Monday 6th October 2008

Paris '08: Ferrari California

New folding hardtop Ferrari California gets first motor show outing...

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The Ferrari California had its first outing at a motor show last week. Two of the new folding hardtop V8s appeared on Ferrari's stand at the Paris Motor Show, one in metallic blue and the other in red. The Californias looked stunning in the flesh and it is understood there is already a huge waiting list for the car.

 

[Mafioso]

OK the back isn't wonderful but I do think that's a good looking motor. I really didn't understand it when the Top Gear team sgged it off so much...

[Snoggledog]

I quite like that

[carryondentist]

Have to see it in the metal I think.. back does look quite large though.

I wonder if the stacked exhausts are still 'dummies' on this prototype, the previous ones were comically small.

[minimoog]

Looks a bit like a Marcos...

[wl606]

minimoog said:

Looks a bit like a Marcos...

I think it looks a bit like an Invicta. Though, if it had a Marcos or Invicta badge on it nobody would buy it.

[hill79]

have they intentionally made the front look like an emoticon?

namely -

[IMI A]

looks so much better with the roof on. How much is it?

[playerone]

Ah I get it now. It is like all other modern cars and needs huge wheels to look proportioned.

[SleeperCell]

Looks much nicer in the blue.

[Try5t]

When are Ferrari going to stop making ugly cars .. ??

[ar0u2211]

3rd gen MR2?

[anonymous-user]

IMI A said:

looks so much better with the roof on. How much is it?

No official announcement on price yet. Expected +/- 5% of F430 price.

[oagent]

By god thats ugly side on! Horrible swage line, and the front wheel arches look too high. Nice idea, badly executed

[Lordbenny]

oagent said:

Horrible swage line

I was wondering what it was called! Yes, I totally agree that's what lets it down.

[vz-r_dave]

Toyota Celica

[toohuge]

no thanks

[Turbo Sarnie]

hill79 said:

have they intentionally made the front look like an emoticon?

namely -

Kind of looks like a spastic frog grinning at you from the front!!

[J4me5]

Ferrari make the most disgusting alloys.... they dont even fit the car properly.

[shalmaneser]

back end looks badly unresolved. Could do with the entire thing being 10% smaller to 'fit' the alloys!!!

Why do modern cars look so underwheeled unless rolling on 22's?!?!?!

[cvegas]

So this is a Ferrari for people who would normally buy a folding top Merc?! Not sure that is a market that Ferrari should be in. Styling is very naff when it should be very beautiful.