New Ferrari California - official pics...

pburns

See:
http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/News/Search-Results/First-Official-Pictures/Ferrari-California-first-pictures/

I agree with the comments below this story - hideous and a big disappointment...

Run_to_da_hills

Could pass as the next generation Nissan Figaro, do they make it in battleship grey or lime green?

SV

Reminds me of older style alfas..

I kind of like it..not for a ferrari though.

tdc

I quite like it to be honest but I prefer the 430. I think it will look better in person.

ronnie3585

It kind of has a touch of the new Alfa 8C about it.

niceirishfella

they say space for 4?

look at the room behind the front seats? I'm not sure!

pburns

Thing is this is supposed to be the new Dino right? And like it or not we are living in an age of increased environmental concerns...

So why not forget all the 2+2 and folding hardtop bull5h1t and produce a lightweight V8 2 seater with benefits for performance, handling and economy/CO2.

This is just a just cruiser for rich mens molls who want to trade up from their 307CC...

Cmar-Ireland

Nice looking car, couple of things don't sit right though.
The vertical stack exhaust tips just look wrong and the big California insignia on the back doesn't suit the rest of the car...

smash

agreed, Alfa 8c look about it

dunkindonuts

Thats nice, once its on the road it will look amazing as all ferrari's do

tdc

Thing is this is supposed to be the new Dino right?

No, it isn't a new dino, more related to the 250 California's if I'm not mistaken

Cmar-Ireland wrote: »

the big California insignia on the back doesn't suit the rest of the car...

that's only in place of the licence plate, it is not part of the car

Cmar-Ireland

tdc wrote: »

that's only in place of the licence plate, it is not part of the car

My bad...:o

dos30

That's class looking, pity about the name though. What's the California about?

tdc

dos30 wrote: »

That's class looking, pity about the name though. What's the California about?

it was the name of a number of ferrari 250's from the late 50's/early 60's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_250#250_GT_Spyder_California_SWB

VeVeX

I was messing around with PS this is what I came up with I think it looks much better -

Balfa

VeVeX wrote: »

I think it looks much better

I guess there's no accounting for taste

I think the California looks exquisite! Except the rear looks a bit weird. They should give it the electronically tinting clear roof of the Superamerica.

ZygOte

have to say i really like how it looks just need to work on the auld bank account now :pac:

WHITE_P

Sweet Car. Must do the lottery tonight, if only.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/221910/ferrari_california.html

blackbox

Gorgeous.

Does the side view remind you of a Honda S2000?

TheBazman

Nice motor but for a few quid more (relatively speaking of course) I'd go for one of these

http://www.compucars.co.uk/vehicle-details.asp?make=20&rsPage=1&vehicle=586371&Distance=-1

MercMad

Yeah that new California looks stunning, I hadn't seen it before and I agree it does look a touch like the Hinda from the side, never a good thing IMO

But I still prefer the original, which is one of my all-time favourites,

Plug

Is the engine a de-tuned version of the engine from the F430?

unkel

Merged WHITE_P's thread from today with the already existing thread...

RobAMerc

I think the front and side look great but the back is a bit odd (very tall)- no doubt caused by the need to store the folding tiin top somewhere.

having seen the Alfa 8C in the flesh the other day - I aint sure anything will ever look good again !!