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I must confess to liking the shape of the Ferrari Roma a great deal:

…if only for the fact that its bodywork doesn’t look like a biker chick with all her piercings removed, e.g. the new Lotus Emira:

..and even other Ferraris of recent vintage, like the 488:

In fact, the Roma reminds me of my true love, the discontinued (don’t get me started) Jaguar XK of the early 2010s:

…which I still think is one of the most beautiful tourers ever made, by anyone.

YMMV, and no doubt I’ll hear all about it in Comments.

9 comments

  1. The Roma is exquisite – a fitting tribute to the genre:
    A fast comfortable GT with the engine leading the way.
    A new Lusso!

  2. It’s nice to see Ferrari returning to a front engined GT version. It a traditional market segment for them and a nice source of cash but they have gone too far with the proposed new SUV. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a39163135/ferrari-purosangue-suv-leaked/?msclkid=71629fecc00b11eca9ba2635b921b423

    They need to focus more on what made their reputation —- Being a race car team that made street cars.

    …. and I’m not going to bother commenting on the Ford Probe , you seem to like.

  3. None of them have the sleek lines of the ’64 E type Jaguar.
    Nor do they have the Jag’s electrical system or leaky oil seals, etc.

  4. Re the “new” Lotus Emira and the Ferrari 488 — When did they merge? That looks like the most blatant example of Badge Engineering since General Motors came out with the X-car.
    If they haven’t merged, then Ferrari has no basis for stepping on kit car manufacturers for copying sixty-year-old Ferraris.

  6. I love the looks of the Ferrari 488. What I don’t like is the service schedule. None of these could compete at the La Mans 24 hour race as they would need 2 full services before they could finish the race. Today’s Ferrari’s are too service intensive. A 20 year old Honda NSX or 10 year old 370ZX Nissan would be more fulfilling.

  8. The Jag is certainly a beautiful car, but to me it looked too much like the sixth generation Celica for it to stand out.
    https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=Z6q5DdB%2f&id=70E4F1855B40DFE1CE3023E321A9F9046235973F&thid=OIP.Z6q5DdB_AAeHq03t_6E-mgHaFj&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fjdmsportclassics.com%2fwp-content%2fuploads%2f2020%2f06%2fD2.jpg&cdnurl=https%3a%2f%2fth.bing.com%2fth%2fid%2fR.67aab90dd07f000787ab4dedffa13e9a%3frik%3dP5c1YgT5qSHjIw%26pid%3dImgRaw%26r%3d0&exph=1536&expw=2048&q=1995+toyota+celica&simid=608051572803397660&FORM=IRPRST&ck=F2BA6BFF106E3C68C5BD109A3691E851&selectedIndex=33

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