Ferrari Amalfi, named after picturesque Italian town on Tyrrhenian coast, is Ferrari's new "entry level" coupe, replacing the 2019 Roma.

Unexpectedly, the powertrain choice is very conservative - not electric and not even hybrid, just a twin turbo V8 at the front, almost like a sports coupe from prior decade or two. To me it seems like choice influenced by "electro-fatigue" after years of forced electrification and customer desire to own and enjoy "mechanical" sports car.

Others may disagree and see it as "engineering laziness", since engine is almost the same as Roma and power output is only marginally increased, while world is flooded by outlandishly powerful electric cars.

Ferrari could have gone the high performance hybrid route - they already have such powertrain in 296 and it is performing excellently. The continuation of pure V8 powertrain seems like deliberate choice. When it comes to cars, people say "they don't make them like they used to" but Ferrari is proving otherwise and making available almost "old fashioned" sports coupe that you can buy brand new from the showroom.

Visual design, although completely new, does resemble Roma. Similarity is almost as strong as between 488 GTB and F8 Tributo, although there is no doubt that every exterior panel is brand new.

Interior is new as well and updated in line with 6 years of advancement in computers, screens and gadgets. I don't particularly care about those things, but I am not Ferrari target audience either.

While Amalfi will not break any speed records and not compete with likes of Lamborghini Temerario, its performance is meant to be match for something more toned-down like regular Porsche 911 and it should be able to put up a decent fight in that company, especially if Porsche does not go aggressively into high output hybrid drive.