No, those aren’t my words. The new Roma according to Ferrari, is La Nuova Dolce Vita or “The New Sweet Life”. It apparently is a contemporary representation of the “carefree, pleasurable way of life” that characterized Rome back in the ’50s and ’60s.
Teaser..
Ferrari had held a dedicated client event in Italy’s iconic capital to reveal the Roma. A teaser image released prior to the reveal made some media houses speculate the new car to be a Coupe version of the Portofino.
In simple words, the Ferrari Roma promises a “good life”. Either way, the new car in terms of the design reminds us of the Aston Martin, AMG GT and a 911 too in some angles. However, it looks clean, swoopy and minimalistic which will appeal to most of the clients to celebrate “la Dolce Vita”. The black panel (with Ferrari wordmark) sitting flush under the rear windscreen, is actually an active spoiler. It makes its own calculated decisions on when to deploy and the driver has no control over it.
Unlike the exterior, the interior of the Roma looks a bit busy with its separate layouts for the driver and passenger. Both of them get their dedicated air vents and the passenger gets another display too. Just like in the SF90 Stradale, the gearbox controls mimic the gated shifts of the past. Ferrari classifies the Roma as a 2+ coupé, meaning there are two more (tiny) seats at the rear.
There are no knobs or physical buttons for air conditioning controls, it all happens via a portrait-style touchscreen. The passenger display is most likely an optional addition.
Powering the Roma is a 3.8-litre (3,855 cc) twin-turbo V8 that puts out 620 metric hp (456 kW) between 5,750–7,500 rpm and 760 Nm (560 lb-ft) of torque between 3,000–5,750 rpm. Those output figures are with 98 octane petrol. An 8-speed DCT sends power to the rear wheels. A 0-100 km/h (62 mph) acceleration is claimed to happen in 3.4 seconds and the top speed is over 320 km/h (199 mph). With lightweight options, the car weighs 1,472 kg (3,245 lbs) dry.
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