2021 Ferrari Roma Review // $300,000 Roller Coaster...Of Emotions
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- Опубліковано 7 сер 2021
- The 2021 Ferrari Roma ($338,160 CAD, ~$270,468 USD converted) is poised to be a comfortable and quick GT cruiser with loads of Ferrari charm and character. It radiates elegant body lines and a beautifully unique design language - capturing the eye of nearly any onlooker. But are looks all that matters in life? Thomas and James try to tackle this age-old question while they explore the Ferrari Roma’s ins and outs. We hope you enjoy the episode! SUBSCRIBE!!!
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Throttle House is honestly becoming the most impartial car channel. Even the big automotive journalists failed to mention many of these issues however throttle house didn’t hesitate to!
Afraid of not getting cars again
@@mystro2361 They get nasty. They're good.
Just me watching reviews of cars that I’m never gonna buy
Yes, and we love them for it. They are THE best car reviewers ever!
Wow, their first Ferrari and they were SavageGeese level objective. You guys are amazing! Huge respect!
Even Ferrari gets the same treatment from Throttle House. Honest, fun and to the point as always.
Where do u see unfair treatment, link?
There's better options than a Ferrari. Merc Benz GTC, 992 GT3 if you want performance but are ok with quieter engine.
@@Redditor6079 since when was a 4.0 liter BiTurbo called N/A
@@michaelgakanga true but it sounds just as good as a Roma and Roma isn't naturally aspirated
True. Also, the GT3 screams way more than the Roma
"That glorious summer evening feeling" really resonated with me. Nice phrase!
I typically don't watch reviews of super cars but I'm very glad I watched this. James is a very talented journalist and just hearing him put in to words everything the car stands for was nice to listen to. This is by far one of their best reviews on the channel.
after i saw that off-centered radar module, i have never been able to unsee it
me too!
same
Looks like a GoPro haphazardly stuck in the front bumper
Same. But I have seen one without it, so think it's an option?
The off center camera in the Bentley Continental GT bothered me too, because I have an obsession with symmetry. However I now have seen a couple of them without it and they look gorgeous, its just an option you can uncheck I guess.
But because of that the Aston Martin DB11 is the most beautiful GT in my opinion, the DBS and 812 also look great.
@@DefinitelyNotEmma not an option in some markets, such as Canada 🇨🇦 Also, I don’t know why people call this “a pretty car!” I’ve seen a few, and it never made me go “wow.”
Their unbiased reviews is exactly why we're here and why manufacturers want Throttle House to review their cars. A "thumbs up" means something.
A lot of English here?
@@robertblake1228 r u struggling to read
This is one of the best car reviews I've ever seen. I loved the discussions of inner beauty and Chris Pratt tying into the Roma, marvelously entertaining and sharp. I have tremendous respect for the unprecedented honesty and due diligence you guys display in your videos, even in spite of direct sponsorship/scrutiny from one of the most high-profile supercar brands of all time. Cinematography and editing team is on point as well, keep up the phenomeal work guys.
I love how you two can just clown around with each other and be silly, but then bear down with journalistic seriousness when it counts. Love this channel!
dig deep and realize the truth… it’s about the looks 😂🤣 love you guys great work 💪🏽
Tbh I'd rather have the Portofino, my kid even fits in the back seat.
ua-cam.com/channels/3onRn5tbyyOawlJ-fEjJuA.html
I think it's ugly to be honest
That’s deep man. Roundabout way of getting to a shallow end.
I mean they only mentioned the controls and interface being garbage, which I agree but the driving and sound and looks were all good, to me buying a car like this is definitely more about the drive that the infotainment screens, and it fills that gap like they say, it still feels like a Ferrari
The delay + haptic feedback would drive me insane.... can't believe they just didn't do buttons
Yeah same, little brother. 😁👌
Terrible terrible ideas. I hope that they at least fix these issues on the second generation and don't double down on the touch stuff, but I see that as unlikely. The screen craze isn't dying down anytime soon
One of lifes biggest frustrations, when a touch screen doesn't work properly!
