Information On the 14 of November 2019 Ferrari unveiled what was to be a brand-new model in their lineup: a front-mid engine V8 2+2 GT using a shared platform with the existing Portofino.

Like the Portofino, it is named after an Italian commune.

However, this time (perhaps more importantly) after the country s capital, Rome.

So, where better to unveil this brand-new Ferrari than the great city itself (spectacular even by Ferrari s standards) and at the same time sprinkle on a little more Italian flair and promote the Roma as La Nuova Dolce Vita .

La Nuova Dolce Vita you might ask? I have to admit, it was also a little lost on me at first, but when Ferrari explain that the Roma is a contemporary representation of the carefree, pleasurable way of life that characterised Rome in the 1950s and 60s it all starts to make sense.

Its elegantly flowing lines are a distant nod to an era from which produced some of the marques most beautiful and iconic cars such as the 250 Lusso and the 275 ...