The “twin cockpit” cabin comes across as something new for Ferrari and a major drawcard in its own right, appearing attractive and organised with as much appeal for the passenger as the driver. Unlike Ferrari’s more driver-oriented sports cars, the Roma’s cabin has an almost symmetrical structure with the passenger getting their own colour HD touchscreen (as an option at least) to display music, satnav and climate functions as well as the car’s performance. For the driver, the instrumentation is now entirely digital.
As lighter, more powerful and more rigid coupe cousin of the Portofino, the 612bhp Roma gets the hardware and the software to be fast and incisive on road or track. But it also promises to be a Ferrari that tempers its sporting aggression with everyday driveability, and long distance comfort and practicality to live up to its billing as a grand tourer.
So how liveable with will it be? We still don’t know how realistic that “2+” description of the car’s accommodation is; there might be ledges to sit on in the back but from the interior picture shown here there couldn’t possibly be much legroom. Or headroom.