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Here she is! F149

Discussion in 'California(Portofino)/Roma(Amalfi)' started by GTE, May 13, 2008.

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  1. CSISNEXT

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    CSISNEXT, May 13, 2008
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  2. Speedracer38

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    Gross! Give me a used 360 and used 355 for just a little more money and I'd be much happier.
     
    Speedracer38, May 13, 2008
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  3. SS2012

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    Agreed. Did you get the coupe or the convertible. Both are stunners IMO.

    btw: did you check out the 8C's sibling MiTo? (Me, too)~ Italian humor at its best. lol
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  4. jbdmd

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    i have found my next car!!
     
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    Ferrari was doing perfectly fine financially without the California (because it seems this is what you're going at).
     
    menoy, May 13, 2008
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    Coupe. They're painting it P 4/5 red for me.
     
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  7. VisualHomage

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  8. a8guy

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    I'm sure Ferrari was doing fine before the California, but "fine" is a relative term.
    Were they doing as "fine" as VAG, or Porsche, or Toyota?
    Solvency and having billions to invest in product development are very different things.
     
    a8guy, May 13, 2008
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  9. of2worlds

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    The styling mixed signals sent by this F149 do not bode well for the 430 replacement either. How many new Ferrari models now have been introduced to a chorus of boos?
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    of2worlds, May 13, 2008
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  10. laxn23

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    I agree. The Lexus SC looks nothing at all like this.
     
    laxn23, May 13, 2008
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  11. Ferrarista3

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    ...not quite. It's a play on words. In Italian, Mito means myth...but MiTo is also a reference to Milano Torino (Milan Turin) in this case. Milan being Alfa's city and Turin being its parent company's (Fiat) city.

    *End Off Topic*

    If the California goes from 0-60 in 'less than 4 seconds' with less power than the F430, then I'm guessing that it isn't that heavy...right?
     
    Ferrarista3, May 13, 2008
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  12. Argento839

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    It may be destined to be the ultimate trophy wife car but it is not an ugly design by any means.
     
    Argento839, May 13, 2008
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  13. VisualHomage

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  14. Dino Scuderia

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    Ya know...I thought a nice looking set of rims would help me like it more.....but I got nothing.
     
    Dino Scuderia, May 13, 2008
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  15. day355

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    Just impersonal,japanese design,nothing is italian, magic and Ferrari lines.I think the designer don t have seen only once the 250 gt California.It s only a deception,just an up to date object,not a Ferrari for real tifosi with knowledge about the myth.
     
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  16. Ferrarista3

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    Try some challenge-style rims, I think those might look good on it...
     
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  17. Dino Scuderia

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  18. fredhart

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  19. Dino Scuderia

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    I used to love the 8C...but to me it looks more and more like a caricature as time goes by.
     
    Dino Scuderia, May 13, 2008
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  20. club0

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    Ferrari's vision of the California GT:

     
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    The exhausts look like the new Lexus IS's.
     
    broganski, May 13, 2008
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  22. Dino Scuderia

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    There are tons of cars with horizontal twin exhaust, so either way it's going to resemble something.
     
    Dino Scuderia, May 13, 2008
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  23. Ferrarista3

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    Ferrarista3, May 13, 2008
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  24. ClassicFerrari

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    Looks nice. I am sure it should be seen in person to appreciate. Same as the 599.

    But I cannot stop thinking of this car when I see the side of the F149.....
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  25. Dino Scuderia

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    And that car was designed for the same buyer...over the hill old farts.
     
    Dino Scuderia, May 13, 2008
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