Ferrari Portofino M Discontinued, Replaced By The New Roma Spider

Following the launch of the all-new Ferrari Roma Spider, Ferrari has decided to discontinue the production and sales of the Ferrari Portofino M. The hard-top, V8-powered convertible will be retired, passing the crown as the Prancing Horse’s entry-level flagship convertible to the new soft-top Roma Spider.

Speaking to Road & Track, one Ferrari spokesperson has confirmed this revelation, citing that the Maranello marque needs to make room to ensure the newly-launched Roma Spider does not overlap any ongoing models from its current line-up.

Recently made its global debut, the Ferrari Roma Spider is the marque’s latest signature V8-powered, front-engined convertible. Boasting Ferrari’s signature 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8, it delivers 612 HP and 760 NM. Unlike the model it replaces, the Roma Spider comes with a more conventional soft-top fabric roof instead of the hard one, marking the first front-engined soft-top convertible since the iconic Ferrari 365 GTS4 that was launched more than 50 years ago.

Despite the roof style difference, both models shared a few similarities, such as the 2+2 seating layout, as well as harnessing the same 612 HP-rated V8 power plant at their front hood. This, in turn, grants the new Roma Spider almost similar performance numbers as the Portofino M. Both models shared the same 0-100 KM/H sprint time finish, while the hard-top Portofino M took the chequered flag first in a 0-200 KM/H drag, capable of finishing them in 9.3 seconds – 0.4 faster than the Roma Spider’s 9.7 seconds record.

Flat out, both models are capable of reaching a V-max north of 320 KM/H, Ferrari claims.

Visually, both models carry their own distinct look, with the Roma Spider boasting a more refreshed, stubby body style that makes it look stubbier and more curvaceous than the slender and sleek-looking Portofino M. However, the Roma is actually longer than the Portofino M, measuring at 4,656 MM compared to the latter’s 4,586 MM length.

The Portofino M – M as in ‘Modificata’, not Maranello or Monza – was launched back in 2020 as the final, most potent version of the Portofino line-up, whose lineage can be directly traced back to the Ferrari California convertible, launched way back in 2008. Unlike the newer models however, the original California sports a bigger 4.3-litre nat-asp mill rated at 453 HP, also in a V8 configuration.