The Ferrari California has been a controversial introduction in 2009; Here is a four-seater, front motor with a retractable top, gear clutch housing and worsened style. In fact, California was always going to be a tough pill for fans of Ferrari to swallow, but the reason for the introduction was to buy the brand Ferrari, contact customers who have been considering not to buy one of their cars.
California has done its work, the most sold Ferrari in the long history of the Italian brand model always - autojournalists devastation. So if the California T very reached revised had the difficult task of trying to appease its critics, while not far from their adopters.
Outside, Ferrari took a large facelift from California, with only the roof folding mechanism intact process survived, but it was under the new metal saw more significant changes. After a four-year development, Ferrari California T introduced a turbo engine (hence also the 'T') back to the Ferrari field for the first time in 22 years since the super sports car F40 production.
It would always be a challenge for Ferrari's emotionality so widely used in vacuum engines with turbo unit fit to try, but thanks to a brilliant engineer, it seems to come forward.
Ferrari California T: in detail
Performance and time 0-62 mph - California T can be the input Ferrari, but the performance is surprisingly fast, the car reaches 62 hours in just 3.6 seconds.
Engine and transmission - T in the name point to the presence of a new V8-Twin-Turbo 3.9-liter, tailored exclusively to a twin-clutch transmission.
DRIVING AND THE HAND - Despite great interest in a GT is more like a sports car from and outside, California T remains a Ferrari, so more capable that the owners need.
Operating costs and MPG - The main reason for the turbo engine is smaller and an improvement in the economy, the additional return is only a bonus.
The interior and technology - sharing the same basic architecture as previous Californias, the interior is completed, but it lacks the cheaper competitor horn factor.
Design - Metal folding roof requires large aft deck, which is why California T can be annoying from behind. Otherwise the car is much better than before matter.
Ferrari California T Prices, specifications and rivals
Ferrari only offers California T from £ 155k. For this price description it is surprisingly generous despite the Ferrari reputation reduced for the lists of standard equipment. The reason for this is the market in which it is involved because GT California aspirations T ensures that a high level of kit is necessary to compete with the competitors.
If you want to go beyond the standard equipment, Ferrari will be more than happy to welcome, with multiple seating, colors, materials and color options. As for the dynamic options, magneto-dense dampers are available, but for this kind of handling speciale package Evo is for a car purists sharpening always suspicious opinion.
This package special handling costs £ 5,568 above the listing price and includes new tariffs front spring and rear, revised magnetic damper, a new system stronger exhaust and a sharper tone, quick changes in the box, a new logic for some configurations traction control and subtle style. Management Handling Speciale option old vacuum engines California about 20 percent.
With this dual-personality, California can be sold through a wide selection of its competitors, the closest to perhaps the Porsche 911 Turbo S Cabriolet. On the paper, the two are very similar, both offer cabins for four (more or less), a wetting agent 500 and a starting price of around 155k £. 911 Turbo Pack a little more pressure in the engine compartment and has even more standard equipment but still very high sports cars rather than a real GT.
For something softer, the SL63 AMG Mercedes offers a similar driving experience for less money. £ 116k in the SL63 is generously fixed and this wonderful V8 burble, but there is no clearance because it shares an identification card (and device) with a tailgate £ 18k.
Another option is the Bentley Continental GTC V8 S. Like the Ferrari, is a starting point for a brand of great prestige rather than a consumer. For just over £ 164k, the GTC is definitely a cruise, but with a raw and sophisticated image that easily surpasses Mercedes and Porsche. If you are looking for a dynamic sublime drive weight of 2470kg Bentley (a giant 725kg in California T), is considered too much for the GTC of the sport.
Specifications
| Engine | V8, 3855cc, twin-turbocharged |
| Max power | 553bhp @ 7500rpm |
| Max torque | 557lb ft @ 4750rpm (7th gear) |
| 0-60 | 3.6sec (claimed 0-62mph) |
| Top speed | 196mph (claimed) |