Ferrari California details

[mutual_master]

This new blue colour is just amazing, and to me the car looks better with the top up.

http://www.carcentral.com.au/images/stories/ferrari/california/2009_ferrari_california_carcentral2.jpg

http://www.carcentral.com.au/20080514664/supercars/ferrari-unveils-all-new-california-convertible.html

http://www.caradvice.com.au/13135/more-ferrari-california-details-and-photos/

[matthewfnorbert]

my neighbour bought a 599 at Christmas, drove to the local shop about 3 times a day LOL.. but that looks even better. I'll have one in blue

[lux_06]

thats the best looking folding hard top ive seen yet.... good job, ferrari have made some ugly cars recently so its good to see some sexyness back.

[iloveholden]

mmmm :drool: that is sexy and looks great with the top up but would still get it in red i think:

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc85/ilovehsv/ferrari-gt-1280-02.jpg
http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc85/ilovehsv/ferrari-gt-1280-03.jpg


It looks good inside too.

[mustanger]

I will have one in any colour.......even pink :lol:

[The-V8-Power]

Maybe one in yellow :)
Looks the goods though.

[Y55-7UT]

looks great..... its a little ZO6 looking dont you's think

[ATTNSEEKR]

looks great..... its a little ZO6 looking dont you's think

yep, ill take the z06 over that junk :thumbsup:

[Mad4Monaros]

Seen this in the car's guide the other week. Amazingly sexy. I'll take two!

[mustanger]

looks great..... its a little ZO6 looking dont you's think

Ha ha:lol: The Europeans are now copying the Americans:lmao:

[CSP]

Z06? Junk?

Some people need a lesson in who engineers the best cars in the world... It's not GM, Ford ot Toyota.

Go watch the Megafactories Ferrari episode. Some of the best cars in the world come out of Maranello.

[vh-holden]

i think the name is stupid. the only californian apart from arnie is the moke.

[Ghosn]

**** that looks sensational. One major point with that car is it looks great whether the roof is off or on. I have noticed a lot of current model convertibles with automatic hardtops have it wrong. I.E. The car looks great when the roof is off but once the roof is on, it looks awkward and ill-shaped. Ferrari got it spot on, looks well suited and balanced in both guises.

[JohnS]

Z06? Junk?

Some people need a lesson in who engineers the best cars in the world... It's not GM, Ford ot Toyota.

Go watch the Megafactories Ferrari episode. Some of the best cars in the world come out of Maranello.

Depends how you define best cars. The Nissan GTR is faster than any ferrari around the nurenbring track in germany and its quite likely the new LS9 powered corvette will be as well. The Nissan and Chevy are a bit cheaper than the average ferrari, possibly more reliable as well. Toyota will soon have a supercar too.

Who knows we may have Hyundais taking on ferraris soon.

All good for the average punter.

[CSP]

Depends how you define best cars. The Nissan GTR is faster than any ferrari around the nurenbring track in germany and its quite likely the new LS9 powered corvette will be as well. The Nissan and Chevy are a bit cheaper than the average ferrari, possibly more reliable as well.

I didn't say fastest... What the hell makes you think a Chevrolet or a glorified Datsun :stick: are more reliable?

[phunky_monkey]

Beautiful car! Big fan :)

[hsvLS1255]

Depends how you define best cars. The Nissan GTR is faster than any ferrari around the nurenbring track in germany and its quite likely the new LS9 powered corvette will be as well. The Nissan and Chevy are a bit cheaper than the average ferrari, possibly more reliable as well. Toyota will soon have a supercar too.

Who knows we may have Hyundais taking on ferraris soon.

All good for the average punter.

Yes the gtr may be a giant slayer but the one thing they nissan, corvette and most manufacturers will never have is the passion and emotion that ferarri and some of the other exotic marques stirs up.

