Ferrari’s Roma replacement is now official for Australia. The Amalfi is priced from $503,261 before on-road costs and options, local orders are open, and first Australian deliveries are expected in the second half of 2026 (CarExpert, July 2026). When the price was announced, CarExpert put it at about $50,000 more than the Roma it replaces (CarExpert, 14 October 2025). Here is what actually changed, what it costs to land one here, and what it means if you are looking at a Roma in the meantime.
What Changed From the Roma
The Amalfi keeps the Roma’s basic formula: a front-mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive 2+2 grand tourer built around a twin-turbo V8. What Ferrari changed is the detail. Power is up from the Roma’s 456 kW to 471 kW (640 cv), with torque held at 760 Nm, and the V8 has been retuned to rev more freely to its 7,600 rpm limit (Ferrari, July 2025 press materials). The name itself is new. Ferrari moved away from the Roma badge entirely rather than calling this a facelift, which is a fair description of how much sheet metal and interior hardware changed underneath.
The biggest usability fix is inside. The Roma’s haptic, touch-sensitive steering wheel controls were one of the most consistently criticised parts of that car in international reviews. The Amalfi replaces them with simple physical buttons, alongside a new 10.25-inch central touchscreen, a 15.6-inch digital instrument cluster and an 8-inch passenger display. Ferrari also added a brake-by-wire system, which the brand says makes the car more predictable to drive at road speeds rather than just at the limit.
Performance
0-100 km/h comes up in 3.3 seconds, with a top speed over 320 km/h, running through an 8-speed dual-clutch transmission (Ferrari, corroborated by CarExpert and international first-drive coverage). Those figures are effectively identical to the outgoing Roma’s on-paper performance. The extra power doesn’t chase a bigger number here, it goes into the way the engine responds through the mid-range.
The Driving Character
International first drives (Top Gear and others who had early access ahead of Australian availability) describe the Amalfi as the most approachable Ferrari currently on sale, without losing the point of owning one. In Comfort mode it drives like a proper long-distance GT car: settled, quiet, easy in traffic. Switch to a sportier mode and the throttle and steering sharpen noticeably, and the V8 picks up character rather than just volume. Reviewers describe it as a rear-wheel-drive car tuned for a friendly balance rather than outright edge-of-grip drama.
Everything in this section comes from international first drives. Australian deliveries haven’t started, so treat it as a picture of what’s coming rather than a verdict.
Australian Pricing and Luxury Car Tax
As at July 2026, the Amalfi lists from $503,261 before on-road costs and options (CarExpert, citing Ferrari Australia pricing). That headline figure already has Luxury Car Tax baked in, and it’s worth knowing how much: the Amalfi’s fuel use puts it well above the fuel-efficient threshold, so it’s taxed under the standard LCT threshold, which sits at $80,809 for the 2026-27 financial year, with LCT charged at 33% above that, after the GST share is taken out (ATO). Inside a price of $503,261, that works out to roughly $97,500 of tax, before you’ve added stamp duty or registration on top. Options add to the price from there, because a Ferrari this size is rarely bought in base spec.
Where That Leaves the Roma
If you’re cross-shopping right now, the Roma isn’t gone, it’s just no longer the new car. Existing Roma buyers haven’t lost anything they paid for, and a used Roma remains a genuinely different proposition to a new Amalfi, before you even get to the depreciation gap a first-year car normally carries. Our Roma guide covers what to check on a used one, and is worth reading before deciding whether to chase the new car or buy the one it replaced.
In the grand tourer class the Amalfi will be shopped against, most obviously, the Aston Martin DB12 and the McLaren GT’s successor, the GTS. We’ll cover how those stack up against the Amalfi properly once local cars are here to compare.
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