraded, the seats and the audio were specified for real use rather than for a spec sheet, and the interior was finished in a special-order stitching color. This is not a car somebody bought from stock. The configuration reads Rosso Corsa DS 322 over Rosso Ferrari, with Nero mats and Nero stitching - the racing red Ferrari has used since it began, over a red cabin, held together by black. At 14,160 miles it has been used as intended and looked after while being used. The verified appointments are detailed in full below. At a Glance Highlights Sport Exhaust System Carbon Fiber Driver Zone + LEDs Dash Inserts in Carbon Fiber Carbon Fiber Central Bridge Carbon Fiber Side Air Splitter Carbon Fiber Rear Air-Ducts Carbon Fiber Front Spoiler Outer Carbon Fiber B-Post Trim Carbon Fiber Underdoor Cover Exterior Sill Kick in Carbon Center Console in Leather Colored Special Stitching O.R. Cavallino Stitched on Headrest Scuderia Ferrari Shields FULL PPF (Paint Protective Film) 20-Inch Forged Dark Painted Rims Yellow Rev Counter Full Electric Seats Premium Hi-Fi System Front and Rear Parking Cameras Front and Rear Parking Sensors Colored Mats with Logo Retractable Hardtop Exterior: Rosso Corsa DS 322 | Interior: Rosso Ferrari 14,160 miles 3.9-Liter Twin-Turbocharged V8 661 HP at 8,000 RPM 7-Speed F1 Dual-Clutch Transmission Rear-Wheel Drive ZFF80AMA9J0232837 + Additional Factory Options & Features - see the complete equipment list for the full specification The Perfect Auto Collection Experience Personalized Video Walkarounds Independent Third-Party Inspections Welcome Nationwide Enclosed Transportation Boutique, Appointment-Level Service Transparent Representation From Start to Finish Our Perspective At Perfect Auto Collection, we do not measure a Ferrari by output figures alone. We ask a simpler question: does it stir something, and would we be proud to keep it in our own collection? This one is difficult to argue with. It is the archetype - the color the marque is known by, the open roof, the twin-turbo V8 immediately behind the seats - and the original order backs the presentation up rather than relying on it. Twenty-two options is a serious build by any measure, and the plate that proves it is bolted to the car. Buyers at this level have learned to discount descriptions that cannot be checked, and this car does not ask them to. Why Enthusiasts Value This Model The 488 brought turbocharging back to Ferrari's mid-engine V8 for the first time since the F40, and it had to prove that nothing essential had been lost in the exchange. It did so with 661 horsepower arriving at 8,000 rpm and throttle response engineered to be effectively immediate - which is why the engine collected award after award rather than apologies. The Spider is where that engine makes its strongest case. Its aluminum retractable hardtop was engineered to preserve the berlinetta's rigidity, so the open car concedes nothing structurally and returns the one thing a coupe cannot deliver at any price. Production ended in 2019 when the F8 took over, and the number of 488 Spiders is now fixed. What buyers are looking for among them is specific: carbon specified with genuine depth, a configuration chosen with conviction, mileage low enough to matter, and factory documentation proving how the car was built rather than how it is described. A personalization plate is the strongest version of that proof, and it is the difference between a listing that claims a car is special and one that can show it. Factory and Vehicle Highlights Sport Exhaust System The sport exhaust system replaces the standard installation behind the twin-turbocharged V8. Why it matters: The 488 makes its peak at 8,000 rpm, and the top of the range is exactly where the standard system is most restricted - so this option pays off precisely in the part of the rev band an owner buys the car to visit. Carbon Fiber Driver Zone + LEDs The area around the wheel is finished in exposed carbon and carries the LED shift lights Ferrari borrowed directly from Formula 1. Why it matters: Nearly everything else on this order changes how the car looks. This is the one that changes how the driver receives information - engine speed arrives as light in the peripheral vision rather than as a number that has to be read. Dash Inserts in Carbon Fiber Carbon fiber inserts run across the dashboard in place of painted or leather-wrapped panels. Why it matters: With the roof stowed the dashboard sits in direct sun beneath the windshield, and a pale or glossy panel there throws reflections into the glass - the matte weave is the finish that keeps the view ahead clean on exactly the days this car is meant to be open. Carbon Fiber Central Bridge The central bridge carrying the signature transmission controls is finished in exposed carbon fiber. Why