The
Ferrari Roma truly is unlike any other modern model from Maranello before it
and as this rendering shows, looks even better than the Portofino in Spider
guise.
The
Roma could be considered as a Coupe variant of the Portofino although the
Maranello carmaker certainly hasn’t promoted the car as such. Nevertheless, the
presence of a familiar twin-turbocharged 3.9-liter V8 engine pumping out 612 hp
and 760 Nm indicates that it certainly does share some DNA with the
company’s entry-level convertible.
There
are some major differences, however. On the mechanical front, the Roma uses the
same eight-speed dual-clutch transmission as the all-conquering SF90 Stradale
and has distinctive styling both inside and out.
Eager
to see how the look and shape of the Roma would translate into an EV, designer
X-Tomi Design created the car you see pictured. We happen to think it looks
fantastic. The
edgy and curvaceous shape of the Roma lends itself very well to a removable
roof. We particularly like how the low-slung headlights exaggerate the shape
and profile of the front wheel arches and how a smooth bodyline stretches back
from the arches, along the doors, and right to the rear haunches.
In
Coupe form, the Ferrari Roma tips the scales at 1,472 kg and will
sprint to 100 km/h in a respectable 3.4 seconds, hit 200
km/h in 9.3 seconds and exceed 320 km/h. If Ferrari ever decided to
make a Roma Spider, it would likely be a touch heavier and not quite accelerative.
However, we doubt such a car will ever see the light of day.
