Ferrari Roma Review: The Good, The Bad & The Italian

[@JayEmmOnCars]

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[@dash-ryan]

The key is, in fact, yellow. The one you have is the secondary key, which is grey.

[@dash-ryan]

Removing the centre screen is not the answer. The Purosangue removed the centre screen, but when you try to use Car Play, it takes up the whole driver display, removing the rev counter and so forth. Not something you want with a performance car. Car Play was designed for a centre screen. The real cure for the problem is to just up the processing power. Such an easy fix that they couldn't make work. Hm.

[@adriaanserrao2016]

To me it is one if the most beautiful Ferrari's that has been made in the last decade. It is absolutely stunning.

[@HingleMacCringleberry]

I agree. Plus, flashy supercars stand out to everyone including cops. The best cars are subtle speed demons that can blend into traffic if needed.

[@AxLWake]

Yes. I'd go even further. To me, it's the only truly beautiful Ferrari in years. Other recent Ferraris are impressive, agressive, have high performances but are not pretty.

[@ThunderChunky101]

And now the new 12 Cilindri - which everyone will hate for 5 years until they say it's the best looking Ferrari since the early 90's. Because it is. And everyone will pretend they always said this when in reality it's just me and 4 other people.

[@vantagev8331]

It should be in the Louvre.

[@IamtheLordofDoom]

I remember the first time I saw a picture of the Roma. Finally, I thought, after so long Ferrari have designed a beautiful car again.

[@duckie250]

High praise for the most beautiful Ferrari in years. Seems like the perfect one Ferrari garage. Imaging arriving at the opera in Rome. You open the door for your, Italian off course, girlfriend. While she is waiting in the lobby you go park your Roma. Walking to the opera you look back at the car and think god she is gorgeous. The car I mean. Meanwhile a Pista in the street is bouncing off the cobblestones making a lot of noise and drawing attention from influencers..... The Roma, a future classic for sure. Nice video. You fell for the Roma, it's so obvious. 😄

[@F8Tributo]

I borrowed a Roma for the weekend, while I was waiting for my Tributo. The Roma was the first Ferrari I ever drove, and I thought it was a blast! Beautiful grand tourer, fast af!

[@ThunderChunky101]

Jealous! Lovely car you've got into.

[@davidw5814]

Excellent review James, I have a Roma and managed to get over 400 miles on a tank when travelling through France, although as you say this changes when you use it to it's potential. It's much more comfortable than the 992 base that I had previously. I don't like the centre screen either but if you use apple car play and voice command to change the air con it's OK. It's my first ( and will be my only) Ferrari and I'm in love with it!!

[@swright4171]

Wishing you many happy miles!

[@torgejh9189]

Man I'm jealous, it's a magnificent machine. There is just something very special about a Ferrari that you can daily drive without having to visit the hospital twice annually to get your spine rearranged. I hope I can afford to buy one some day before IC engines are no more.

[@Emira_75]

​@@torgejh9189yes this 100%. I've always adored the 599, owing to its potential for being daily-able and smashing big miles across the continent. That useability combined with that Enzo-related V12 is just perfection 😍

[@samborolossi]

Hello ! From your personal experience, can you fit 4 people in it or not ?

[@daweithisisdavidinmandarin6121]

For some reason I keep watching all your videos and keep smiling. I dont know if it is your voice, your story telling, or the cars, but somehow you are activating my brain in a nice and endearing way. I am like, life is great, life is fun, thing are going to work well and my imagination feels stimulating. Something that I notice is that I am missing showing the cars being driven more. Too many videos use the POV or inside the car view, but I actually want to see the car going around, I guess it is really hard to record.

[@sainsrikar]

The intro was really well shot, I had to watch 3 times to let it sink in.

[@whalecove1283]

I will never have one, but that's a gorgeous automobile from every angle. The only Ferrari design I've adored since the 246GT of my youth.

[@gnosis7188]

I recently saw one of these in person parked in the wild. Im a huge car buff, and I was utterly dumbfounded when I saw this model. It has a very unique profile, it doesnt really resemble a ferrari at all. Im personally not crazy about it, but it seems like its aimed at a more refined and mature ferrari buyer. It has a really sleak and charming profile.

[@howarddavies136]

This and the 296 have brought elegance back to Ferrari. The rest of the range is just... too much really. If this had a manual and none of the silly touch screen buttons, it would be on my dream car list in place of an Aston DBS.

