
Ciao, Roma! Ferrari’s 2+2 GT retired in 2024 after a four-year production run. Its replacement, the Ferrari Amalfi, lands as an evolution of the Roma with more power and styling updates inside and out.
Ferrari named the latest addition to its range after the Amalfi Coast, a popular holiday destination that’s located about four hours south of Rome. The coupe isn’t entirely new; it’s an evolution of the Roma, but several styling details set the two cars apart. Up front, the brand added sleeker-looking lights connected by a piece of trim and replaced the grille with a wide air dam integrated into the bumper. The back end features cleaner, smoother styling, and the license plate moves from the trunk lid down to the bumper.
Like the Roma, the Amalfi is characterized by a markedly more sophisticated and less racing-inspired take on the company’s design language. Walk around it, and you won’t find gaping air intakes, big spoilers, or huge side skirts. It’s not that kind of Ferrari. Designers nonetheless added a handful of subtle carbon fiber accents, such as some of the exterior trim pieces, and an active spoiler that’s integrated into the back end.
The link between the Amalfi and the Roma is far less obvious inside. There’s a new dual-cockpit layout, a redesigned steering wheel that features physical buttons instead of touch-sensitive surfaces, and a 10.25-inch, landscape-oriented touchscreen for the infotainment system. The simpler-looking cabin illustrates a big trend in the automotive industry: Buyers want at least some buttons, whether they’re in the market for a Volkswagen or a Ferrari. Screens are fair game, though, and there’s even an 8.8-inch one for the front passenger. It displays car- and trip-related parameters such as the engine’s revolutions and the G-forces.
Since the Amalfi’s main mission isn’t to hit the Monza track flat-out, you’ll find several comfort features on the list of options. Comfort front seats with 10 air chambers for the massage function are available, as is a 14-speaker Burmester sound system. The rear seats are still there, and useful for carrying small kids.
Ferrari decided not to add the Amalfi to its growing portfolio of electrified models. Power comes from an evolution of the Roma’s twin-turbocharged, 3.9-liter V-8 that develops 631 horsepower at 7,500 rpm and 561 pound-feet of torque between 3,000 and 5,750 rpm. That’s a 20-horse increase over the outgoing Roma, while torque remains flat. There’s more to the engine than just numbers, according to the Prancing Horse.
Engineers increased the maximum turbo speed to 171,000 rpm and assigned each cylinder bank its own pressure sensor to improve the throttle response and make the boost control system more precise. The new engine control unit is already found in the 296 GTB and the 12Cilindri, among other models. Digging deeper, the engine features lighter cams and a redesigned block that gets rid of non-structural material.
The engine spins the rear wheels via an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. Ferrari quotes a zero-to-62-mph time of 3.3 seconds. Keep your foot down, and the Amalfi reaches 124 mph in nine seconds. If you’ve got enough tarmac, the V-8 keeps accelerating until the speedometer shows 199 mph.
The ABS Evo brake-by-wire technology trickles down from the 296 GTB to improve braking efficiency and reduce pedal travel, even when the ABS system is engaged. Ferrari also tells us it recalibrated the steering system to make the Amalfi more precise to drive than the Roma. It’s not a race car, but it’s still a Ferrari.
Pricing for the new Ferrari Amalfi hasn’t been released. For context, the Roma carried a base price of about $250,000. And, while nothing is official yet, it’s reasonable to assume that an Amalfi Spider will make its debut sooner or later. After all, the Amalfi Coast is prized by tourists for its warm, sunny climate.
It looks like the new Camry had a baby with an F-Type Jag.
I don’t get why Ferrari changes their name of the vehicle every time they make some changes to the basically the same vehicle. Makes it seem all new when it is just a tweak/revision.
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