I see red SO quickly
I don't know why so many OEMs feel the need to reinvent the wheel with controls. I've never seen someone look at a sea of piano black, haptic feedback buttons and say it's brilliant. Everyone wants physical controls and volume and tuning knobs.
@@06RedfireGT it is exactly that reason, they look outdated in 5 years so that you buy a new car in 5 years.
I absolutely love how honest you both are. Too funny
Bravo throttle house! You are quickly becoming one of my favorite car channels thanks to you great production value and honesty
"$5000 for Apple car play that you get for free in a cheap Honda" I felt that one. That's crazy
Yeah but it's not like they care! If that's the case how could we ever justify spending millions on a wristwatch
It's a punishment and I like it
Apple car play is just another option of the car. What you are really paying is for a Ferrari.
@AJ Thomas That's not the only thing that matters right? in fact cars like these do last as long as you want and will hold the value relatively well too. and talk to me about value! lol cost of production vs the price sold? you mean to say that the mark up of a ferrari is higher than say, a Rolex?
I feel worse for the normal people that need to pay 100$ for Android auto on normal cars
"If the sun is in the sky, which it is, once a day" -Thomas from Throttle House, 2021
“We do cars. And science.”
Definitely one of the highlights of the episode.
a broken clock is right twice a day
@@poppachoppa8956 Unless it's digital.
I love the styling of this car, that being said. it looks like a fancier F-Type.
That's what I was thinking. But the f type is still my favorite of the two.
I can't get enough of this car
.. I have been watching every video of roma on UA-cam
This car definitely has the timeless looks, but i can't even imagine how horribly dated the infotainment system is going to feel even in 5 years
This is the new Audi ua-cam.com/video/KXYoZtm_cVg/v-deo.html
what infotainment system is not going to look dated after 5 years, its not great especially the fact that everythng is capacitive and has no vibration to it and the lag its really not great but anything would be dated in 5years
It's already dated due to how unresposive it is lol
Or even now?
In 1 year😄
These guys have the same magic that old top gear had.
I think this every time I watch one.
thank u that exactly what i thought!
ua-cam.com/channels/3onRn5tbyyOawlJ-fEjJuA.html
Exactly
@AJ Thomas Third guy should be Jason Camissa and Randy Post should be the racing driver.
This was the best review of this car I have seen. I did not understand the Chris Pratt analogy at the beginning but it made sense three minutes in. No other automotive journalists have reviewed the details like y’all have. This was awesome.
I work at a Audi/Porsche/Ferrari detailing place and there seems to always be a Roma in our shop so I've gotten a good look at them. They are insanely beautiful cars and one of my favorites. Their purpose is to be more of a luxury car than a sports car and yet they absolutely still feel special :)
Best automotive content in media today. That’s it. Unbiased, impartial, honest, witty, and still informative (all while beautifully presented/shot and written). Literally the only UA-cam channel that I have notifications for new videos. Keep crushing it guys.
And hats off to the production crew, videographers, editors, etc. - so good.
Thanks!
sure is a lot better than videos titled "if you don't do this to your car you're stupid"
Doug demuro is great as well I must say. 2 completely different genre but both as necessary
Also check out Autotrader channel from UK. Ex Top Gear host Rory who does amazing storytelling and next level cinematography. 10-12 min reviews too.
@@ThrottleHouse I wish you guys would team up with Mat Watson from @carwow. It would be even better than the old top gear
Thanks for being one of the few left who provide genuine feedback and thoughts on cars, more so on a Ferrari whereby people get shot for saying the wrong thing
You guys form the pinnacle of car reviews. Thank you for this great content - don‘t change anything 🙏🏼
You guys are simply incredible. I enjoy your content so much. You deliver with such ease, natural flow and still preserve integrity and objectiveness. Stellar stuff
Throttle House is upping the level of production, emotion, and oneness with these videos. Thomas and James, you keep outdoing yourselves. Bravo my dudes!
does anyone know what driving sims Thomas plays? I only found the channel over the weekend but was watching some older vids and know only at most he has Asseto Corsa so far.