[@papalegba6796]

Agree it's a very handsome design.

[@sagetheowlfatfeathery2083]

A unique profile if you’ve never seen an Aston Vantage.

[@TML34]

Not "unique" at all. It looks like Ferrari stole the design specs from Aston and/or Jag. Not that it looks bad, it looks great, but certainly nothing original about it.

[@papalegba6796]

@@TML34 you're right, but the Ferrari is nicer than both imo. Not by much tho.

[@borely24]

I live in a swanky part of london and see one of these regularly in red and in the swathes of exotic cars rolling about this just looks SO suave. Very aspirational for the non adolescent minded.

[@charlesjay8818]

V8 FNE is a number plate ive seen many times on the Ferrari Roma. Harry's Garage Roma review(3 years ago) which was a different car also had the same plate.

[@steigermike6097]

When I first saw a Roma a year ago the first thing that came to mind was Ferrari released a Daytona remake. I've always loved the Daytona.

[@startdale5547]

As a person who absolutely loves everything about the Roma. I was surprised when Ferrari brought it out. As Ferrari never really appealed to me. But when this came out it immediately slotted into my dream car slot. She's so beautiful.

[@JayEmmOnCars]

I think the really nailed the brief of appealing to new customers

[@noth606]

@@JayEmmOnCars perhaps, but I think it won't be unanimously liked by the 'older guard' if you will, but then again it has to pass regulations that would strike down the more classic ones now... Like 308 and Testarossa, although it does strike me as a sort of spiritual heir to the Testarossa in several ways. I like it, but if I could pick and prancing horse to have forever, it leans heavily towards the F40, but the Testarossa 2nd coming is right up there.

[@Hahahanoyes]

Wow, I remember watching this guy when he was getting less than 1k views per video. So happy for him

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Thanks for joining in the journey :)

[@jameslehibou4162]

C'est la meilleure présentation de la Ferrari Roma que j'ai vu. J'ai beaucoup apprécié votre vidéo, merci.

[@matthewpotter8491]

Even before we get into the review, gotta say I’ve always thought it’s a very very pretty car. Also, that paint colour is lovely. Granted, I’m one of those who always say ‘if it’s not rosso corsa, is it even a Ferrari?’ but on this model, that paintwork looks superb.

[@aluttestephen682]

What about Rosso Mugello and Rosso ferrari, those colors are wonderful,

[@JohnFromAccounting]

Red is the worst colour for a Ferrari. There isn't a single Ferrari that looks best in red. Why the customers keep ordering the worst colour is beyond my comprehension.

[@AntoniusTyas]

@@JohnFromAccounting F1 relations, I guess. And probably for red being an 'iconic' colour. Then again James got a Rosso Corsa F12 and 550 and they still look amazing in my opinion. Also this colour is Bianco Italia, a pearlescent white. Looks stunning.

[@kennydee8296]

the Roma is a great car for those who do not want red, it looks great in in everything but red

[@cerbie70]

For me, I like the styling and I like the F-type, and the rear is a bit Porsche 928 too. Also, when I was a kid, my brother and I bought packs of top trumps cards. The card I coveted was the Ferrari 365/GTB 'Daytona' in blue ( Top Trumps pack 'Fast cars -old and new'). I'll have to imagine what it is like to own and experience a Roma.

[@fatsharks]

In white with those wheels this car looks amazing 🔥

[@AntoniusTyas]

I'm a tifosi, I love Ferrari, and I know Ferrari options lists are a horrorshow, but I'm still terrified listening to the price of the options. GBP8k for painted Scuderia shield... I love the painted shield but at 8k it's terrifying. Won't stop me from buying a 296 if I had the money though. Or maybe a secondhand 430 Scuderia.

[@gordonm6128]

You are an amazing reviewer and a natural presenter and seem to have lots of knowledge about these cars. You are very pleasant to watch and listen to and your cinematography is also on point. I would say you will be one of the most popular car reviewers in no time. Keep it up. Very entertaining indeed!

[@williamc9578]

Shades of the Ferrari 365 GTB in the Roma. I think that's what Ferrari was going for when they tagged it with "La Nuovo Dolce Vita". It's a beautiful thing. Like the 458, doesn't have the scoops and vents (mostly because of its front-engine layout), which allowed for the flowing lines and cleaner profile than the 488, 296, and even the 812.

