Ferrari California – top up!

A new Ferrari is always a cause for celebration, especially when it’s a front-engined Ferrari. So the piece I wrote a couple of weeks ago about the new Ferrari California due to go on sale, probably next year, caused a wave of emails.

“They’ve shown it with the top down, because it’s going to look awful when the top’s up” was the theme of nearly every email and conversation after that piece. And I thought you all might have a point. There are lots of good-looking cars that really lose it when the top goes up. But we needn’t have worried. It looks stunning when the top is in place, as the picture here testifies (as with all the images here, click it for a bigger version).

Now I agree that Rosso is the default colour for a Ferrari. But they are a bit common. So it’s nice to see this picture, just released, in something different. And in this case it’s a homage to the original California – Azzurro California blue.

Just 14 seconds to raise or lower the roof makes it as quick as anything else out there. There’s room in the back for small children (or legless adults) and more than enough power to keep most of us happy.

As I said last time, a very cleverly positioned and executed car.