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Description:

The 2022 Ferrari Roma Tailor Made ISPIRAZIONI is not simply a customized Roma—it is Ferrari using the Roma as a canvas for historical storytelling. Within Ferrari’s exclusive Tailor Made division, “Ispirazioni” configurations are developed as design studies inspired by legendary Ferrari road and race cars, heritage materials, and highly curated artistic references. Ferrari itself describes Ispirazioni as a collection created to guide owners toward deeply individual builds rooted in classic Prancing Horse identity rather than superficial color changes.

This places the Roma ISPIRAZIONI in a different category from ordinary bespoke Ferraris. It is not just owner personalization. It is Ferrari-sanctioned curation—where the modern Roma becomes a reinterpretation of past icons through texture, color, and narrative. Some ISPIRAZIONI examples draw direct visual influence from cars like the Ferrari 250 LM, while others channel Italian-Japanese craftsmanship collaborations under the Tailor Made umbrella.

Performance & Engineering

Mechanically, the ISPIRAZIONI remains every bit a Roma underneath, which means the same front-mid-mounted 3.9-liter twin-turbocharged V8 delivering 612 horsepower through Ferrari’s rapid-fire 8-speed dual-clutch transmission. Ferrari never altered the core engineering formula because the point of Tailor Made is not to disturb factory dynamics—it is to wrap an already complete GT platform in a rarer emotional skin.

That distinction matters because this is not one of those collector cars that sacrifices drivability for visual exclusivity. The chassis remains sharp, rear-wheel-drive balance remains intact, and the car still delivers the unusually composed grand touring behavior owners praise in standard Roma discussions. Enthusiasts repeatedly note that even with its softer visual personality, the Roma platform feels remarkably accurate from the nose and unexpectedly fast once loaded into corners.

Design & Aesthetics

This is where the Tailor Made ISPIRAZIONI separates itself completely from normal production Ferraris. Ferrari uses historical paints, one-off material pairings, heritage fabrics, and artisan techniques that would never appear on the standard configurator. In the most publicized 2022 Tailor Made Roma, Ferrari introduced a specially developed Indigo Metal exterior inspired by traditional Japanese indigo dyeing, alongside sakiori woven interior textiles made from repurposed vintage kimono fibers reinforced for automotive durability. Copper-plated trim, hand-woven leather, and bespoke dedication emblems turned the interior into something closer to crafted design furniture than automotive upholstery.

Other ISPIRAZIONI examples take a motorsport-historical route, using period Ferrari racing shades, heritage cloth inserts, and restrained analog-looking cabin contrasts. The result is the same in every case: the Roma’s already minimalist body becomes far more expensive-looking because it stops relying on Ferrari’s badge alone and starts carrying a visible story.