Direct, engaging handling and superb ride quality, plus strong performance: the sharp-suited Ferrari Roma nails its GT brief -
There’s no question that the Roma is the smoothest, most elegant production car from Ferrari in a decade, in style a successor to models such as the 550 Maranello. Initially shown in suit-like shades – silvers, greys and blacks – the line-up of Romas at this launch included bright metallic blue and red, as seen here.
Although it shares the wheelbase of the Portofino, the Roma’s proportions and dimensions are different. It’s 70mm longer, 36mm wider and 17mm lower, and has wider wheel tracks too, greater by 19mm at the front and 36mm at the rear. The 20-inch wheels and tyres are the same size. The lack of a folding hard-top and associated gubbins is mostly why the Roma is 94kg lighter and has a near 50:50 static weight distribution. This compares to the Portofino’s tail-heavy 46:54, rising to 55.
The boot isn’t huge for a GT, being reasonably long and wide but rather low, though the backrests of the teeny rear seats fold down,style, for a sort of parcel shelf and load-through. From behind the wheel the Portofino is oddly roomy, but dropping into the Roma is like lowering yourself into the bath, the individual driver and passenger cockpit areas giving a close, low, intimate feel.
We start in Comfort mode – the others available being Wet, Sport, Race and ESC Off – and it is indeed comfortable, that ride soaking up just about anything the road can throw at it. At the same time the steering is well weighted and the throttle and gearbox responsive. Oddly, there’s little perceptible difference switching up to Sport or Race, no instant change in engine note, no firming of the ride, no uplift in steering weight, though the gearshifts are a bit crisper and keener.
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