Open-air driving finds its most elegant expression in the Ferrari Roma Spider. Built on the Roma’s refined proportions, it adds a fabric soft top, the first on a front-engined Ferrari since 1969, which opens or closes in just 13.5 seconds at speeds of up to 60 km/h. With the roof down, an innovative wind deflector integrated into the rear seat backrest keeps the cabin calm, so the focus stays on the sky overhead and the sound of the 620 cv twin-turbo V8 up front. It’s la dolce vita reimagined for the open road: effortless, sophisticated, and made to be enjoyed in the sunshine.
The Roma Spider expresses Ferrari design in a thoroughly modern idiom while staying true to an authentic, refined aesthetic. Every element is pared back to its essence, with clean surfaces, balanced proportions, and pure, flowing volumes that look just as striking with the roof up as with it down. Its lines draw on the same heritage as the Roma, the front-mid-engine grand tourers of the 1960s epitomized by the 250 GT Berlinetta Lusso and 250 GT 2+2, reinterpreted here as an open-top that invites you to experience that elegance with nothing between you and the sky.
For the Roma Spider’s exterior, the Ferrari Styling Centre pursued a philosophy of restraint. Rather than adding ornamentation, the designers stripped away anything unnecessary, letting the car’s balanced proportions and sculpted, uninterrupted surfaces speak for themselves. Each element flows naturally into the next, creating a cohesive whole where nothing feels added on. The result is a convertible whose beauty comes from simplicity, with a soft top that stows neatly away so the clean silhouette remains intact whether the roof is up or down
The Roma Spider brings a refreshingly understated design to the GT segment, favouring smooth, sculpted surfaces over visual clutter. Power comes from a 620 cv twin-turbocharged V8, paired with the eight-speed dual-clutch transmission derived from the SF90 Stradale.
Inside, the Roma Spider embraces Ferrari’s dual-cockpit layout, wrapping driver and passenger in their own individually defined spaces. A 16-inch curved digital instrument cluster sits ahead of the driver, and the steering wheel carries intuitive physical buttons so key functions are always within easy reach.
At the heart of the Roma Spider lies a 3.9-litre twin-turbocharged V8 producing 620 cv, paired with the eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox that made its debut in the SF90 Stradale. Ferrari’s Variable Boost Management tailors torque delivery to each gear, so acceleration unfolds as one seamless, ever-building surge instead of an abrupt kick.
The Roma Spider’s defining feature: a 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8 with a flat-plane crankshaft, delivering 620 cv and a deep, multi-layered engine note that’s all the more vivid with the roof down.
| Performance | ||
| Engine | 3.9L | Twin-Turbo V8 |
| Power | 620 | cv |
| Torque | 760 | Nm |
| 0–100 km/h | 3.4 | seconds |
| Top Speed | >320 | km/h |
| Engineering | ||
| Transmission | 8-Speed | F1 DCT |
| Layout | Front-Mid Engine | RWD |
| Body | 2+ Coupé | Fixed Roof |
| Dry Weight | 1,472 | kg |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length | 4,656 | mm |
| Width | 1,974 | mm |
| Height | 1,301 | mm |
| Wheelbase | 2,670 | mm |
The Ferrari Roma Spider draws on the spirit of sporty elegance that defined Ferrari’s great front-engined grand tourers of the 1950s and 1960s, cars celebrated for their simple, graceful forms and the freedom of open-top motoring. With its soft top and 2+ seating, the Roma Spider reinterprets that heritage for today, wrapping Ferrari’s signature performance in a pure, beautifully proportioned shape that never shouts about what lies beneath.
Up front, the design is spare and disciplined, appearing almost carved from a single block of metal to create a forward-leaning shark nose. The broad bonnet sweeps seamlessly into the muscular, curving wings, a fluid transition that echoes Ferrari’s classic styling language.
To keep the surfaces as clean as possible, the designers avoided conventional vents and unnecessary ornamentation. Instead, cooling for the engine is handled by panels perforated only where airflow is truly required, a fresh take on the traditional grille. Slim full-LED headlights give the nose its distinctive expression, linked by a horizontal light strip that adds a sense of taut energy and recalls the iconic Ferrari Monza SP1 and SP2.
The Roma Spider’s 620 cv V8 comes from the celebrated Ferrari turbo engine family, named International Engine of the Year four consecutive times. In this application, it gains several key refinements: revised camshaft profiles, and a sensor that monitors turbocharger speed, allowing the turbos to spin up to 5,000 rpm faster at their peak. It also adopts a Gasoline Particulate Filter to meet the most stringent emissions regulations.
This closed-matrix filter captures the fine particles produced during combustion, and Ferrari’s engineers fine-tuned it extensively to make sure cleaner running comes with no sacrifice in driving thrills.
An eighth gear helps the Roma Spider use less fuel without dulling its performance. The transmission is a wet-clutch, dual-clutch unit derived from the eight-speed gearbox that debuted on the SF90 Stradale, adapted here with longer gear ratios and a dedicated mechanical reverse gear (the SF90 Stradale handles reversing with its electric motors instead).
Its clutch module is 20% more compact yet capable of handling 35% more torque. A more powerful control unit and tighter integration with the engine management software have also allowed Ferrari to refine the shift strategy, making gear changes faster, smoother, and more consistent every time.
To deliver class-leading performance without compromising the pure lines of its lineage, Ferrari’s engineers equipped the Roma Spider with a number of advanced aerodynamic solutions. Chief among them is a mobile rear spoiler integrated into the tail. When retracted, it sits flush with the bodywork to keep the design clean and uncluttered; at higher speeds, it deploys automatically to provide the downforce the car’s performance demands.
At the front, additional downforce comes primarily from a pair of vortex generators on the underbody. These create a strong, stable vortex that produces a ground effect, while also controlling the turbulent air coming off the front wheels so that downforce is generated as efficiently as possible.
Development of the Roma Spider’s dynamics centred on delivering both exhilarating driving pleasure and genuine comfort. Key to this is the latest evolution of Side Slip Control, which brings together systems including F1-Trac, E-Diff 3, and the Ferrari Dynamic Enhancer.
The Ferrari Dynamic Enhancer is a lateral dynamics control system that subtly adjusts brake pressure at one or more wheels as conditions require. On the Roma Spider, it operates in the manettino’s Race position, where its goal is to heighten the fun of driving by making the car’s behaviour at the limit smoother, more predictable, and easier to control.
