Official Ferrari California Picture Thread

And with spacers.

 

8,000 miles of wonderful driving. So far we like the car alot and at the same time would not mind if it was retuned to add extra verve between 4,000 and 5,500 rpm, above 5,500 tons of fun.
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I saw the California for the first time a couple of weeks ago and, to be honest, I wasn't impressed. The one I saw was red which, IMO, does the design no justice. However, if it looked like this one I think it would have made a better impression on me

 

here's mine
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....and mine
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Nice! Any interior shots?

Gr. Martin

 

+1

 

+++a couple other shots (black interior looks dark-gray due to bright sun)
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A fellow fchatter was kind enough to send me a picture of my car while on the way to SCS from OC
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my cali spots
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I saw many California's at the Ferrari Challenge event in Homestead,FL. http://www.rcmwynns.com/www.rcmwynns.com/Events/Pages/Ferrari_Challenge_2010.html

 

I'm not sure if you were the one at the 458 event the other night but someone had a white California --- and I thought it was fantastic.

It was the first white one I have seen in person. Photos do not do it justice. Very nice car you have there.

 

No, that wasn't me at the 458 event. I do know there is another white one in socal. The last time I saw it, it was at F of NB. I almost ordered it in grigio medio, but am quite happy that I got white instead. Thanks for dakine words.

 

Nice!

Gr. Martin

 

I love that the California has the same touchscreen nav/radio as the Chrysler Sebring.

 

I would have to say that the nav/phone/etc system is the weakest part of the car. If all they were going to do was buy one from someone else they could have made a much better choice of which one to buy. (Yes, I have a California so I speak from actual use)

 

Car and Driver votes for the 599's stereo:

Navigation is standard, but the California uses a head unit from the Chrysler parts bin instead of the bespoke Bose system from the 599GTB. Ferraris used to come without a radio, which might be less of an insult than providing one that’s also found in a Dodge Caravan.​

I wonder how this came about. Is there some kind of Chrysler/Ferrari partnership? Fiat owns both so maybe this is the start of some technology transfer. I wonder how much more fine Chrysler tech will find it's way into Ferraris?
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I'm not sure how much part-sharing will be going on, but I have a 2009 Dodge Ram with the Uconnect system and I think it's pretty good. I like it way better than the iDrive in the Boss's X5. My wife put all my CDs on it so now I don't have to mess with my iPod or CDs. I can confirm that the Beach Boys sound excellent on it. I can also confirm that the crappy pop music my wife listens to still sounds like cats being tortured so it can't perform miracles..

Of course, I can barely operate the DVR thingie we have, so maybe it's not good but just simple (much like it's owner).

 

My Maserati has it's AC system from GM. GM even bragged about it in some commercials. It works great... better than my F430 actually.

This was done way before the Chrysler deal. In fact, it's probably not even a Chrysler product but made from one of many different systems manufacturers.

Car makers do this stuff all the time. There's always non essential things that come from parts bins. Airbags, seat belts, electronics, CD players, etc. So, I don't think it really matters much. The real issue is with the Nav is... does it work. Who made it is not a big deal.

Lambo borrows from Audi, Bentley borrows from VW, RR borrows from BMW... the list goes on.

If they used a Euro system, it probably wouldn't work as well and someone in Europe would complain that it came from a Citroen.

Really---are we THAT concerned about a Ferrari when we start to complain that the Nav system came from another maker? I mean... the NAV SYSTEM? Who really gives a hoot?

 

+12.72 ... the Cali is great, nav works great, mine says Ferrari right on the top and that is good enough for me. Whiners all of them. My only complaint is the bluetooth does not always connect automatically to my stupid iPhone, but I have not mentioned it to the dealer yet.

 

I think the nav system is actually made by Alpine. Still, it's got to be a big boost for Sebring owners to know that they have Ferrari-quality equipment on board.

 

It's easy to use. That's good enough for me. It beats the piece of crap Becker in my 456. Although, I just test drove a VW Routan, and it made me laugh when I noticed that it had the same system as my Cali.

 

I remember reading somewhere that the system is actually from a Canadian company that obviously produces the system for a number of companies. My guess is it probably works fine - just the finish of the face plate looks crappy when compared to the rest of the interior which is superb.

 

Not my favorite Ferrari, but...
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Yeah, the car is great, but can we see more shots of the girl beside the white ferrari?