The average punter dreams about owning one of these cars.... when you see one drive by in the street you pause for a moment and admire this thing of beauty. To the uninformed people out there who will see a gtr they will say "ewwww its a nissan, you payed 150 thou for a nissan", they wont care that is faster around a track than a ferarri...to them its still a nissan.

i know when i win the 50 mil on thursday night i am not definately stopping by the nissan dealer that for sure, you will be seeing me camping out the ferrari ( or lambo ) dealership.

ohhh and yes that blue one does look amazing :drool:

[Oversteer]

i know when i win the 50 mil on thursday night i am not definately stopping by the nissan dealer that for sure, you will be seeing me camping out the ferrari ( or lambo ) dealership.


So your going to win 50 million and then go camping in the street....if you win give me a bell and i will show you how to spend the cash!! haha

Fair call on the ferrari marque though, i totally agree with you there. Ferrari has a certain stigma and cred attached to it that no many other cars can ever match...and although the skyline may be faster its still a nissan at the end of the day.

Love the car...but not the name....whats with california anyway??

[lux_06]

Love the car...but not the name....whats with california anyway??

its to do with the fact its used styleing cues from the 1960's 250 gt californias, one of the most collectable/ arguably best looking ferraris around.

http://www.madle.org/ec4f250swbcali60.jpg

[RAWKUS]

its to do with the fact its used styleing cues from the 1960's 250 gt californias, one of the most collectable/ arguably best looking ferraris around.

http://www.madle.org/ec4f250swbcali60.jpg

Remember Ferris Bueller's Day off?
YouTube - Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Ferrari Scenes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MxPoxxt7n0)

[ShiZzLe]

my neighbour bought a 599 at Christmas, drove to the local shop about 3 times a day LOL.. but that looks even better. I'll have one in blue

they sell for approx 200K Pounds, and they cost 600K AUD here. pathetic. not worth it. give me the SL65 bi turbo v12 amg anyday

[Brass Munky]

Depends which way you look at it, a classic and appreciating car, or a mental modern day cruiser with balls...... both have their pros and cons.....

[JohnS]

I didn't say fastest... What the hell makes you think a Chevrolet or a glorified Datsun :stick: are more reliable?

The members of the singapore Ferrari club that meet monthly at the marina which i live at in singapore.
What the hell makes you think a Chevrolet or a glorified Datsun :stick: is not more reliable?

some ferraris used to be glorified fiats :stick:


Yes the gtr may be a giant slayer but the one thing they nissan, corvette and most manufacturers will never have is the passion and emotion that ferarri and some of the other exotic marques stirs up.

The average punter dreams about owning one of these cars.... when you see one drive by in the street you pause for a moment and admire this thing of beauty. To the uninformed people out there who will see a gtr they will say "ewwww its a nissan, you payed 150 thou for a nissan", they wont care that is faster around a track than a ferarri...to them its still a nissan.

i know when i win the 50 mil on thursday night i am not definately stopping by the nissan dealer that for sure, you will be seeing me camping out the ferrari ( or lambo ) dealership.

ohhh and yes that blue one does look amazing :drool:

I totally agree based on emotions. As i said it depends on how you define best.

[apt ssv]

Ferrari = Red

[seedyrom]

Depends how you define best cars. The Nissan GTR is faster than any ferrari around the nurenbring track in germany and its quite likely the new LS9 powered corvette will be as well. The Nissan and Chevy are a bit cheaper than the average ferrari, possibly more reliable as well. Toyota will soon have a supercar too.

Who knows we may have Hyundais taking on ferraris soon.

Comparing Ferrari's and Nissan's on paper?

Here's two houses for sale in Sydney:

5 Bedroom, 3 bathroom, double garage (http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin/rsearch?a=o&id=104719725&f=0&p=10&t=res&ty=&fmt=&header=&cc=&c=61296177&s=nsw&tm=1212552516)

2 Bedroom, 1 bathroom, no garage (http://www.realestate.com.au/cgi-bin/rsearch?a=o&id=104798621&f=0&p=10&t=res&ty=&fmt=&header=&cc=&c=66433564&s=nsw&tm=1212552645)

The first is available for $318,000 .... the second for $1,575,000

On paper, the first option makes so much more sense.

But i'd take the second if I had the money and (even though I could afford it)never touch the first .

