Ferrari has purchased the UK number plate "F1 CAL", and will be placing it on the first Ferrari California shipped to that country, according to Autocar. The first Britain-bound unit of Ferrari's front-engined 2+2 should arrive in 2011.
Unveiled at last year's Paris Motor Show, the Ferrari California is the automaker's first car to have a folding metal hard-top. Equipped with a 460 horsepower, direct-injection, 4.3-liter V8 engine, the car travels from 0-100 km/h in less than four seconds. Other features include the F1-Trac system (seen on the 599 GTB Fiorano), carbon/ceramic brakes, and a multilink rear suspension system.
"We wanted the perfect registration to befit its desirability," said Ferrari North Europe's Richard Gordon. The regional manager continued to say, "Thankfully, DVLA Personalised Registrations released its F-series last year and we worked hard to ensure we were able to secure F1 CAL - a registration that can only be described as ideal for our new car."
Ferrari will try to produce roughly 5,000 units of the California every year. The car is believed to be sold out through 2012.
First UK Bound Ferrari California gets Special 'F1 CAL' Licence Plate
Ferrari California
By Zack Newmark
June 25, 2009 6:03 PM
Filed Under: European, Ferrari, Supercars
Tags: Ferrari California
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kimbo
June 25, 2009 6:28 PM
wow, that is simply amazing...
N20_Purge
June 25, 2009 6:30 PM
The car looks awesome, and the number plate is a great idea.
Just one thing: where does the front number plate go?
dbehmoaras
June 25, 2009 7:32 PM
Hopefully nowhere. The car looks so ugly with a fornt number plate.
Mullen
June 25, 2009 6:58 PM
looks similar to the latest celica in shape, headlights and scoop. i would have one of these.
Bristol411S3
June 25, 2009 8:31 PM
F1 CALI isn't a valid licence plate in the UK though.
This cars looks pretty good. I saw Luca di Montezemelo in one at Le Mans. Meant to be a great drive too. I am concerned about the rear indicators and the fake exhausts though. Ferrari shouldn't be doing that; I thought it was poor show when even Lexus did it!
Edited by user on June 25, 2009 at 8:31 PM
Renegade
June 25, 2009 9:43 PM
Umm,I kinda like this way to put the exhausts, it may become a new fashion among this generation.
J2daG1990
June 25, 2009 10:34 PM
Thats wierd, I saw a silver one of these driving round London last week around the Maserati Garage near Knightsbridge, recognised it by its tailpipes and lights.
Njave
June 25, 2009 10:57 PM
Dunno why so many people don't like this car because it's one of the most appealing in the last few years. If you look at modern Ferrari cars, and objectively look at the cars really :)
scratchy996
June 26, 2009 1:57 AM
it's just sour grapes for them. i think this is the cutest Ferrari since the F355.
Renegade
June 26, 2009 3:50 PM
Because this is a vanilla flavored Ferrari, witch means it's good but you will get bored in half of year to see it everyday. And when you pay that amount of cash for a car, you expect more, let's hope that the new F450 will look like a real supercar.
Bristol411S3
June 26, 2009 1:50 AM
You don't know much about Ferrari then. The Cali is the first front engined V8 Ferrari; and the first with a dual clutch gearbox; and less than 3/4 of the power of the Fiorano.
kalle_Karlstrom
June 26, 2009 12:13 AM
Ferraris designers must have fallen asleep when the drew that rear. Looks crap.
kimbo
June 26, 2009 12:27 AM
UGLY UGLY UGLY little Toyota Celica combined with MR2. ouch, my eyes!!!!!!!!!
clive1786
June 26, 2009 1:57 AM
This number plate is already on a white ferrari california in the UK. The car is often going down the A4 at lunch time. Loooks like it belongs to one of the staff at Ferrari's HQ in Slough.
scratchy996
June 26, 2009 11:06 AM
i don't get the Brits and their obsession with special licence plates. and the money they are willing to pay for those things , that's just crazy.
BabyMilo
June 26, 2009 12:33 PM
I totally agree with you, special license plates just make you look like a w*nker. UK get over yourselves we dont all want to know your name from your licence plates!
In Au they have special plates for european cars, they are OK becuase they are normal state plates but are euro sized.
L.J.
June 26, 2009 7:16 AM
2011? thats funny considering there is at least 1 in the UK already!
http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=121735
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