UK fans of the Ferrari California who haven?t yet put down their deposits on the latest Ferrari craze, now have the opportunity to do so as pricing has been announced. The 4.3-litre V8 California will be going for a sweet ?143,000 which fits it in between the F430 tin top and its spider brother. An interesting proposition given that the California is essentially both cars in one.
California?s V8 gives 460 bhp at 7500rpm with an emissions figure of 310 g/km, which of course would never be allowed had it not been such an exclusive vehicle. It is said to be able to zoom from standstill to 100km/h in under 4 seconds, amazing considering its 1735kg weight penalty borne by such items as the roof?s folding mechanism as well as its 7-speed double-clutch transmission.
Good luck trying to shed yourself of that ?143,000 since the car?s already sold out for the next two years. Perhaps you may want to try one of those opportunistic speculators who paid for one a while ago and is now looking to sell at considerably higher than the asking price?
UK Pricing for Ferrari California Starts at ?143K
Ferrari California / Ferrari
Slots between F430 hard-top and spider
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Comments (22)
munch997
i agree.
top gear said it wasnt that good looking, i have to disagree with them. it looks better in blue i think, fitted with those bigger 5 spoke wheels.
October 16, 2008 9:07 am
jalmonte91
I'll still take this over a 430, it's a hard-top convertible, what more could u want, coupe in the winter and convertible in the summer!
October 16, 2008 1:00 pm
jalmonte91
Oh yeah, let me get it in red, you can't possibly get a ferrari and not get it in red. It just doesn't make sense.
October 16, 2008 1:01 pm
joelynn
I thought it was meant to be a baby Dino style Ferrari to slot in below the 430 and challenge the V8 Vantage and 911.
Is it aimed as a cruiser alternative to the rawer 430?
October 16, 2008 9:14 am
wisp
Top gear is so so biased. In their eyes only Brit cars are good. The rest are rubbish. J Clarkson is the most biased and the other two at least play fair especially Hammond.
October 16, 2008 9:17 am
9TNine
Clarkson has been heard criticising British cars... (Time 1:42)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr9PJa0VcR4
It's just a show act, just following what's written in the script...
October 16, 2008 9:52 am
samuelzeus
I'm pretty sure Jeremy knows it and he isn't sorry about that at all!! What I like about TG firstly because Jeremy is simply honest about his review on most of cars he's driven and secondly because he and everyone else don't give a s**t about some opinionated haters' distractive reviews. It's British car TV show, why not being for British. BTW they're making American and Australian TG to patronise those nations' viewers.
October 16, 2008 12:28 pm
reyngel
How is Clarkson totally biased toward British cars? Because he's in love with the newer Astin Martins? People all around the world feel the same way. It's not just him, and it's not just England.
Furthermore, if you're a frequent viewer of the show, you'd know that some of his top all-time favorite cars aren't British at all. Ferrari, as he's said countless times, is actually his favorite brand, which totally contradicts your statement. He may think the California isn't the prettiest car, but he's a huge, huge fan of the F40, 360, F430 and Enzo. To add to his top favorites, Mercedes-Benz, paticularly the older models, are often praised, too.
October 16, 2008 3:35 pm
Lamborghini
I can?t believe that this piece of crap costs almost as much as the Gallardo 560-4. The Gallardo has 100hp more and has a CO2 emission of only 328g/km, 18g more than this. Not to mention how much better it looks, and you can get one in less then 2 years time.
October 16, 2008 1:50 pm
catchmyshadow
it?s not aggressive enough and on the other hand not elegant enough. terrible mixture. looks like a nissan 350Z facelift or something.
October 16, 2008 2:34 pm
Tuner_Mad
Expensive for a car that looks like I 350z. I'll take the new 370z please!
October 16, 2008 2:36 pm
Bristol411S3
I agree, it is a grower, but I don't like fact that the tailpipes are fakes. That isn't what Ferrari should be doing and it concerns me about the focus of this car.
October 16, 2008 5:21 pm
mechamynd
Please change this lexus-style tailpipes!.. They are not even good looking and does NOT fit on this beautiful car.
October 16, 2008 9:05 pm
_M7_
ohhh deam...I liked ferrari when they proper cars like F40 but this...it look so fkng cheap and plastik looks like an MR2, hyundai coupe...I just reconize it for the front gril...and a "spyder" its just so gay...man drive coupe, girl ...well this kind of cars JAJA
October 17, 2008 1:15 am
alessandro
Now this car is pointless. In the price of the ?90K this Ferrari might be have a reason. Who prefers that car to the F430? But beautiful it is, in fact!
October 18, 2008 7:13 am
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