[@christopherpalmer8793]

That was a great review J better and more informative than any other review i have watched well done

[@Kay_Emm_]

I’ll be honest I prefer the looks of the Portofino M. But the new DB12 wins my heart in this segment

[@LurchLures]

Load exhausts, even musical ones are great for a press car, or a car for sunny Sundays short runs. But not so much if you can afford to run a car as a daily driver or for long distance. A guy I know took his Ferrari a few hundred miles to le mans with an after market exhaust. The first thing he did when he got back home was put the stock exhaust back on it.

[@plektosgaming]

This is basically Ferrari building their version of a Shelby GT 350 :) It's a perfectly usable daily driver and gobbles up highway miles with a minimum of drama and fuss. Just.. it's a Ferrari :) You don't need to prove anything - it'll get the job done. And, yes, it's obviously aimed at places with lots of open roads.

[@TheDiskinsDoEverything]

I love love love how fast you talk and your cadence. There is 5x more info in your reviews and I am hooked.

[@stevehs4287]

I’ve got to say that nobody does a full in depth car review as well as this channel . Everything you could possibly want to know if you were a potential buyer - the attention to detail is second to none .

[@aldrichuyliong8143]

3 years old and still looks new and beautiful. The designers did an excellent job with this.

[@paulthomson9014]

It's the only ferrari that I think looks good now but it's to aston martin or jag ftype like for me , a bit to generic looking

[@DARKEST_VANTA]

Uhhhh they literally stole the facelifted Jaguar F-Type design

[@weallfollowmanutd]

Not really sure. It doesn't look like a Ferrari, which isnt a bad thing because that was the direction they wanted but there are angles where it looks all wrong to me. The matching colour grille is terrible and front on there's too much bulk over the front wheels making it look narrow, giving it no muscularity. Maybe it's legislation on car design.

[@tastypymp1287]

I agree, though it does seem quite colour sensitive.

[@stuchly1]

Just popping in to get this in my watch history for later viewing. Love your stuff jay emm!

[@seabreezeuk4]

Great, honest review as always. They could learn from the DB12 for the Roma's facelift; better infotainment and bring back some physical, satisfying to use buttons!...

[@JayEmmOnCars]

I hope they will, but Ferrari can be very stubborn sometimes...

[@MF-jp5vp]

Another great entertaining review. I suspect anyone who buys a Roma from new will give it back within 12-18 months....no buttons for air/temp etc and that 'invisable' touch screen when the sunshine hits it....its time to part company...which makes me think, maybe that's why those owners of brand new Ferrari's move them on so quickly....2020 Maserati Lavante V6 (Petrol)....I just love all those buttons!!!

[@Knackebrot]

man 0:31 is such a money shot, those kind of feelings are what i always dream of capturing

[@themrgumbatron]

I love the Roma styling, maybe because i'm not a Ferrari guy. I do love Grand Tourers and this ticks many boxes. Great in-depth review as always.

[@LynGriffiths70]

My pick from the current range .. I love it !

[@DARKEST_VANTA]

Save yourself hundreds of thousands & buy a facelift F-Type R. Better exhaust sound too

[@johnguidetti5839]

@@DARKEST_VANTADon’t be so silly different gravy. From that age old platform and cheap interior.

[@marcnobel3938]

Great Video! Like the Intro with the changing music very much. - The gap between the doors and dashboard saves Ferrari a lot Headaches. That is one of the hardest parts in the Interior to get perfect matched up. So many parts involved to make that perfect. Starting from the construction which holds the Dashboard, the Dashboard in several pieces itself, the door, the inner part of the door and the Door card on top of it -again made up from several trim pieces. When not matched u perfectly with no gap, it looks still not good. So a lot of manufactures skip that and make their life in terms of assembly way easier and efficient.

[@ThunderChunky101]

Still insist that the prelude got this perfect.

[@CV-wo3qm]

Great video. I’d buy the car for the key alone!

[@HQBProductions]

There are many Ferrari’s to like and a few not to but the Roma is just perfect…a really useful, pleasing to drive, practical,fast and achingly beautiful car. It is my favourite real World Ferrari….just wonderful and I know why some would buy other models but not me,,.one of those please!!😀😀😀😀😀

[@markdschedler]

My favorite video you’ve done so far. Great job.