@@smatchimo645 what the fuck is oneness
Also check out Autotrader channel from UK. Ex Top Gear host Rory who does amazing storytelling and next level cinematography. 10-12 min reviews too.
It's ironic that whoever designed the touch button interface is literally 15 years in the past when the rest of the car of a re-imagination of the classic Ferrari from 50 years ago.
@The Insufferable Tool the tech guys slept once. The design guys went into limbo
the end, as the car rolls backwards in 1st, whether a setup or not, is classic "the last time i was in first, the car went forward....." roll credits, well done!
Best reviews on UA-cam. No beating around the bush, just fun and facts.
James, at 29 as well, I feel so much better knowing i'm not the only anatomically broken one. Thank you for sharing in my back problems for no good reason at all.
same. 29 here as well, back of a 90 year old man.
I thought he was 39. I'm 40 and I look younger than he. 😆
Maybe too much jumping into the Miata 😅😆
Those issues you stated in the beginning of the video are absolutely a deal breaker for me. To many touch screens, not enough physical buttons, delayed inputs which would drive me crazy. That is more important because 99% of the time you are going 40mph in traffic dealing with the interior and tech more than going fast.
I am 100% with you on that. Unfortunately, the reality is that most Ferraris will spend 99% of their life in a garage occasionally looked at, and not driven, so Ferrari can get away with this nonsense. I can't imagine what the people at Ferrari were thinking with those laggy capacitive buttons though. All the effort that goes into the design, and performance, to be hand built in Italy but ruined by cheap things that and other car in the world can get right.
i agree
What is your current car that you drive that is of your acceptable interior?
Hi, mine is a BMW 840. Obviously not in the same horsepower and exotic league. HOWEVER, lots of fun and the interior works! Easy and comprehensive.it is a car, not a museum piece. I preferred the ferraris of old, simple fun sportscars
@@trcs3079 you sound like you drive a fiat
Never change Throttle House. Much respect for the unbiased review !!!
If you aren’t already, you guys are going to be the #1 car channel on UA-cam. Thank you for such great content!!
These guys have completely mastered the OG Top Gear car review style, from presentation of the car to the inflection in their tone. Well done, boys. Second to none but the OG TG crew.
“If the sun is in the sky, which it does do one a day” that killed me
Not in ice land I guess
Always a pleasure to watch your reviews. This one is no exception.. (love the bit about the looks and what it can get you or not)
Keep the great content coming guys. I feel like savagegeese and throttle house are the only channels that give interesting AND objective content
Watching TSP and this review back-to-back makes it abundantly clear how far this channel has come and progressed while the other stays stale and gimmicky. Hats off to the honesty, cinematography, quality, and humor behind each video.
every other "review" of the roma: its great in every way! waxes lyrically about some cup of coffee analogy
TH: here is a quick list of things which is completely unacceptable for even an economy car Ferrari doesnt get right
Depends on how much you value those detriments. I for one would probably not care
I genuinely appreciate the honest review I'll be looking forward to future videos of this channel you got a new subscriber
The locations where you guys filmed this video were simply amazing and beautiful. Really made the video come together. Amazing!
Scathing review of the interior is justified.
Respect for the Chris Pratt analysis, that was spot on.
The Roma is undoubtedly beautiful and passionate and fast, but that infotainment/UI system feels like some wild concept car experiment that needed more fine tuning and user testing before hitting production.
This review had this special touch to it, that i get from some of the top gear rewiews. Just amazing.
I could never accept a new car that has such a flawed infotainment system/user controls. Let alone a car that costs $300k that has such a big flaw. nope.
dude, my moms 8 year old ford explorer's screen has a quicker response than this brand new, 300k ferrari. That's absurd that they got it this wrong. I can only hope that this press car was a preproduction model or something because some of those interior issues are inexcusable
Fully agreed. Lexus has relinquished its title as worst infotainment.
But consider…its a ferrari
@@air-headedaviator1805 But that's exactly why it should be perfect
@@pranaym3859 you dont know ferrari
The irony of these two talking about being hot is NOT LOST ON US BOYS
Hahahaha. 👍🏾
🤣
Hey now i think James is quite cute. Thomas said he has "little stubby Trump thumbs," and that kind of killed it for me. (Sorry Thomas.)
