Ferrari hasn’t produced a front-engine Spider because the 1969 Daytona, making the Roma a novel addition. It prioritizes understated luxurious over flashy efficiency, interesting to a unique section of Ferrari fanatics.

What units the Spider aside? Say goodbye to the cumbersome hardtop of the Portofino and hi there to a basic canvas roof with 5 layers for refinement. The modifications add 84 kilograms to the automobile’s weight, which totals virtually 1600 kilograms.

If a Ferrari’s major aim is to be essentially the most lovely automobile on the highway, the Roma Spider definitely lives as much as that commonplace. It’s a genuinely fairly automobile, with basic convertible proportions and a chic, timeless attraction.

The Roma Spider packs a punch too, with its 620hp and 561lb ft from a 3.9-liter twin-turbocharged V8. It boasts a prime velocity of 198 miles per hour and may attain 0-60 mph in simply 3.4 seconds. Nonetheless, does it ship a satisfying driving expertise? High Gear Journal’s Jason Barlow went to Italy to completely expertise what it’s prefer to drive this elegant grand tourer.