REFINING PERFECTION How do you make the best even better? How does one improve on something that already approaches perfection? Ferrari has long made a habit of delaying the introduction of open-top models until after the coupe versions have established a new benchmark in engineering, luxury amenities, and dynamic styling.

And this pattern again held steady in the introduction of an open version of the flagship hypercar LaFerrari, which was Maranello’s most recent entry in a lineage of such illustrious models as the 288 GTO, F40, F50, Enzo, and FXX.

To review LaFerrari’s genesis, by the early 2010s a new breed of European hybrid-electric hypercar had evolved, most notably embodied in the Porsche 918 Spyder and the McLaren P1.

Relying on the spirit of competition that had served it so well on the track for 65 years, Ferrari duly met this challenge with yet another limited-production supercar, one that would dwarf its predecessors in power, technology, and scope.

Unveiled at the 2013...