@@acchaladka agreed
Throttle House, this has been the most polite Canadian skewering of a car I’ve ever seen! I really do hope Ferrari give you a press car again, honesty wins in the long run!!!
TH is a great show, one of the very best!
But as far as the Roma goes, I thought it was great! I had no trouble learning the haptic controls, didn't notice any glare from the chrome center console, had no trouble with the trans! It's quick! And it's freeking beautiful!
It’s hard to understand how such an expensive and beautiful car can be packed with crap tech and a borderline dangerous user interface. Why car designers can’t agree on a minimum standard of tech interface requirements like a touch screen and haptic feedback if buttons aren’t being used, is also a mystery to me. Put some actual buyers in you development vehicles and listen to what they have to say. $5,000 for buggy Apple Car Play?!?! Ya, it better be a great driving car for the money because that’s a TON of money.
Because developing and licensing those technologies for every country with every regulations, stress test and everything a car development has to trough, is very, mind bendingly, expensive even if we think is just a cheap tablet stuck to the car
Because manufacturers still don’t FUCKING GET IT. They don’t know how to find that balance.
@@comeberza $300,000 for a pile of rubbish is mind bendingly expensive.
@jalofanclub have you ever driven a Ferrari?
@@blagovukovicbarbieri2046 then charge 350.000 and get the damn tech right.
You guys have managed to capture the charm of the old Top Gear. It's almost nostalgic!
This episode is LEGENDARY for the TH channel. Passing the same house like they are in a Kubrick film. LEG-EN-DARY!!
Thank you so much for unbiased and real review.
I hope you guys don’t get Solamondrined. Love your honesty, it’s very refreshing. I’ve only heard good things about this car from other “influencers” and you will never hear a negative from “journalists”.
Everybody stopped watching that fool years ago. I actually had to do a double take when scrolling the comments when I saw “Salomondrined” because I thought I was seeing things.
He became irrelevant so who really cares?
This was one of the best car reviews I have ever seen….I can’t believe how good these guys are, what a masterpiece of a review. What they described in this car video is what exotic/specials cars are all about….I had almost forgotten how amazing cars can be and this review reignited my interest. Well done Thomas and James.
Love ya guys! Best car commentary on UA-cam. Plus your hilarious!!!
One of the best reviews guys. Keep it up! Wish I had known about the CarPlay thing before I specced it on mine 🤦🏼♂️
The writing quality of these reviews is giving me OG Top Gear vibes. You guys are obviously your own style of humor and 15 years more modern, but the start to finish storytelling gives me all those same vibes.
My thoughts exactly
*Mat Watson form carwow:* cool drag races, but always giving advantages to the cars he gets.
*Rory form autotrader:* Eloquent and charismatic, but always sugarcoating or plainly remaining silent about the deficiencies of this kind of cars.
*Thomas & James:* Only honesty and fun.
Best car channel since Top Gear!
You also might like “Harry’s Garage”
@@ofiver Will check it out, thanks bro.
most entertaining car videos I have seen, you guys are amazing.
Love the channel guys and yes totally 1000% agree with on the Roma, they really got fix the tech and its a winner!
U guys were right they r never going to give u another press car. Love the videos
Even if it's your last press ferrary it's still worth of your fair video.
So I just watched TH after a DRIVETRIBE mondeo video (Halfords advert) and this is chalk and cheese - what a breath of fresh air!!
This might just be my new fav car channel
I HATE the idea of those capacitive switches. Too damn gimmicky.
They are also unsafe!
Look at the new tesla steering yoke😭😭
That’s fine, most of us won’t have a chance to drive that car anyway.
Gandalf721 people born after 2000 be like：what is not a touch button?
@@duosable yeah no, some of us still have some sense of reality.
"and quite a lot of messing around."
