Revealed: 2009 Ferrari California

Butz · 05-13-2008, 07:15 AM

Hmmmm...

I think I like

SVTKAR3 · 05-13-2008, 07:37 AM

WOW Andonis! Your were quick on the draw with this one! I woke up early on my day off for nothing........ although....... she is a beaut!

Andonis · 05-13-2008, 07:58 AM

i was just lucky i guess

besides, you never wake up for nothing.

**nadepalma** · 05-13-2008, 08:04 AM

Good catch Adonis. I agree with SVTKAR3 - I saw this and went immediately to post before I saw yours. You must be the early bird! :-)

Going to move it to the front page shortly.

The car looks great. I'd love to see the interior.

My only criticism is, I would think that they'd use a numeric name of some kind for the car instead of just California.

So now Ferrari finally has a competitor for the 911/Aston Martin Vantage crowd, eh?

Michael_S · 05-13-2008, 08:11 AM

A front engine Ferrari? Seems a little odd. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure it drives like a dream. But that's a big break from tradition, isn't it?

**nadepalma** · 05-13-2008, 08:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael_S

A front engine Ferrari? Seems a little odd. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure it drives like a dream. But that's a big break from tradition, isn't it?

The 600 Scaglietti and 599 Fiorano are both front engined. The F430 is the only mid-engined Ferrari currently in the lineup.

The direct predecessors to those vehicles also followed that vein - which is to say the true "sports car" of the group was mid-engined and the "grand tourers" were front engined V12s.

What is a departure from tradition is the fact that the California is a front engined V8 model - all previous (or close to all) front-engined Ferraris were V12 equipped.

So a bit of a break in tradition for the Prancing Horse.

SVTKAR3 · 05-13-2008, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andonis

besides, you never wake up for nothing.

This is true.

Andonis · 05-13-2008, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nadepalma

Good catch Adonis. I agree with SVTKAR3 - I saw this and went immediately to post before I saw yours. You must be the early bird! :-)

Going to move it to the front page shortly.

The car looks great. I'd love to see the interior.

My only criticism is, I would think that they'd use a numeric name of some kind for the car instead of just California.

So now Ferrari finally has a competitor for the 911/Aston Martin Vantage crowd, eh?

Thanks

- i didnt really wake up for this, i just had a bad sleep.
i might be alone with this, but i still wish i saw this in a Maserati garment. As it was originally a Maserati.

i agree with you, some numbers would be nice. than just a plain California name tag.

DiRF · 05-13-2008, 08:38 AM

I have a sudden urge to become a valet parking attendant in Chicago...

pgill00 · 05-13-2008, 08:43 AM

I am guessing there is a pretty angry meeting in the Corvette design team office this morning. That is going to be a tough one to match. I would probably rank that as one of the hottest cars I have ever seen. Probably a bargain at $200,000 over the sticker price of (guessing) $250,000.

SRX7697 · 05-13-2008, 08:45 AM

i want one.

goatgary · 05-13-2008, 08:48 AM

Why do I get the feeling I am looking at a G6 dash, only with Nav and softer materials?

SUPERBADD75 · 05-13-2008, 08:55 AM

it's pretty sweet, and the name California is awesome. i like car names. the world was a better place when cars called Bel Air, DeVille, and Fairlane roamed the roads. a name like California fits this car.

member12 · 05-13-2008, 08:55 AM

I wonder if they can put a similar interior in the Vette.

This might be my favorite Ferrari. The front end looks like a Maseratti.

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SVTKAR3 3.8 Liter Supercharged V6 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: South Jersey Drives: '88 Lincoln TownCar. Posts: 567	Re: Revealed: 2009 Ferrari California WOW Andonis! Your were quick on the draw with this one! I woke up early on my day off for nothing........ although....... she is a beaut! __________________ LETS GO PHILLIES!!!

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nadepalma GMI Staff Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 5,179	Re: Revealed: 2009 Ferrari California Good catch Adonis. I agree with SVTKAR3 - I saw this and went immediately to post before I saw yours. You must be the early bird! :-) Going to move it to the front page shortly. The car looks great. I'd love to see the interior. My only criticism is, I would think that they'd use a numeric name of some kind for the car instead of just California. So now Ferrari finally has a competitor for the 911/Aston Martin Vantage crowd, eh? __________________ "La vita è come un albero di Natale..c'è sempre qualcuno che ti rompe le palle!" "Forza Azzurri" "Veritas vos Liberabit" "You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves" -Abraham Lincoln "Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those others that have been tried" -Winston Churchill "In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a Congress" -John Adams

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Michael_S 6.0 Liter LS2 V8 Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,644	Re: Revealed: 2009 Ferrari California A front engine Ferrari? Seems a little odd. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure it drives like a dream. But that's a big break from tradition, isn't it?

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pgill00 3.5 Liter V6 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Tuscaloosa, AL Drives: 2007 Silverado Z71 :: 2006 Cobalt LT Coupe Posts: 212	Re: Revealed: 2009 Ferrari California I am guessing there is a pretty angry meeting in the Corvette design team office this morning. That is going to be a tough one to match. I would probably rank that as one of the hottest cars I have ever seen. Probably a bargain at $200,000 over the sticker price of (guessing) $250,000.

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goatgary 3.8 Liter V6 Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 494	Re: Revealed: 2009 Ferrari California Why do I get the feeling I am looking at a G6 dash, only with Nav and softer materials?

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SUPERBADD75 6.2 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: at the corner of walk and don't walk Drives: 2004 BMW 325i 2005 MB SLK350 Posts: 2,873	Re: Revealed: 2009 Ferrari California it's pretty sweet, and the name California is awesome. i like car names. the world was a better place when cars called Bel Air, DeVille, and Fairlane roamed the roads. a name like California fits this car. __________________ Acura: Because if you want a really nice Honda, there's only one choice. "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." --Albert Einstein - 2004 BMW 325i - 2005 MB SLK350 SUPPORT AMERICA: BOYCOTT WAL-MART

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member12 6.0 Liter LS2 V8 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Atlanta Drives: pickup truck Posts: 4,911	Re: Revealed: 2009 Ferrari California I wonder if they can put a similar interior in the Vette. This might be my favorite Ferrari. The front end looks like a Maseratti. __________________ I want to own a Corvette before I die.

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