However, Fulgenzi says this a consequence of the efforts Ferrari has made to ensure a broad spread of attributes.
“We have increased a little bit the weight of the car, because we wanted to create two cars in one: an elegant, comfortable, versatile car with performance,” he said. “Generally, the increase in weight is balanced with the increase of the performance of the car.”
Interior
The cabin is arranged in a similar, near-symmetrical format to the Purosangue, with the driver and passenger each cocooned in their own luxuriously trimmed ‘cockpit’ and with their own separate digital display.
Unlike the Purosangue, though, the 12Cilindri features a central infotainment touchscreen, which measures 10.25in in diameter and is equipped with an antifingerprint protective layer.
However, it still does without an in-built navigation system in favour of third-party mapping apps displayed via smartphone mirroring.
The steering wheel, as with other models in the Ferrari line-up, hosts an array of capacitive controls alongside the traditional manettino drive mode selector, while a row of physical switches has been added to the centre console in the style of Ferrari’s old open-gate manual gear selector. This, said Manzoni, “is the technical jewel of the interior”.
The coupé features a panoramic glass roof as standard, while the Spider’s top can be retracted in just 14sec at vehicle speeds of up to 28mph. The trade-off is a 100-litre reduction in boot space.
