Charles Leclerc Debuts the Ferrari Amalfi Spider in Montreal

• The Amalfi Spider is a convertible version of the Amalfi Coupe.

• This new model is powered by a front-mounted twin-turbocharged V8 engine.

• F1 pilot Charles Leclerc pulled the cover off the car at an event held at Ferrari Québec just ahead of the Montreal Grand Prix.

As excitement builds ahead of the Montreal Grand Prix this weekend, Ferrari held an event yesterday to launch a new road car.

Indeed, the Italian automaker took advantage of Charles Leclerc’s presence in Montreal to lift the cover off the new Amalfi Spider, a convertible version of the V8-powered Amalfi grand tourer.

While the car had already been unveiled globally, this marked its first public appearance in Québec.

Leclerc, a Monégasque F1 pilot who has been driving for Scuderia Ferrari since 2019 and is currently ranked third in the 2026 season, was accompanied by Frédéric Vasseur, team principal of Scuderia Ferrari and Luca Zanetti, president of Ferrari North America.

Asked for his thoughts about the Montreal Grand Prix and the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Leclerc said he liked being able to speak his native French despite being thousands of kilometres from home and described the track as quite technical, reminding him of karting circuits where he made his racing debuts.

Like the coupe it is based on, the Ferrari Amalfi Spider is powered by a front-mounted 3.9L twin-turbo V8 engine that delivers 640 horsepower, 561 lb-ft of torque, and redlines at 7,600 rpm.

This power is routed to the rear wheels via an 8-speed dual clutch transmission inspired by F1 and an electronic limited-slip differential.

Thanks to a weight of only 1,556 kilos (3,430 pounds), this output can propel the Amalfi Spider to 100 km/h in 3.3 seconds, 200 km/h in 9.4 seconds, and to a top speed of 320 km/h.

Compared to the coupe, this is 86 kilos (190 pounds) heavier and 0.4 seconds slower to 200 km/h. The top speed and 0 to 100 km/h sprint remain unchanged.

Of course, the main difference with the coupe is the roof, where the Spider features a powered fabric top that can be retracted in just 13.5 seconds at speeds up to 60 km/h.

Inside, the Amalfi Spider is very similar to the coupe, featuring three digital displays, including one for the passenger, and chrome toggles for the dual clutch transmission.

In typical Ferrari fashion, lots of the vehicle’s controls are mounted on the steering wheel, which is backed by large carbon fibre shift paddles.

The display car was painted in a new exterior colour called Rosso Tramonto, which means Sunset Red. No points for guessing where designers took their inspiration from for this hue.

This colour, which is not yet available for the Coupe, is paired with a dark blue interior with orange contrast stitching.

While the Amalfi Spider is technically a 2+2, the small size of its back seats and the fact that they are not trimmed in the same leather as the front buckets make it clear that they are better suited as a storage space.

According to Ferrari, the aerodynamics of the Spider have been refined to increase comfort with the roof down while keeping the coupe’s low drag and all of the necessary downforce.

Like the Coupe, the Spider is also fitted with a brake-by-wire system, which reduces pedal travel and provides better control under high-performance driving conditions.

Ferrari doesn’t usually publish specific pricing figures for their sports cars, and the Amalfi Spider is no exception.

With that said, company representatives present at the event said to expect a base price of about $340,000 in Canada, or about 20,000 more than the base Amalfi coupe.

With options, the typical Amalfi Spider should retail for about $450,000.