James: **bonk**
This is the new Audi ua-cam.com/video/KXYoZtm_cVg/v-deo.html
@@MOJump23 This is the best Audi, despite not being the newest!
ua-cam.com/video/dQw4w9WgXcQ/v-deo.html
@@naseeb46 lmao you got me
@@naseeb46 that was good
Video just popped up on my home page and i just realized you're driving around my neighborhood. Those roads are getting busy!!
Thank you for mentioning the infotainment stuff. I feel like their idea would be great with physical controls and far less lag.
People say Porsche is a poor man's Ferrari like James said... But we all know Porsche is the better car! Porsche are so fast and reliable! The 9000rpm Flat Six makes most people feel, they don't need a Ferrari V12.... But I cannot deny that the Ferrari V12s are just so special
High revving flat six is all good but you can't really compare them to the feel of flat plane crank V-8 and V-12
Porsche are for people who knows value for money ratio. Ferrari for people who doesnt if its worth the price or not simply because they are stupidly rich.
@@ab-15188 actually most Porsche owners who buy Porsche when they can afford Ferrari are trackday people.
Most non-car Porsche owner buy Porsche because its only thing they can afford
Even though it is expensive, Porsche mass produces their cars so they have a lot of feedbacks from their customers to correct and improve their cars whereas Ferrari is a very niche brand and most of their customers probably doesn't drive their cars that much (or probably don't care for the maintenance cost because of the $$$), so way less feedbacks for improvement
@@racesuey Good to know.
You guys are genuinely my favorite car reviewers, you tell us what’s genuinely important (how it feels, what it like to daily) and you guys don’t shy away from showing a car’s problems! Wonderful!
These guys are about to become the best car reviews ever
I saw one in person a couple of days ago and I was floored by how pretty it was.
Chris Pratt is the Mazda Miata of actors
Started out unassuming and approachable and becomes incrementally more capable over time
Counter point:
Chris Pratt is like the Porsche 911 going up the range. He was a base 911 Carrera, pretty good, but has it's flaws. Then became the Carrera S, then GT3, then GT3 RS.
I think the Miata changed the least. It only got modernized. It's still a low hp, very fun to drive small roadster.
@@SgtKanyo Agreed!
good analogy. Mazda are highly underrated.
A Miata? Lol Miata’s suck
@@AJ-ox7xv oh no. I sense a flame war
Forget the Roma, let's talk about how this never disappoints 2:16
I was contemplating buying the Roma but you changed my mind and i'm thankful for it ;)
This might be one of the best looking cars of all time. It's so beautiful.
I’d take the 911. This car looks amazing but those issues would be tough to swallow for 300k.
me too, 911 is a thing for me
I agree they aren’t really comparable but I’d take a maclaren 720s or a gt2rs if I could find a steal
Porsche is bankrupt in design. The top 911 is such a boring car compare to any Ferrari. I had 911 carrera and now I have Ferrari Roma and believe me 911 doesn’t come not even 5% close!
The ending! XD The car is rolling down automatically in 1st gear and Jame's expression XD
Very well written review, I appreciate the effort and the production behind it. I honestly refuse to believe that the infotainment lag is so bad... I mean it is laughable for a 300,000 car. Maybe it was a UI bug, something that a firmware update has solved? It just cant be like this.
Seriously the most beautiful car on the road today.
Great looking car for ordinary people, as a petrolhead, I still maintain that the Ferrari F12 is the best looking GT from Maranello ...... rumor has it that James has now passed Mexico rolling backwards.
The f12 doesn't work for some people but it will resist time like nothing else, stunning and gorgeous
I really appreciate the truth you guys give even though it might hurt the relationship between you and car manufacturers. It gives the rest of us a REAL perspective of the cars we might be considering purchasing
Those pattle shifters on the Roma😍😍
Omg I have loved you guys since you started, but I havent laughed this hard since old Top Gear. Great review
Absolute amateur hour, Ferrari. For a manufacturer that bases their brand on bringing overall automotive brilliance, they should know that in 2021 you can't get by with such glaring flaws that affect the driving experience to such a degree. It's not enough to just have a world-class engine and design and hasn't been for nearly 20 years. If $35k vehicles can get some of these things right without effort, it's inexcusable for a $300k car to miss such a simple target.