[@adrianrobertson1478]

The sloping rear quarters have a touch of an E type about it. Enzo said it was the prettiest car he had ever seen. Perhaps that was an intentonal throwback? You have an enviable job, James!

[@pharmacells]

I actually test drove a Roma at Knockhill, Scorland today. My 2nd time driving one. There is much to like. Faster than you think, lots of grip, always seemed to be in the turbos so always has power on tap. I just sold an FF after 4 years and previous to that I owned a Maserati MC Stradale so the Roma, with it's obvious Maserati Alfieri concept connection, is shaping up to be a likely next car. I am concerned that they are dropping value and so I will likley wait until summer is over and see where they are. I'd rather be patient and try to stop the botton of the depreciation curve, than to lose a load quickly. The 7 year service pack and 2 year warranty offered by Ferrari also makes it worth buying from a main dealer. I don't like the haptic controls but once I had set it where I liked it, they became less imprortant. I had a good look at the white car which is currently the "cheapest in the UK" at £155k and I see why they want to shift it as the white isn't great. It makes the front grill look a bit like a cheap laundry basket where the darker colours help to hide that. I was told that they have stopped coupe production while the push the Roma Spyder and that the Portofino M has also stopped to allow the Spyder on the same production line. My main concern is that many don't "get" the Roma and so it is in danger of dropping value. This is great of you want one in 3 or 4 years from now as they may well be the bargain of the range but it makes it tough to predict when is the optimum time to buy. Add in higher interest rates and economic uncertainty and that fuels my concern. Ultimately I think I will buy one, it's when, not if.

[@augnkn93043]

Make sure you get the right options with it. I’ve heard that ferrari have a special option for fluffy dice which can be ordered by special arrangement. It has little cavallino horses on it instead of the dots.

[@brianiswrong]

I would humbly suggest a 3 year old one(out of ferrari warranty, but if bought from a ferrari dealer it will roll on) and still 4 years of free servicing ,will be the sweet spot for a ' current' ferrari at the best price.

[@katzicael]

IMO the Roma is GORGEOUS, If I owned one it'd be such an item of pride and joy, i think I even like it more than the F12.

[@anthonygregg862]

An absolutely fabulous review. The intro was also spectacular sir.

[@markcarter9476]

I am not a Ferrari fanboy but the Roma is my favourite Ferrari for many, many years. Perhaps thats because it has the proportions and looks of an Aston Martin.

[@X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X8X]

Love it. The best looking modern Ferrari, and best looking modern car. As for those not considering it typically Ferrari, I wonder whether they know anything other than Ferrari is in F1, and builds cars to show off in.

[@nickrichardson1317]

I have test driven a Roma but it didn’t impart any sense of involvement unlike my own Ferrari! My car is a 1988 Mondial 3.2 QV Coupe with 270bhp V8 and manual gearbox. It’s the 7th Ferrari I’ve owned since 1984, and it’s just hit 76,400 miles of which 6,500 miles are mine. I bought it at £31,000 in Sept 2019. I love it. It has no power-steering which isn’t an issue except on some parking. It’s plenty fast enough especially on in-gear acceleration & sounds epic! I bought this after a 1993 Mondial 3.4t coupe, which requires engine-out servicing, at £2,500 +! The 3.2 is far cheaper to maintain with servicing at £300 to £800 plus vat pa. The £800 is for a cambelt service every 3years at a Main Ferrari dealer. On a Roma the first 7 years servicing is free. I felt cramped in it and it was not light and airy compared to my Mondial. JayEmm has tested a Mondial so watch that next! Chris Harris has a 3.2 which he loves enough to be doing a full restoration of. I’ve had four 308GT4’s too, which are good handling. The 1988 Mondial has ABS which I think is essential in today’s traffic. At a Silverstone Ferrari only track event mine accelerated to 140mph and there was more to go! More than enough for a fun car. Try any manual gearbox Ferrari to get the best driving experience!

[@user-ys4og2vv8k]

Beautiful, beautiful car! BTW, listing and complaining about the price of extra payments for such a car is completely pointless and least of all worries those who can afford it.

[@timlinzinger]

Most detailed and thoroughly fair review of the Roma so far. 👌

[@SteffenAgermannChristiansen]

you realy do some amazing car reviews :) this channels shoud have milions of subs

[@cobra1010]

This is a fantastic and very beautiful car! The only thing that annoys me, are these silly touch pads! A Ferrari must have a real start button! All the rest, just wonderfull!

