McLaren 720S Spider — Rome

The 720S Spider is the McLaren that makes you rethink what a convertible supercar should feel like at speed. Its dihedral doors open upward like a quiet announcement, and once you drop the retractable hardtop — a process that takes roughly eleven seconds — the cabin becomes a cockpit framed by sky, engine note, and the particular light that Rome's periphery throws at you in the late afternoon. This is not a car built for the narrow lanes of Trastevere or the stop-start crawl near Piazza Venezia. It belongs on the autostrada toward Orvieto, or on the A24 heading east past Tivoli where the road opens and the twin-turbo V8 behind your shoulders can stretch properly. The steering is hydraulically assisted and almost conversational — precise enough to place the car exactly where you want it through sweeping bends, light enough to keep a 120 km drive from feeling like work. Our 2022 example is finished in a spec that photographs well against travertine and volcanic stone alike. One variant is available, starting from €1,700 per day. Delivery can be arranged to your hotel in Prati, the EUR district, or either airport — Fiumicino or Ciampino — timed to your arrival. If your plan involves Rome's historic centre, note that the ZTL camera zones restrict access; we'll coordinate a handover point that keeps the logistics clean. For a weekend that pairs a morning at Villa d'Este in Tivoli with an evening return through the Castelli Romani hills — top down, Frascati lights below — the 720S Spider is difficult to argue against. It seats two, carries a modest amount of luggage behind the seats, and rewards the kind of driver who pays attention to the road rather than simply the destination.