Was it necessary? He wanted to cross a very narrow street and his Ferrari got stuck

One of the first things that surprises anyone who sees a Ferrari in person for the first time is how low and wide he is. And beyond the fact that the Italian house is about to innovate with a crossover (unfortunately for the purists), that it is very low and wide, this is what many expect from a Maranello model.

Of course: while driving it, this must be taken into account, precisely what the driver of this Rome did not do, who tried to move in a street until he realized that his car was sport was too wide and it didn’t fit! To make matters worse, he insisted and by then it was too late to even back up without compromising the integrity of the vehicle.

In the video posted by SupercarNews, you can see a puzzled person, unable to believe what is going on. This without taking into account the fact that none of the pedestrians could use this street because they were stuck.

Rome has 1.97 meters wide, apparently too much to walk some streets in Italy. It is 4.65 meters long, while the wheelbase is 2.67 m.

The Rome marks a break in the design of Maranello cars, no longer as aggressive but now with softer strokes. The brand’s next models should follow this philosophy.

We know your engine is a 3.9-liter supercharged V8. According to official figures, he delivers 620 horsepower between 5,750 and 7,500 rpm, and 760 Nm of maximum torque between 3,000 and 5,750 rpm.

With this engine and with an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission (the same as the SF90 Stradale), the Ferrari Roma accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in 3.4 seconds and from 0 to 200 km / h in 9.3 seconds. Its maximum speed is 320 km / h.

The Prancing Horse brand indicated that it weighs only 1,472 kg and that inside it can accommodate four passengers; that is, it is a 2 + 2 coupe.

Changes in Maranello

At Ferrari, important changes are happening at the company level, since its new executive director will be Benedetto Vigna, a 52-year-old Italian who comes from the tech industry.

Vigna will take office next wednesday september 1st. That day, he will replace John Elkann, who acquired the post in December 2020 after the resignation “for personal reasons” of Luois Camilleri. The latter had only been in office for two years, which he reached after the death of Sergio Marchionne, successor in turn of the famous Luca Cordero di Montezemolo.

Ferrari’s new CEO is currently chairman of the Analog, MEMS & Sensors department of ST Microelectronic, a technology company from the Netherlands. He is also part of its executive committee.

In a statement, the Maranello firm said Vigna graduated with honors in physics from the University of Pisa. He joined ST in 1995, founded the company’s MEMS (Microelectromechanical Systems) business, and then established ST’s leadership in the motion-activated user interface market. He is known in the industry for having filed numerous patents, one of them is the motion sensor with which the airbags work, which were also used (after being perfected) for the control of the Nintendo Wii video game console.