Paper based comparisons are worth just that ;)

[the big fist]

Maybe if the haters actually got a chance to drive these cars they would see why they are so sought after.

[seedyrom]

Maybe if the haters actually got a chance to drive these cars they would see why they are so sought after.
Very true

And as the only Lambo owner I know "UWish" can attest to .. its not just a car, but a door opener, phone number gatherer, class distinguisher.

The GTR would only get the attention of those wishing to relieve you of it.

[LJCHSV]

Walking my Rottie down Bay st Port Melb On sat arvo, enjoying life( was actually goin to put lotto on)....Burnt Orange Lambo comes flying down the road and nails its.....IT sounded like the whole world was coming to an end!!!!!!.....you should've seen the smiles on peoples faces......Only in a Lambo or Ferrari could you get away with that and not look like a tool!!!!! As much as i like the GTR's....try doin the same in one of those....people would be ripping you out of the car at the next set of lights to give you a good rough up.

[JohnS]

Comparing Ferrari's and Nissan's on paper?

No not on paper, on a the race track the worlds top car makers take their cars for development and benchmarking.

I agree that the current Ferraris are great cars, have a big wow factor and i would love to own one but I bought a boat instead. Ferraris are not without equals in performance.

[sooley]

The cheapest part of owning any Ferrari is buying it.
Running it is the expensive bit

[lethal66]

I think the same ferrari's are just junk,esp compared to the z06.


http://users.bigpond.net.au/lethal/black-c6-z06.jpg

[XR4TED]

That z06 does look hot:drool::drool::drool:

Apples and Oranges. They are all just marketing tools to get people to buy these cars. I would say most ferrari's owners buy if for the prestige, not to get it to the track to race against a GTR, you will never attract a potential Ferrari owner to buy a GTR by marketing that it is cheaper and goes faster than a Ferrari. In the same way HSV would never market the W427 against Ferrari. These companies are marketing to a select group of people and thus generally they have a limited run of cars. The difference is with Nissan, GM etc they have a wider audience based on price sensitivity. If you could by a new Ferrari for the price of the GTR, would you still buy that GTR? A select few would the majority of the population would go for a ferrari. I don't even like Ferrari's but I would buy one if it was the new model and the same price of the GTR.

Again Apples and Oranges

[SS Enforcer]

I think the same ferrari's are just junk,esp compared to the z06.


http://users.bigpond.net.au/lethal/black-c6-z06.jpg


You can't say that mate cmon have a good think about what you just wrote. I love the vettes especially that black one but it isn't a Ferrari.

The zo6 is one of the coolest looking cars on the planet and with a ls7 in it will match it with the exotics but it will never have the same class as one of Enzo's finest.

cheers

[kpop]

You can't say that mate cmon have a good think about what you just wrote. I love the vettes especially that black one but it isn't a Ferrari.

The zo6 is one of the coolest looking cars on the planet and with a ls7 in it will match it with the exotics but it will never have the same class as one of Enzo's finest.

cheers

its just like buying a T shirt - buy one from k mart for $10, or one from CK for $110, both do the same thing, but one carries a nice logo

[undr8d]

I think the same ferrari's are just junk,esp compared to the z06.


http://users.bigpond.net.au/lethal/black-c6-z06.jpg


:confused::confused:
Thats something a stupid american would say.

[German Statesman]

Z06? Junk?

Some people need a lesson in who engineers the best cars in the world... It's not GM, Ford ot Toyota.

Go watch the Megafactories Ferrari episode. Some of the best cars in the world come out of Maranello.

And some of the worst came out of there too....

Sorry to kill anyone's sacred cow, but Ferrari's were once as reliable as British Leyland Jaguars and Luis Chinetti (Ferrari's US conscessionaire) placated many furious owners who paid megadollars for beautiful lusty-sounding machines that lunched themselves regularly and rusted away rapidly.

Its only lately that Ferraris have become the great allround machine they are. Before any bias allegations are thrown at me for being a Beemer owner, one of my first drives with a provisional licence was a 330 GTC and my dream car has always been a '61 LWB California :)