Itsy pricey Spider

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but behold... the Alfa Romeo 8C Spider, a soft-top version of the Ferrari V-8–powered 8C Competizione coupe. Alfa is poised to make a comeback into the U.S. market and the tin-top is the ‘halo’ car, the one that grabs the attention and makes the rest of the range that little bit sexier.

However, since only 500 will be made (with around 99 earmarked for the States, at $200,000 apiece) and each one is already spoken for, there’s not much glory left over for other Alfa cars. Hence the 8C Spider, with the same 450-horsepower engine and race-style paddle-shifting transmission. And this one makes even more sense in sunny Southern California.

The thing is, this too will be a 500-unit limited run (and one thing it won’t be is cheaper than the coupe). So anyone with the desire and the dough should act fast. And please, drive it around. A lot. Just so the rest of us can get to behold one every now and then.

-- Colin Ryan