Numbers first, because with the Ferrari Roma they are the story: 3.9 , 620 PS. Ferrari built from 2020 to 2026, in the decade the industry is turning electric. Its designer of record is Ferrari Styling Centre under Flavio Manzoni.
Where it came from
The Ferrari Roma (Type F169) is a grand touring car by Italian manufacturer Ferrari. It has a front mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout with a twin turbocharged V8 engine and a 2+2 seating arrangement. Based on the Ferrari Portofino, the car succeeds the Portofino and sits below the Ferrari F8 in Ferrari's range of sports cars.
The vehicle was named after Rome, Italy's capital. It was originally introduced online on 13 November 2019 with a coupé bodystyle. Ferrari then unveiled the car the next day in Rome. A soft-top convertible version of the Roma was introduced in 2023.
Under the skin
Under the skin sits 3.9 it is rated at 620 PS. Kerb weight is 1570 kg. Power-to-weight lands near 395 horsepower per tonne, which is genuine supercar pace. The gearbox is a 8-speed Magna 8DCL900 dual-clutch. The layout matters: the engine sits behind the driver and ahead of the rear axle, which puts the mass in the middle of the car and is why mid-engined cars change direction the way they do. The wheelbase is 2670 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
Where it sits in Ferrari's history is not in doubt: the Ferrari Portofino came before it; the Ferrari Amalfi followed it; it was built at Maranello, Italy. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Nissan Z, the Aston Martin Valhalla, the McLaren GT. Nearby in the Ferrari catalogue sit the 250 GTE and the 328 GTS.