Ferrari California (F149 & F149M) 2008-

[LeonOfTheDead]

new pics from italian magazine "Automobilismo" #9

[LeonOfTheDead]

new pics from italian magazine "Automobilismo" #10

[LeonOfTheDead]

new pics from italian magazine "Automobilismo" #11

[LeonOfTheDead]

new pics from italian magazine "Automobilismo" #12 and last...

[ruim20]

I don't like it, it's an ugly car, i respect everyones opinion, but hell, this is ugly, that's what i see, on the other hand i like the inside, Ferrari as nice interior designers, the outside one's really need to get their act together, for me at least, it's not a pretty car, it isn't a sexy design, 355s had presence, beauty, after that Ferraris never gave me the same feeling.

[Dino Scuderia]

The new Cali is designed to market to Beverly Hills douchebag real estate salesman's wives.

It's what happens when bean counters screw the designers without wearing a condom.

[Rockefella]

The new Cali is designed to market to Beverly Hills douchebag real estate salesman's wives.

It's what happens when bean counters screw the designers without wearing a condom.

I think it's impossible to word a better description of this car. +1

[Ferrer]

I hadn't realised how hideous are the tailights until now.

[LeonOfTheDead]

I saw one in person today and followed for some kilometers (...at quite high speed on a very bad surfaced road...), tons of pics thanks to my GF and her nikon D40, will post later. For as regard the tail, it's perfect imo, very proportioned and aggressive, and the exhaust layout isn't really something you notice at te first glance. speaking of the front, the camouflage was heavy and made with three different colors, so I cannot express myself properly right now.

[The_Canuck]

People are hard on it because it's a Ferrari, it's not terrible.

[Jack_Bauer]

People are hard on it because it's a Ferrari, it's not terrible.

But I think that's kinda the point people are making with this car. If they aren't going to make a beautiful car (which the haven't in this case), they could at least make it interesting or outrageous or dangerous looking. For me, this car commits the ultimate crime for a Ferrari: it's just.... "meh".

It doesn't look bad, but it just elicits no emotional response or excitement in me at all.

[Viper007]

I feel the front looks like the new Maserati Gran Turismo. I don't think its ugly, but its certainly not as good looking as the F355.

[LeonOfTheDead]

some of the "spy shoots" even if tey unveiled the car some monts ago, they still test it with some kind of camouflage...sorry for the extralarge watermark...
I was in Maranello to visit the Galleria Ferrari (full reportage to come...but it was kinda disappointing...) with my GF, and the first black car passed in front of us while driving to the museum. and I began following it...the tester pushed hard on the accelerator, but I managed to follow him. the road was in very bad condition, but the car was very stable, and passed over bumps and other imperfections of the road at high speed, in some moment even 160 kmh. in the meanwhile I was simply rolling into my mum's Fiat Stilo at a very lower speed...
we also spotted the red and black car of the last photos while coming home, but I was stucked into the line of cars, so I cannot follow this too...

[LeonOfTheDead]

We took something like 70 pics of the two California, but I won't post all of them since they are basically all the same...
Near the entrance of the Fiorano test track, there is a sort of bodyshop/garage/workshop/mechanics named Zanasi, officially connected to Ferrari. they repair old Ferrari, do some personalization on new and old cars and paint job even on race car (last year I spotted the bonnet of a 575 GTC inside the property). while passing in front of it with the car, I saw the body without paint of an old Ferrari. we stopped, and asked if we could enter and take some pics. since it was 7 pm, they were closing and no more working, so we could enter but no pics allowed...too bad, because inside there were: a 330 GTC 2+2 a white pear/black 599 Fiorano (with modified ehaust pipes, I can assure you), a deep red Enzo with dark grey rims (awesome color), an F40 with the rear part of the body removed, a couple of 599 chassis...a 308 GTB looking for some repair after an accident...a 612 with the "elettrocromico" roof from the Sessanta edition...and I think that's all.

[LeonOfTheDead]

btw, we spotted also a couple of 430 going for the standard test before of the delivering

I forgot to say that the old 330 GTC 2+2 had h engine, gearbox and the whole interior removed, impressive.