Technology continues to evolve the way open-topped cars are designed and constructed. As proof, Ferrari's Superamerica incorporates a glass roof panel that rotates back onto the rear deck. It doesn't disappear, and there's no tonneau cover required. Called Revocromico, the roof panel incorporates glass that can be electrically lightened or darkened to one of five tint levels. The design, executed by Pininfarina, was licensed from Leonardo Fioravanti who, while at that same Turnese coachbuilder in the late 1960s, penned Ferrari's seminal Daytona coupe and spyder, cars not so different in concept from today's front-engine 575M Maranello GT. The Superamerica gets a horsepower bump over the Maranello to 532 and can be had with a six-speed manual or F1 sequential gearbox. Price and build quantity haven't been announced, but expect fewer than 500 units, with a sticker approaching $300k.
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