";s:4:"text";s:4587:"Raffaelle de Simone is Ferrari’s chief test driver and a trustworthy cove. “It’s for people looking for an everyday car to be used in the city centre and out of town at the weekends,” he adds, before getting himself in a bit of bother over sexual politics.“The Roma is a modern take on the gentleman drivers’ cars of the Fifties and Sixties,” he boasts… “As for gentlemen drivers and whether they are women or men, well, that’s another question.”Whether this £170,984, 612bhp missile is a perfect city car for “gentlemen” is also highly debatable, but what’s certain is that the Roma’s roots go back to the Fifties front-engined gran turismo, as well as the spirit of the 550 Maranello, a big, V12-engined GT which went out of the production in 2001, and the California, a V8 sports GT with a folding hard-top, which was replaced by the So is this front/mid-engined, two-plus-two GT just a Portofino with a fixed roof? All rights reserved.One of the big problems in car finance is negative equity, and it can get you into financial trouble. 7 August 2020. Push the throttle and, without breaking a sweat, you are past pretty much whatever is in front.
Ferrari Roma test drive. Yet this also means less-used functions are hidden like the Arc of the Covenant; you will never find them. Honest John: should cars be restricted to the speed limit?
We’ve been behind the wheel to find out.Looking at the Roma’s layout, you’re met with a typical GT setup; there’s a large V8 engine up front, drive to the rear and enough space for two adults and two children. Ferrari aims to revolutionise the GT segment with the Roma, but has it succeeded? Es handelt sich um einen 4,66 Meter lange 2+2-Sitzer mit einer auffallend eleganten Linienführung, die auch viel weiche Rundungen statt scharfer Kanten setzt.
You want it to be comfortable and refined, for sure, as well as fast in an understated way. The chopped-off tail features a boot and a retractable spoiler Yes because it uses a similar base and engine, no because the proportions are so different. There’s also the bumpy road button – now integrated into the manettino and activated by pressing the entire button – which adds a suppleness that will no doubt prove immensely useful in the UK.The steering is classically Ferrari-quick off-centre, so while the Roma offers genuine composure when on the straight and narrow, its ability to change direction at a moment’s notice is nothing short of amazing.
The wing mirrors are adjusted via a new touchscreen panel down at the side of the wheel, and while it’s a futuristic touch, we’d have probably kept this as an analogue controller for ease of use.You’ll find the same 3.9-litre twin-turbocharged V8 engine under the bonnet of the Roma as you would on the When it comes to performance, the Roma certainly punches hard; zero to 60mph takes a snick over three seconds while flat-out it’ll do 199mph. English reckons it looks a bit like a TVR from some angles. Frequency of use has dominated the design, so the most commonly used functions are the closest to hand. Share.