it matters: It sits at the meeting point of everything this interior is made of - red hide on either side, black stitching around it, carbon across it - which makes it the piece that decides whether the whole scheme holds together. Here it does. Carbon Fiber Side Air Splitter The side air splitter channels cooling air along the car's flanks and is finished in exposed carbon rather than painted composite. Why it matters: Rosso Corsa is one of the hardest finishes in the industry to match once it has aged, so a functional intake rendered in carbon rather than paint is one fewer painted surface exposed to stone damage in the most vulnerable place on the car. Carbon Fiber Rear Air-Ducts The rear air ducts feeding the engine bay are finished in exposed carbon fiber. Why it matters: They flank the space the hardtop drops into, which means they are hidden with the roof up and framing the whole rear deck the moment it retracts - carbon specified for the configuration the car spends its best days in. Carbon Fiber Front Spoiler The front spoiler beneath the nose is finished in exposed carbon fiber. Why it matters: It sits at the furthest forward point of the car, where mass has the most influence on how quickly the nose responds to steering - carbon is worth more here, in weight terms, than the same panel would be anywhere else on the body. Outer Carbon Fiber B-Post Trim The outer B-post trim is finished in carbon fiber. Why it matters: The B-post stands directly behind the driver's shoulder, so with the roof down it is the last piece of bodywork in peripheral vision before there is nothing but sky - a boundary a coupe owner never experiences. Carbon Fiber Underdoor Cover The underside of the door is finished in carbon fiber rather than painted body color. Why it matters: On a red car this is a panel that would otherwise be Rosso Corsa and would collect every scuff from a low curb - specifying it in carbon is one of those decisions that only makes sense to somebody thinking about the tenth year of ownership. Exterior Sill Kick in Carbon The exterior sill kick plate is finished in carbon fiber. Why it matters: It is the threshold between the outside of the car and the inside, and finishing it properly is what makes the door opening look resolved rather than like an edge where two assemblies happen to meet. Center Console in Leather The center console is trimmed in leather, specified in Nero. Why it matters: Choosing black for the console rather than continuing the red is what keeps a red-on-red interior from becoming overwhelming - the eye needs somewhere to rest, and this is where the original buyer put it. Colored Special Stitching O.R. The interior stitching was specified as a special order in Nero rather than taken from the standard palette. Why it matters: Stitching runs along every seam in the car, which makes it the longest continuous line in the cabin - ordering it outside the standard range means the thread was chosen for this specific interior rather than accepted with it. Cavallino Stitched on Headrest The Prancing Horse is embroidered into the headrests in Nero. Why it matters: Stitched in the same color as the seat it would simply disappear - in black against red hide the horse actually reads, which is the whole point of paying to have it there. Scuderia Ferrari Shields The enamel Scuderia Ferrari shields are set into the front fenders - a factory option rather than an aftermarket addition. Why it matters: A yellow shield on a Rosso Corsa fender is the racing team's own livery rather than a decoration borrowed from it, which is why the shields matter more on this color than on any other - and why the next owner will care that they came from Maranello. Yellow Brake Calipers The calipers behind the wheels are finished in yellow against the carbon-ceramic discs. Why it matters: Behind dark rims a red or black caliper effectively vanishes, and the braking hardware on a 488 is worth seeing - yellow is the only finish that makes it legible through the spokes at a standstill. 20-Inch Forged Dark Painted Rims Twenty-inch forged wheels in a dark painted finish replace the standard-finish wheel. Why it matters: Forging keeps unsprung weight down at a diameter where it would otherwise climb, and the dark finish is what stops a bright red car from looking celebratory - it gives the whole thing a lower, more serious stance. Yellow Rev Counter The central tachometer face is finished in Ferrari's signature yellow. Why it matters: In a cabin trimmed almost entirely in red, yellow is the highest-contrast color available - which means the instrument Ferrari deliberately placed at the center of the driver's view is also the one thing the eye finds fastest. Full Electric Seats The seats are fully power-adjustable rather than the fixed-back carbon racing