[@MoJoAssets]

Buttons! Just give me buttons. The Cayenne 958.2 is a master class of a cabin for example.

[@carreviewer6345]

I personally think this is one of my favorite of modern ferraris

[@javiermarques4657]

I think the Roma is the more Ferrariesque of the current Ferraris.

[@Gorbyrev]

I have a theory about the large panel gap between door and dashboard. Having had my fingers shut in the driver's door of a T4 Caravelle I wonder if the space is there as a finger saver just in case someone shuts the door from the outside while someone in the driver's seat has their hand carelessly in the shut space. Just a thought.

[@plektosgaming]

Great point. I see this in a lot of new vehicles and I think it's probably a regulation for child safety.

[@pn_cy]

Excellent review! This is my favorite Ferrari from all post 2010 ferraris . Looks really agressive , wide and luxurious

[@HG504X]

Stunning and elegant looking car with performance to back it up. Definitely gets heads turning does this.

[@andrewhurstcars]

Good review James. As for the fuel tank, needs a 550 style 114l tank for a decent touring range :)

[@TIMSANDYSURF]

My favourite Ferrari by miles and I’d have a dark metallic blue one in a heartbeat. Real life means I have to live with an F type R (no a bad substitute). Don’t get me started on your assertion that they both need a rear flourish, as the lack of spoilers are exactly why they are beautiful. At least you don’t give Ferrari a free ride on reliability. We should embrace these wonderful cars while we still can.

[@jaysmartin]

The classical music was a bit irritating but fitted the stationary Roma perfectly, which made the switch great 🤙🏼 Do these special edition car specific intros scratch the film making itch? Roma next to the Scud shot .. belissimo

[@quackman]

It looks surprisingly good in that metallic white. But check out one in that electric/bright blue--amazing! also, another awesome vid, no surprise

[@davidclarke5238]

"good news everyone!" Loved the professor Farnsworth reference!😅

[@rickc2102]

First of all, nod of respect to everyone else whose brain kept playing Vivaldi after the track skipped. Secondly, instant like for the way that shirt you wore to the launch looked against that pearl white Roma!

[@simonjago9611]

Another superb review James

[@Spenny909]

Great video, Jay. Glad you did the Roma again. This car is stunning! A car I would buy for myself without compromising with my wife and family. If Ferrari wouldn't send a hitman after you, a video comparing this with the DB12 would be interesting and useful. The first time an AM is truely tempting, but the real test is if Jay doesnt get grumpy in an AM. 😅 The large gap between the door and the interior/mirror controls was probably introduced by some Swiss guy saying it would be unsafe otherwise and fingers would be trapped.

[@damage98]

Very entertaining review. You've got a way of doing this that makes the 40 minutes fly by. It helps that there's good subject matter, what's not to like about a Ferrari. To be clear I am not a Ferrari customer and never will be, so watching 40 minutes on one shouldn't really be. Gripes? I don't get the big messy screen that's in new cars. And especially in this what $250,000 Ferrari it doesn't have Android Auto but it has all this other tech? I'm not really into tech in my cars. I like to drive, my car has a six-speed manual a flat six, and no driving aids except for ABS. But even though I'm not in a tech in the cars, I pulled the factory radio out of my car and installed the PCCM Plus double din. Sometimes instead of the engine I like to listen to podcasts or some music even. It makes sense to have the nav and the tech, and once you've used Android Auto or CarPlay it's hard to go back. I know, I know it's stupid to compare apples to oranges or to whinge about no car play or Android Auto in a car I'll never sit in let alone drive, but there's more. The car sounds like a twin turbo V8 I guess, and you said you would add aftermarket exhaust I have no idea what that would cost but I imagine a lot, so again disappointing that table stakes for this kind of car aren't included at that price. My car had the same problem and I bought it but I replaced the entire exhaust system of low flow cats headers and valve boxes, I think the whole thing installed was about 3,500. And every price point has its problems as even I can see from my comparison. I also think it's nice that has a boot and fold down seats, but two plus two coupes are huge these days it's not just Porsche, Ferraris there too. I would however take your black one or dark blue whatever that is. It looks fast just sitting there. The Roma is definitely a good looking car and more to my taste than most modern cars. I like a more rounded gentle profile (hey there ladies) and it seems like most cars especially performance cars these days are all jagged ends and lines and squares and angles. Me no like. Thanks for the entertainment and the review James. Like I said I'm not a ferrari customer and never will be but there's nothing wrong with some casual voyeurism hahaha. Another thing that I didn't really like is I think you called it torque vectoring, I mean if you have all that power but the tires can't handle it so just so you can have bragging rights you have more power than anyone would ever need and then you just reduce the power of the engine when it might spin the tires? Seems like a waste. I guess with these modern heavy cars more horsepower is good, but I bet 400 or 450 would be tons in that car. But it doesn't sound good in the marketing brochures...

