Ferrari Roma (2024) - Wild Exotic Sports Car!

Special thanks to: AUTO DEALS UAE 2024 Ferrari Roma $–$ HIGHS: Beautiful design, more spacious than it looks, now available as a convertible. LOWS: Gearbox too eager for upshifts, featherweight steering, we can’t afford it. VERDICT: The Roma is a rolling sculpture with a beauty that’s both seen and felt. Overview The Roma is Ferrari’s second V-8-powered front-engine coupe ever, following the now-discontinued GTC4Lusso T. It makes good use of a 612-hp twin-turbo V-8 and a rear-mounted eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. Its powertrain screams all the way up to its 7500-rpm redline. From the driver’s seat, the cabin is fitted with a nearly all-digital interface. While the Roma does have back seats, they’re mostly there in spirit instead of actual use, but it does feel surprisingly spacious inside. This quarter-million-dollar Ferrari will use its hundreds of prancing horses to summon butterflies in your stomach. Engine, Transmission, and Performance Stuffed under the Roma’s lengthy hood and mounted near the middle of the car is a turbocharged V-8 that makes 612 horsepower and 561 pound-feet of torque. It pairs with an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission (DCT) that debuted on the even more exotic Ferrari SF90 Stradale. While we’ve had the opportunity to get behind the wheel of the Roma, we haven’t had a chance to test its performance at the track. Still, our drive taught us that this Ferrari can be enjoyed both during a nonchalant cruise or when raced around winding corners. Its high-revving V-8 produces glorious sounds, and the DCT quickly adapts to requests for snappy gearchanges—especially when you turn the drive mode dial to Sport or Race. While its steering was light on effort, we appreciated the helm’s directness and precision. Interior, Comfort, and Cargo Stitched together with leather and swathed in faux suede, the Roma’s interior mixes upscale materials with a unique layout. Each front-seat passenger is cocooned by a sweeping dashboard that flows into the doors and floating center console. The driver faces a giant 16-inch fully digital gauge cluster that responds to haptic controls on the Roma’s button-heavy, flat-bottom steering wheel. A pair of rear seats make it a 2 2 coupe, and the space is actually suitable for adults in short spurts as long the front seats are properly adjusted. Unlike most other Ferrari models, the Roma has a large center section, just don’t expect its interior cubby storage to be plentiful. Read More