My thoughts exactly!! 👍
It is easier for 35k vehicles to get many things right because they sell by the hundreds of thousands or millions. So many of the costs can easily be covered like that, especially software.
@@livolas Good point Liviu. Economy of scale. 👌
@@2bunphettered788 thanks 😉
@@livolas They're still charging 10x more for what seems like a worse product in terms of the interior and considering the end of the video, mechanically. This car also doesn't seem to use any new technology but I might be wrong on that one.
It looks like an exact mix of all other available spots cars.
Aston Martin copy. And a bad one at that.....
@@Audunize ...maybe you like other cars brands better,fair enough. but a copy??? just hurts that looks better!
@@Audunize dude it makes most AMs look mediocre
@@Audunize not a copy but similar in some ways
'Aston Martin looks' has lost its meaning nowadays when even Fords having the same front end. The Roma kinda reminds me of Daytona, especially from the side
Absolutely love the Roma. Such an amazing and beautiful car. Elegantly sculpted by Ferrari.
Thanks for the honest review!!! Ferrari, please give them more Ferraris!
One of my Neighbors had purchased one over here in Maryland. When I saw it I couldn’t believe it. That thing Looks like an Actual Spaceship in Person. It’s very Wide, Loud, & Fast.
Where in Maryland cus I’ll be happy to take a drive over there to see 😂
@@moeg2627 Down in Southern Maryland
Roma body with a detuned 812 engine and a manual option would be amazing... Something like the ferraris of old! This deserves a V12!
That could've been the recipe for the GTC4 Lusso successor .... but they're doing an "SUV" instead.
The Roma is like an every day Ferrari like the Audi
@@SayakMajumder because they are more popular urus became best selling lambo also Porsche cayenne SUVs are more practical even aston martin dbs thats why ferrari want to make SUVs
@@DickAmberBush
yea, yea ... I know.
Or else who would've thought BMW will celebrate 50 years of M motorsport with an SUV? The XM.
That was hysterically funny.
The Ferrari Purosangue pics leaked btw.
The end...is Perfect.
Loved the vids and great review! Helmet - Unsung is a great song by the way! lol
“If you’re going to form a relationship with a car, if you’re going to develop a bond, it’s got to have human qualities, and if it’s gonna human qualities its got to have faults.”
~Jeremy Clarkson
I too was reminded of that from Clarkson!
But it has to have acceptable faults, not deal breakers. And that can come down to personal preference if we're honest.
Has any manufacturer figured out how to make those capacitive buttons good? Like they are bad in the new Golf, they are bad in this Ferrari, they are bad in the new model S. You seem to constantly activate stuff you didnt want, cause you touch them by accident.
Audi comes the closest in the A6 and larger cars, but even they rely on physical buttons for the steering wheel inputs. Everybody else? Abject failure.
BMW does them very good, all the buttons around the shifter on the x5/x6/x7 are capacitive with some haptic feedback. They are quite good.
Love your content guys ❤️🔥
One minute into the 'from the drivers seat from Thomas'...I was put off by a Roma. But you Gents Rock...Press on with Passion and Humor. Love love the channel!!
This has quickly become one of my favorite automotive channels. The fun...the honesty...just the pure transparency of it all. Even though the majority of these cars are out of my budget, I am thoroughly enjoying each review. Keep up the great work, guys!
"HEY YOU KIDS, GET OUTTA MY YARD". I recognize a number of the landmarks in the background so really I feel like a local when I see your videos.
A week ago Sunday, my wife was driving (and good thing too) when we were passed by the most gorgeous car I'd seen in quite some time. "What ta he'll was that?" I exclaimed, losing all maturity and reverting to a petrol headed teenager. It was that Roma,... thanks guys, mere video cannot do it justice, just beautiful ❤
Throttle house are GOATED 🐐 period
Great review guys!
The Roma - A brilliant peice of marketing, perfectally designed for the narrow niche, that is it's target audience.
You cannot fault it for that.
Wouldn't get one, rather have my old California back, dodgy gearbox & all.