For many, owning a Ferrari represents the ultimate dream—a symbol of prestige, performance, and timeless design.
Yet, the reality of integrating a supercar into everyday life often clashes with practicality. Enter the Ferrari Roma Spider: the perfect blend of sophistication, usability, and exhilarating performance, redefining what it means to drive a Ferrari in the city.
Unveiled in 2023, the Roma Spider embodies the effortless charm of 1960s Italian luxury while delivering the cutting-edge engineering expected of Ferrari. It’s a car that transforms even mundane commutes into moments of escape. Whether stuck in traffic or racing through urban streets, the Roma Spider offers not just a drive but an experience—an everyday companion for those who seek elegance in every detail of life.
The Roma Spider builds on the celebrated Ferrari Roma platform, combining its dynamic capabilities with the allure of a convertible. Carrying over the proportions, volumes and specifications of the Ferrari Roma’s hugely successful V8 2+ concept, this new car is elevated by its striking soft top, making it a year-round vehicle, offering an extra-special experience. Deploying in just 13.5 seconds, while at a speed of up to 60km/h, this design feature makes it seamless to use. Ferrari also offers extensive personalisation options to the soft top including sophisticated, bespoke fabrics and contrasting stitching. The compact design of the soft top makes for a larger boot space, while a patented wind deflector integrated into the backrest of the rear bench can be deployed by a button on the central tunnel, offering a protection from the wind as your drive.
But it’s not all about the stunning appearance of this car, it also offers an incredible drive. An all-aluminium chassis and 620 cv V8 engine are key factors in facilitating this. The engine comes from the family that was heralded as the International Engine of the Year on four consecutive occasions. Coupled with Ferrari’s universally-acclaimed 8-speed DCT known for its incredibly fast shift times, it offers excellent standards of comfort, drivability and speed. It’s not just easy to drive, it’s also extremely responsive making it great for both inner-city driving and out-of-town staycations. The car offers instantaneous throttle response, the direct result of the adoption of specific solutions, such as a flat-plane crankshaft, compact turbines, twin-scroll technology, and a single-piece, cast exhaust manifold with equal length pipes to optimise pressure waves in the turbine and reduce losses.
The stylistic approach taken for the Ferrari Roma Spider’s exterior centres around a clean design and absolute symbiosis between its various elements. Its harmonious proportions and pure, elegant volumes are very much in line with Ferrari’s front-engined GT tradition. That said, the designers have created a modern take on those classic proportions, giving the car a sophisticated, contemporary stylishness. The long front bonnet underscores the spare silhouette of the flanks, lending a sense of sleekness to the entire body and a dynamic look. The front of the car looks as if it were sculpted from single block of metal, creating an overhanging, sharknose effect.
Inside the car, two separate spaces, one each for driver and passenger, were created in an evolution of the dual cockpit concept, which has its roots deep in the marque’s history with cars from the 1970s. This innovative design has an almost symmetrical layout which produces a more organic distribution of both spaces and functional elements. The result is that the passenger will feel very involved in the driving experience – almost like a co-driver, in fact.
This lightweight, easy-to-drive motor will make the perfect second car for a busy or a young professional who likes to get away at the weekends. It’s seamless design and imppecable driving ability make it an enjoyable ride for all.
Available at Ferrari Al Tayer Motors in the UAE. Visit Ferrari Al Tayer Motors showroom, Al Manara for more information.
