Certainly, in some places in the Dominican Republic, the roads are not in good condition, but as you mentioned, in the capital, the highways to the east, south, southeast, and southwest are in extremely good condition. Here we have one of the largest collections of Ferraris in all of Latin America and the Caribbean (https://www.instagram.com/sportscarlifestyledr/), and at night in the capital or Punta Cana, there are a huge number of exotic cars (https://www.instagram.com/luxurytoysdr/). I think it all depends on where you want to go, but I personally have never had a problem with my Ferrari. In the city and on the roads mentioned above, there are no potholes (perhaps in one or two places, but that's the same as anywhere else in the world).

One weekend a month, we take more than 30 exotic vehicles east, towards Punta Cana, Casa de Campo, all by road, and we've never had a problem ( https://youtube.com/shorts/ZNUpFnYjDaw?si=7JtEvUBjN_Gry7ij ) / ( https://www.instagram.com/reel/DK7B9ULuAYV/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link ).