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Thanks for watching and the very comprehensive comment - some great points, especially the joy of the PCCM system. That in an old car makes it as modern as I would ever need

[@pectenmaximus231]

I’ve seen a few of these around and it wasn’t until seeing it in person that I liked it. Its weirdly alluring. It’s subtle.. til you stare at it and realise it looks utterly brutal.

[@nabahmadi5012]

As someone that has driven both, but not owned any, the Roma is so much nicer than the California.

[@swanauto47]

I’ve got to say, the Portofino is the worst looking Ferrari I’ve ever seen and the Roma has to be one of the best. It’s gorgeous

[@eze8970]

Thanks J, great review, looking forward to Pt 2! 🙏🙏 Any chance of a fleet update please?

[@Restoration9s]

Brilliant James. Living the Roma life

[@geraint8989]

Ferrari: My boss said we can’t use our iconic taillights anymore - can I dig around in your old parts bins? Chevrolet: Sure.

[@TheRonaldbaxter]

Looks a lot like a Jag F-type

[@DARKEST_VANTA]

Yup, identical to the facelift F-Type R

[@weeevilswine]

I usually agree with you about not liking cars that taper off to nothing at the back but in this case I think it would share too much looks with the mk5 supra if it had a duck tail of sorts🤣

[@weeevilswine]

From a side view anyway

[@dc1674]

My favorite new Ferrari as it isnt so shouty. An elegant GT.

[@loganlovescarsandmotorcycles]

I love how much power they get from a tiny V8. I like that it's quiet. I don't really want to hear it. I am used to American V8s so that is what I like. I also don't dislike the styling. I can see the past Ferrari cars in it. The interior is unfortunately what I expect from a new car.

[@bbcdentist]

My Roma has Apple Car Play and Android Auto. I'm surprised the press car doesn't have Android Auto 🤔. And I've taken it to IKEA 😅

[@ahmedabdi5980]

This was originally a Maserati Alfieri car & tbh that car was even more beautiful than even the Roma which I find an elegant car. I hope Maserati still makes the Alfieri

[@adrianchell]

The Roma isn't aimed at the typical Ferrari driver, because it started life being aimed at the typical Maserati driver.

[@Mexxx65]

Disagree.. Roma is clearly aimed by Ferrari to older Ferrari aficionados, who just simply aren't going to buy a flamboyant red sports car. And Ferrari lovers of front-engined sports cars. And they've knocked it out of the park with this new Roma.

[@Some.One_Unknown]

I don't think that's the point he is trying to make here ~ 😂

[@loganlovescarsandmotorcycles]

I agree. This does appeal to a person like me who probably wouldn't consider a Ferrari.

[@ldorman]

Well, the typical Ferrari owner is usually a cnt. I was on a ton of car meets and Ferrari owners are the biggest snobs I have ever encountered. I collect watches and they remind me a lot on Rolex owners. The only Ferrari owners i personally got along with were the ones owning classic cars, and usually they rarely buy them to show off.

[@loganlovescarsandmotorcycles]

@@ldorman The biggest snobs I have met at a car show are the electric transportation appliance drivers. Especially Tesla of course.

[@wasdwasdwwasd]

Glad to be back with Giacomo Martini

[@Copleyfundresearch]

Great choice of cars and reviews recently Jay.

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Thanks Steven! I'm a lucky boy

[@LlyleHunter]

Ferrari has finally brought the style of the rear wheel drive GTs up to date

[@johannjohann6523]

That's incredible aerodynamics to go 199 MPH. People don't appreciate what that takes. And to do it safely.

