California in detail
Pulled out of its secret workshop and displayed on the grounds of the Ferrari factory just for us, the 2009 Ferrari California stops us all in our tracks. We all just stand there. Mouths open. Like high-schoolers in the presence of bare breasts for the first time.
This is a gorgeous car. With Pininfarina bodywork created under the direction of Donato Coco, Ferrari's new design chief, the California is a real stunner, particularly with the roof up. Roof down it loses a trifle of that extraordinary well-balanced beauty, but only a trifle. Unlike other cars with a retractable hardtop, the proportions remain intact when the passengers expose themselves to the sun.
Leather Tuscadero
The interior is magnificent, and the suspended bridge in the middle console and the superbly comfortable seats are a feast to the eye. These seats (built from carbon fiber and magnesium) sit you very low in the car, with just enough view over the rear deck to descry following vehicles. To park the Ferrari, you definitely need to have a good feeling for the dimensions of the car, or perhaps clairvoyance.
The Ferrari California's retractable hardtop certainly is unique. It weighs just 11 pounds; yes, that's even less than the fabric roof of the F430 Spider. The small hardtop retracts into the trunk in 14 seconds - a record in this segment, Ferrari claims.
Full artiicle and new pics which do it justice :
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=128649?tid=edmunds.il.home.photopanel..2.*
This is a gorgeous car. With Pininfarina bodywork created under the direction of Donato Coco, Ferrari's new design chief, the California is a real stunner, particularly with the roof up. Roof down it loses a trifle of that extraordinary well-balanced beauty, but only a trifle. Unlike other cars with a retractable hardtop, the proportions remain intact when the passengers expose themselves to the sun.
Leather Tuscadero
The interior is magnificent, and the suspended bridge in the middle console and the superbly comfortable seats are a feast to the eye. These seats (built from carbon fiber and magnesium) sit you very low in the car, with just enough view over the rear deck to descry following vehicles. To park the Ferrari, you definitely need to have a good feeling for the dimensions of the car, or perhaps clairvoyance.
The Ferrari California's retractable hardtop certainly is unique. It weighs just 11 pounds; yes, that's even less than the fabric roof of the F430 Spider. The small hardtop retracts into the trunk in 14 seconds - a record in this segment, Ferrari claims.
Full artiicle and new pics which do it justice :
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=128649?tid=edmunds.il.home.photopanel..2.*
