This is the new California: The California T.

Is it possible to open/ close the roof while driving at low speed?

 

Has any one heard of when the allocations are coming and when the indications will be taken from the clients ?

 

No

 

First customer deliveries around September for the northern European market, last I heard is that the US customers are supposed to get their cars at a similar time.

 

When will the dealers get their allocations and start placing orders?

 

That is the comparison that will be most interesting. First demonstrators in the UK Summer this year.

 

They already have. Know a guy who's going to Maranello in around 2 weeks to finalize his spec.

 

TOLD JA!

The 458 spider was just not made for Vegas.

 

OK.
The old one could do that!

 

^^

Not in the USA.

 

No it could not.

Nor is it anything I would do want to be available due to the quite flimsy (by my standards) roof mechanism.

Have you seen or experienced a Cali which could take the top up/down whilst moving? If so, please do tell.

 

Yes, a german Cali 30 could do that.

 

Must have been modified then, as according to Ferrari the car has to stand still when operating the roof. If you start driving in the middle of the transition, the operation pauses. Long time since I drove a Cali though, perhaps someone else like Balsamina can confirm/disband the part about the mechanism pausing if you move the car. I can't remember if you have to be in P or N to operate the roof, or if it's sufficient to be in 1st with your foot on the brake.

 

The corvette c7 lets you put the top down up to 30 mph.

But you have to HOLD the button down the entire time and it's in a really awkward place. The result, it's pretty useless because it's too damn dangerous to try to drive when reaching for the button.

 

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I think the top stopped moving if the car sensed it was moving. I don't think it had to be in P or N, but its been awhile since I sold my car so I also don't remember.

I have this for my 997. Its helpful to lower the top as I walk towards the car or to raise it as I slowly pull into my garage, but I avoid operating the top when driving > 5-10 mph as it seems to me there will be unnecessary strain put on the motor and gears since the top acts as a drag chute.

 

I use it on my bmw z4, and former bentley gtc. Nice to remotely open the top or close the top when you enter and exit the car. I am concerned at speeds even below 39 mph

 

Stopped by my dealer in Vegas today. Still no word on when they will get US allocations. They still claim some will be shipped to the US late this year so I'm guessing they have to take orders in the next 2 months at the latest.

 

The roof operates when the car is not in motion. You can be in gear, so long as you have your foot on the brakes.

It's a very bad idea to operate the Cali's top while the car is in motion. It's not a fabric roof and the Ferrari roof has very, very tight tolerances for clearance. You cannot assume all convertible roofs are the same, even if you are comparing metal roofs. Ferrari has its own implementation of the Webasto mechanism. So if you modify the system and try to operate it while in motion, a gust of wind or sudden undulation on the road at the wrong time might land you in major grief. And I'll bet repairs won't be covered under warranty.

Remote operation on a stationary car is a different matter.

 

Correct. For a moment in one of the Cali T videos, it looks like the car is moving, but in fact, the camera is moving, creating the illusion. Sometimes with my 911, I have to "redo" the roof closing while stopped, because something is slightly off after closing while driving. I can't imagine how it would be with a so,I'd roof...

 

My feeling is the top is exactly the same with both cars -- like the 360 spider and F430 spider were.

 

Does that mean you are being tempted by the Dark Side?

 

+1

My thoughts exactly.

 

+1. You can get it done within the period of a traffic light, though a problem there is that the idiots around here often stop so close to your bumper it won't operate. If you creep forward a bit to get enough room, they creep up to fill the space! So, I pull off to the side or to a side street. First world problem, I know.

 

The roof operation is dependant upon nothing being in range of the rear parking sensor? Wow, I didn't know that... Never noticed that personally nor has it been noted by the owners I know, as they all pull to the side of the road to operate the roof.