[@emixmim]

Jay, I really hope you have a DB12 review in the works for us, as I think this would be the perfect review pairing. I myself am contemplating between the two, I'm waiting for my dealer to receive a DB12 demo so I can see it in the metal. Waiting for part two, I hope it's not next week!

[@EvoraGT430]

Lucky guy. Personally (and I don't normally rate them) I think the DB12 will be better.

[@Spenny909]

I thought and commented the same. Jay, if you see this, this has my vote too. 🙋🏽‍♂️

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Unfortunately I was not invited on the DB12 launch but hopefully once customer cars get delivered I may be offered one

[@G96Saber]

I'd take the Aston over the Roma, which is not to say the Roma is bad.

[@Spenny909]

@@JayEmmOnCars Can we do a poll or something to tell Aston to give you a god damn DB12? I need a real review!

[@theswissdriver]

loved the intro on the "most controversial ferrari of the decade... wait"

[@lukecarruthers]

Great review for part 1 James, nice to hear how the Roma goes on British roads. Thank you. After that intro I'm kinda hoping you've got Arrivederci Roma cued up for part 2 😁

[@lukedanielgalon1596]

I think the reason i love this despite hating Ferrari’s policy is the Conspiracy Theory on Shmee about this car

[@seanlovi8798]

The intro was too majestic. Dope!!!

[@eugenux]

looks extremely good in a light metalic/or pearlescent color. No ferrari shields on the fenders, please.. 😬😎

[@esh9x153]

It seems great for a guy who wants a Ferrari (or a sports car/GT mix) but doesn't want or cannot justify buying one of the crazy mid engined supercars

[@NoFace78-g7n]

I knew eventually, you would do a review of this car.... Have a blessed weekend

[@thomasfineis1678]

Excellent review, as per usual, Jay. I've never owned an F-car (I own a 993, Cayman R, and Mas QP5 Sport GTS), though I follow the marque. I can say, at my age and lifestyle, this model appeals to me more than the other current F-models. I used to hanker for an FF or Lusso, but that PTU stuff turns me off even though I realize there are aftermarket fixes available. I'm happy with the analogue P-cars that I have, and still love the QP5 GTS after 5 years of ownership. All the tech is great until it fails after the warranty expires.

[@Rocky-hh3yg]

I know this isn’t breaking news to you but god damn that Scud looks incredible.

[@jorehir]

11:00 That's to avoid finger amputation... Also, gaps aren't evil incarnated, when styled properly. Like the side panels gap on the LaFerrari.

[@jorehir]

Anyway, brilliant review. And i'm glad that they replaced the California with this.

[@sportzntouring]

I loved driving this car (and loving my new career as a hand-model)! Truly brilliant car in all the ways you say... Electrical faults aside. And it was in my fave spec 😁

[@andyhunt457]

You just need to find your hand model twin now😂

[@jonwarshawsky5288]

Great review. If I had endless money I might buy a Roma, but it feels as much like a technology purchase as an automotive one. In 10 years it will be antiquated, while something like a 328 or Daytona will be regarded as appreciating assets and icons. It may not be fair to Ferrari, but I’ve always thought of them as forever keeper cars. You don’t replace a 512bb with something more modern. You get something more modern and keep the 512 as a special car. Same with some of the air-cooled Porsches: a new Cayenne is the better daily driver but a long hood 911S is a forever car. Again if money is no object, drive a Roma for three years and then upgrade. Pretty car and amply quick for any public roads.

[@kevincockburn7805]

I enjoyed the music at the start, a good way to introduce the Roma

[@JayEmmOnCars]

Thanks Kevin! Glad you did

[@autobahnproven]

Ferrari Roma. When's the Aston Martin London coming out? 😉

[@tastypymp1287]

I was sold in the first 30 seconds. Edit after completing the video: My families kidneys are now on ebay.

[@Cincy32]

Hmmm. I think I'll hold on to my 07 Grand Marquis.

[@alles_klar]

This is one of the few modern Ferraris I like (with the FF/GTC4), but that color is a shame.

[@ukwan]

I had an Alfa Romeo Giulia it did all the weird electrical nonsense, I found it so frustrating I got rid of it after 6 months. I had a handful of Mercedes and Porsche's prior and none of them gave weird error messages ever, they just worked every day. I love Italian cars but I aren't sure I could have one as my only car again, I would definitely have a Ferrari as a weekend warrior though. One day..