shells Ferrari also offers on this platform. Why it matters: Powered seats weigh more than the racing shells, so this is an owner deliberately trading a few kilos for usability - the correct call on a Spider, which is the version of this car most likely to be taken somewhere far away rather than somewhere fast. Premium Hi-Fi System An upgraded premium audio system replaces the standard factory installation. Why it matters: It is an honest option, because it concedes what the rest of the sheet does not - that most of the miles on any Ferrari are ordinary ones, and the car should be good company during them too. Front and Rear Parking Cameras Cameras at both ends assist with low-speed maneuvering and parking. Why it matters: Rearward visibility in a mid-engine car is limited by design and limited further with the roof up, so the camera turns the most ordinary task the car performs into something that requires no calculation at all. Front and Rear Parking Sensors Sensors at both ends of the car supplement the cameras during low-speed maneuvering. Why it matters: Sensors cover the angles a camera lens does not - the curb approached diagonally, which is how twenty-inch forged wheels get damaged and what makes this a far cheaper option than it first appears. Colored Mats with Logo Color-matched floor mats carry the Ferrari logo, specified in Nero. Why it matters: The mats were ordered in the same black as the console and the stitching, which means the entire dark half of this interior was chosen as one decision rather than assembled from three separate ones. Retractable Hardtop The 488 Spider's aluminum retractable hardtop stows beneath the rear deck and can be operated at low speed. Why it matters: A folding metal roof is what makes this a car for a climate with real seasons - sealed and quiet enough to be a coupe through an Ohio winter, and fully open the moment the weather turns, without owning two cars to manage it. 3.9-Liter Twin-Turbocharged V8 The 488's 3.9-liter twin-turbocharged V8 produces 661 horsepower at 8,000 rpm, mounted directly behind the cabin. Why it matters: Ferrari deliberately limits how much torque the engine will deliver in the lower gears and releases more of it as the ratios climb, which is why acceleration keeps intensifying rather than tapering - the car is engineered to feel like it is still building at the point where most turbocharged engines have finished. 7-Speed F1 Dual-Clutch Transmission The seven-speed F1 dual-clutch gearbox shifts through column-mounted paddles. Why it matters: Seven closely spaced ratios keep the turbochargers loaded between shifts, so the engine never drops out of its working range - the gearbox is not just fast, it is what prevents the momentary hesitation that used to define turbocharged cars. Rear-Wheel Drive Power is sent to the rear wheels alone, in the classic mid-engine Ferrari layout. Why it matters: The engine sits over the driven wheels, which loads them under acceleration and is the reason a mid-engine car finds traction that the same power through the same two wheels would struggle to find in any other layout. Behind the Wheel Roof up and driven without ceremony, the 488 Spider is far more accommodating than a red Ferrari has any obligation to be. The steering is light, the softer damper setting absorbs poor pavement without complaint, and the car is entirely willing to be used for something as unremarkable as getting across town. Lower the roof, take a gear, and hold it to the top. The delivery hardens as the revs climb rather than fading, and at 8,000 rpm the engine is producing its best work a few feet behind your head with nothing overhead to soften it. What is remarkable is not the violence but the composure underneath it - the chassis stays entirely unbothered by what the engine is doing. For the right owner, this is not simply a fast Ferrari. It is the one that looks exactly like what people picture when they hear the name, and then turns out to have been ordered by somebody who cared about far more than that. Preparation and Buying Confidence Before presentation, each vehicle is evaluated for cosmetic condition, mechanical integrity, and the ownership experience it is prepared to deliver. Our process includes a comprehensive exterior and interior detail, with paint correction where appropriate. Key wear items such as tires and brake components are evaluated against our internal preparation standards. This vehicle is offered with our 7-day return policy and a 2-month / 300-mile limited warranty, subject to eligibility and written terms. We can also provide high-resolution photography, a personalized walkaround, available factory documentation, vehicle-history review, and coordination of an independent inspection. 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