Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Ferrari Roma preview

[Douglas Anderson (dnt]

Wow – writing straight out of Hamlet. 

You, Charles, do good sir.

Onward

Doug

 

From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+dnt=dock.net [at] ferrarilist.com> On Behalf Of Charles Perry
Sent: Sunday, September 6, 2020 6:54 PM
To: DOUG <dnt [at] dock.net>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] Ferrari Roma preview

 

My 15 Corvette Z06 has the same type of wheel well liners. They have been completely shredded. Since it’s just a track car for me, the Cup2 tires throwing klag at them at triple digit speeds all the time make them look like one of those bead-curtain doorway covers from the 60s. Stupid idea.

 

--  charles

 

 

From: Ferrari <ferrari-bounces+charles=carolinasound.com [at] ferrarilist.com> On Behalf Of Peter Rychel
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2020 12:04 AM
To: Charles Perry <charles [at] carolinasound.com>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Subject: [Ferrari] Ferrari Roma preview

 

So I got an invitation from our dealer (Ferrari of Vancouver) to view the new Roma. No test drives, just a showing.

 

As always, the cars look better in person than they do in pictures and it’s another example that they look better in a color other than red.

 

It’s an interesting mix of fussy details and smooth, unadorned shapes. Rear ¾ profile is a dead-ringer for the Jaguar F-Type (maybe a little more muscular than the Jag). Interior is a step in the 21^st century with touch-screen everything. The gear selector switches in the center console mimic a shifter gate, which, if they’re trying to appeal to a younger generation, may not “get it”.

 

Although it couldn’t be driven, the “key” was in it and the salesman said I could start it up (via a touch-screen illuminated button in the center of the steering wheel). It sounded really nice and was more aggressive than my friend’s GTC4 Lusso V-8.

 

One thing that I found curious and was pointed out by my friend as it’s featured on his car were the wheel wells. They are lined with a fuzzy, flocked material, almost like fleece. I’m sure it’s for sound-deadening. My friend hates it as it collects every single bit of dirt and debris.

 

Peter

 

 

 

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