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Drop the roof on the Ferrari F8 Spider 2022 on a winter evening, point it toward the coast, and 720 horsepower of twin-turbo V8 sits open to the sky right behind your head. That's the whole case for renting this one in Dubai. We deliver the yellow F8 Spider to your door in one to two hours, no counter, and you can pay by debit card or on delivery rather than tying up a deposit. The retractable hard top folds away in seconds, which turns the last great pre-hybrid mid-engine Ferrari into an open-air event on demand. Our take: book this when you want the noise and the sun, not the last tenth of a lap. Here's how it plays out over a few days here.

Roof down is the reason to book it

The Spider trades a little of the coupe's rigidity for something a lot of renters actually want more: the V8 uncorked over your shoulder with the roof stowed. From November to March, Dubai evenings are made for exactly this. The folding hard top drops in around fourteen seconds, the turbocharged howl fills the cabin, and the yellow paint makes sure nobody misses you pulling up. For a coast run at dusk or an arrival that turns heads, the open car is the more theatrical choice, and that theatre is half the reason people rent an F8.

Summer is the honest caveat. From May through September a midday roof-down drive is a non-starter in the heat, so you'll spend most of the day with the top up and the AC working. The car still delivers with the roof closed, but if the open-air experience is your whole reason for booking, the cooler months are when it truly earns its keep.

The engine behind you

Under that rear glass is the most potent version of Ferrari's twin-turbo V8 before the line went hybrid. It makes 720 horsepower, drives the rear wheels only, and reaches 100 km/h in 2.9 seconds on the way to a 340 km/h top speed. Neither figure is usable here, but both are felt the instant a clear stretch opens. The turbos spool with almost no lag, so the power arrives hard and immediate, and with no electric assist and no front motors it's you, not a computer-managed axle, deciding how it lands. On an early Sheikh Zayed Road or a quieter run toward Hatta, that rear-drive directness is a thrill. In a 6pm crawl it's simply wasted.

Spec at a glance

Luggage, the low nose and parking

There's a front boot of roughly 200 litres, enough for a couple of soft bags or a weekend's essentials for two, and the stowed roof doesn't eat into it the way a soft top would. Treat it as a two-seater with hand luggage and you'll plan right, so this isn't the car for an airport pickup with cases. The nose sits low and the front splitter runs close to the ground, so steep mall ramps, sharp speed bumps, and some multi-storey entries need a slow, angled approach. Most cars carry a nose-lift, so confirm it's fitted at handover and use it. At nearly 1.98 metres wide the F8 is a broad car, and tight bays take patience, so valet at the venue often saves the hassle.

Heat and the cabin in summer

Roof up in July, a compact low cabin sitting close to a hard-worked engine gets very hot after a spell in the sun. The AC pulls the temperature down quickly once you're moving and the front vents hit hard, but the first minute or two after a midday start are warm, so let it run before you set off. Roof down at midday in summer, no climate system will keep you comfortable, so save the open-air drives for early mornings and the cooler months when the whole point of the Spider actually works in your favour.

Costs and terms you carry

Salik tolls register automatically as you pass the gantries and are yours to pay. Any RTA fine raised against the car during your rental, speed-camera penalties included, passes to you, and Dubai's cameras are strict enough that a 340 km/h car makes a limit easy to overshoot. Exotics carry tighter conditions than a standard rental too, including a higher age and licence bar and a security hold suited to a car of this value. We confirm the exact terms at booking, so ask up front.

Who should rent it

Rent the F8 Spider 2022 if you want the open-top version of the last pure-petrol mid-engine Ferrari, you love the sound of that twin-turbo V8 with nothing between it and the sky, and two seats with light bags is all you need. For evening coast drives and being seen in Dubai's good-weather months, the Spider is exactly the car.

Skip it if you're booking in peak summer purely to drive with the roof down, or if outright sharpness matters more than occasion, in which case the fixed-roof F8 coupe is the marginally stiffer tool. Skip it too if you need any real practicality, since it's a strict two-seater with hand luggage. But for open-air drama and a rear-drive V8 you control yourself, the Spider is the one to book.