Same v8 but in different cars: Portofino vs. GTC Lusso T vs. Roma - please help!

Dear all,

I have owned as Ferrarista an FF, a California, a California T, an F12, a 612 Scaglietti, and now I own a Portofino, so I am well into the constant v8 vs v12 discussion...and have no doubt the V12 is per se definitely a better experience.

However, among the cars I am evaluating for my next Ferrari (unless I decide to keep my Portofino), I have two cars with the "same" engine, i.e. the GTC Lusso T or the Roma. I would rather go for the V12 GTC but the PTU issue does keep me far away from it, plus the RWD system I always prefer (not to say that this V8 I have in the Portofino and had in the Cali T is really a great among the greatest engines).

My line of reasoning is the following:
- the GTC is similar to the FF; so a great car for the whole family; good looking but perhaps a bit too heavy for having fun? Happy to hear your views;
- the Portofino I have is great in flesh and has the benefit of the cabriolet setting (Roma Spider is out of my budget, and I will wait for Ms Depreciation to make her job over time); keeping a car for too long however is not my piece of cake, usually;
- the Roma is probably the best looking car, but is only in coupe form and has the +2 seats the smallest of the group. Of course I do not NEED them since I have other cars, but I like a lot the looks and the fact that the Roma seems to be the smallest of the trio, and so perhaps the funniest to be driven (at least in comparison to the GTC and perhaps also to the Poartofino). I also do not get crazy for the haptic controls, even if I like the look of the interior.

I am really hoping that someone here had at least 2 (or 3) of these cars and can offer a real-life based opinion on them in comparison.

I also know at present a 911 991.2 Targa 4S + other daily cars, for reference, and have a long experience with Aston, Maserati, Morgan, Porsche + American muscle cars.

Thank you very much for your kind feedback - and don't tell me to read other threads, I did that already!

Kind regards,

Sarastro

 

Thank you very much for your feedback and yes, it is true. Point is that owning the 911 Targa as a convertible I was anyway considering a coupe and would like real-life views for a comparison, even if GTC and Roma are "just" coupes...
Thank you again