When the Ferrari California appeared on the scene back in 2008, it had a lot of new features to show the world. The first retractible hardtop, the first front-engine V8, and a dual-clutch 7-speed transmission. It also retired one of Ferrari's classic designs: the manual gearbox. It's a car that moves ahead and manages to hold onto its past.
What makes the California a unique car is that it's a "grand tourer," meaning it can go fast and look good, and do both for many miles of road. This situation is helped out by the fact that it's a "2+," meaning a two-door with a backseat. The driver's seat is still where everyone wants to be, but if you can't do that, at least you've got more seats available to watch the show.
The California inherited its name from another great Ferrari of yore, also one with a bit of a backseat. The 250 GT California appeared in the late 1950s, a sexy mid-century machine. This is the car that played a prominent role in the 1986 John Hughes movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." That car was a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Spyder California, one of about a hundred built. The car's death in the climax upset many Ferrari fans, though it was in fact a replica.
The Ferrari family felt such affinity for this new car that they had to hand down the name. They could've called it the Iowa, sure, but what's sexy about that? So the modern car carries its classic name, and proves what the 21st-century can do. The California runs zero to 60 in just under four seconds, hits a top speed of 193 mph, and has been proven in wind tunnel tests to be Ferrari's most aerodynamic car to date.
It's a powerful car, sure, but it's not a monster like some of Ferrari's other machines. The California has actually acquired a reputation for being sort of, well, nice. It is a pretty car, but not exotically so. It is a fast car, but may not tear your head off like some others. And, so they've said, the car has sort of a big ass.
The Ferrari California lacks for nothing in the way of looks, performance and even backseat space (admittedly we're stretching the notion of what a backseat is here a little bit). It's really the car for the roadtrip. For taking the family on a high-speed trip across America. It's the new station wagon. Okay, maybe not that, but the California really is the kind of car you'd want to spend some time in with the people you love -- or lust after.
What makes the California a unique car is that it's a "grand tourer," meaning it can go fast and look good, and do both for many miles of road. This situation is helped out by the fact that it's a "2+," meaning a two-door with a backseat. The driver's seat is still where everyone wants to be, but if you can't do that, at least you've got more seats available to watch the show.
The California inherited its name from another great Ferrari of yore, also one with a bit of a backseat. The 250 GT California appeared in the late 1950s, a sexy mid-century machine. This is the car that played a prominent role in the 1986 John Hughes movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." That car was a 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Spyder California, one of about a hundred built. The car's death in the climax upset many Ferrari fans, though it was in fact a replica.
The Ferrari family felt such affinity for this new car that they had to hand down the name. They could've called it the Iowa, sure, but what's sexy about that? So the modern car carries its classic name, and proves what the 21st-century can do. The California runs zero to 60 in just under four seconds, hits a top speed of 193 mph, and has been proven in wind tunnel tests to be Ferrari's most aerodynamic car to date.
It's a powerful car, sure, but it's not a monster like some of Ferrari's other machines. The California has actually acquired a reputation for being sort of, well, nice. It is a pretty car, but not exotically so. It is a fast car, but may not tear your head off like some others. And, so they've said, the car has sort of a big ass.
The Ferrari California lacks for nothing in the way of looks, performance and even backseat space (admittedly we're stretching the notion of what a backseat is here a little bit). It's really the car for the roadtrip. For taking the family on a high-speed trip across America. It's the new station wagon. Okay, maybe not that, but the California really is the kind of car you'd want to spend some time in with the people you love -- or lust after.
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