Modern cars are getting wider to better protect occupants in side impacts. And for sports cars, a wider track helps with stability. The Ferrari Roma combines these two aspects, totaling a width of 1,97 m.
On the other hand, we have the streets of old cities, which weren't designed with cars in mind. This is the case in the historic centers of several Italian cities. The owner of a Ferrari Roma discovered the hard way that his Italian grand tourer is far too big for narrow Italian streets.
Passing tight
The widest part of the Ferrari Roma is the rear, which accentuates the car's lines and also provides greater stability. In the video published by SupercarNews channel We see that the driver only discovered that the car was too big for the space after passing in front.
A man walks from side to side checking if the car can pass to help the driver. We don't know if the sports car even scratched the walls, the video ends as soon as the car comes out of the jam.
It's not known exactly what happened, but it appears the driver simply thought his Ferrari was narrower than that alley.
It has happened to everyone at least once: you are in a narrow street in some historic Italian city, you think “yes, I'll pass” and then, in the end, the car is too wide even with the mirrors closed.
After this it becomes easy to understand why the Fiat Panda is the best-selling car in Italy.
A saying goes: “in Italy we have supercars, but not the right roads”. At least in cities.
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