Ferrari Roma Spider

The Roma Spider takes everything that makes the Roma coupe special and adds the sky. Ferrari kept the elegant long-bonnet lines and fitted a fabric soft top that folds in 13.5 seconds at speeds up to 60 km/h, so it stays a proper grand tourer instead of a stripped-out roadster. The 3.9 litre twin-turbo V8 makes 620 horsepower, sent to the rear wheels through an 8-speed dual-clutch gearbox, with 100 km/h arriving in 3.4 seconds and a run on past 320 km/h.

This is the most relaxed way to drive a Ferrari in the open air. The cabin seats four in a 2+ layout, giving a couple real comfort up front and the rear for short trips or extra bags. The engine has the easy mid-range torque of a touring car, so you can leave the roof down and simply enjoy the drive, then fold it up and let the air conditioning take over when the heat builds in the afternoon.

Dubai is built for a car like this. It idles beautifully through Dubai Marina and JBR in the evening, opens up on the long sweep of Sheikh Zayed Road, and makes a clear morning run out toward Hatta or Al Qudra feel like a small event. The dry warm air and open coastal roads are exactly what an open Ferrari was made for, and it works as well for a business dinner in DIFC as it does for a weekend along the coast.

We keep the Roma Spider in Rosso Corsa, the classic Ferrari red, serviced and ready year round. Renting one is the sensible way to enjoy it here, skipping the depreciation and the storage that come with ownership in the heat. We deliver it to your door anywhere in Dubai, full of fuel and detailed, and collect it when you are done.