The 2021 Ferrari Roma: What the critics say

Car and Driver

If you like the idea of a Ferrari but not its usual show-off looks, “the Roma may be just right.” The shapely new grand tourer “recalls Ferraris from the ’50s and ’60s.” Based on the Portofino convertible, it has a sharklike snout leading to flowing bodywork and fenders that “flare like a Sophia Loren sigh.” There’s a 612 hp V- 8 under the hood and “serious performance hardware” throughout. But when driven moderately, this four-seater invites the driver to relax and enjoy the ride.

Motor Trend

“No other GT—Aston Martin DB11, Bentley

Continental—comes close to having the calm precision of this Ferrari.” Credit the “utterly seamless” onboard dynamic control system. “It works with you as a driver, helping you achieve what you want to achieve,” whatever your mood or skill level. This is a glamorous cruiser “designed to cross continents,” not tear around a racetrack. “But its sheer pace and unflappable poise on a demanding road will thrill and amaze you.”

Road & Track

“The interior is thoroughly modern, perhaps too much so.” Unlike past Ferraris, the Roma uses touch surfaces instead of buttons for

A subtle beauty, from $222,620

most controls. “It makes for a great-looking but infuriating-to-use cockpit.” Still, this is a special car. Better yet, “it’s the rare modern Ferrari that doesn’t feel the need to scream about being special.”