Review
Ferrari California T Cabrio
Price £ 155 254
reviewed by CarBuyer
- Easy to drive
- Decent size boot
- Clever sliding cover
- Useless rear seats
- running costs
- not the most beautiful Ferrari ever
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"The Ferrari California T is more at home to tear the streets cruising than the race track, and it is all the better for it."
Not all Ferraris are snorting animals. Models like the Ferrari California T is more at home on the M1 as the Monaco Grand Prix circuit. This is a drop-top 'grand tourer' rather than a sports car, so one models like the Bentley Continental GTC, Mercedes S-Class convertible and Maserati GranCabrio as rivals.
There is more conventional than many other Ferraris with the engine in the front and a usable boot at the back. it's even got four seats, although one can not really the back to use those as footwell there is practically non-existent.
This is actually the second generation of California, has the letter T at the end won the his name. that means the car now turbocharged, in the pursuit of both better performance and lower operating costs.
This, coupled with an automatic transmission, means it's all pretty Jekyll and Hyde. at low speeds, it is no heavier than a BMW 5 Series, to drive, but to pick up the pace and it develops a harder edge. Nevertheless, it is still very comfortable and surprisingly quiet.
It's easy to be thanks to an electrically operated roof, cruise control and an availability of Apple carplay to live that effectively the infotainment system of the vehicle is transformed into an extension of your iPhone. It is currently able to offer one of the few super sports car such a function.
Some purists have been left underwhelmed by the GT personality California T, so Ferrari an optional Handling Speciale package in early summer 2016 introduced a to provide more participation ride. Comprising some styling and mechanical improvements for little more than £ 5,500, the package gives the car more dynamic and more attractive, if you want to make the most of its performance.
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MPG, Rates & CO2 runs
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this is an entry-level Ferrari, but it's still to run expensive
Although clearly in this respect better than the old CA will cost the California T still package to run. Ferrari claims it is on average capable of 24.1mpg, but if you have tremendous self-control, a few severe prods of the accelerator is to lay waste to this figure. CO2 emissions at 273 g / km reviewed so that your road tax bill is £ 505 per year be.
The running costs are pretty standard for a car like this, but it is worth the California T memory looks like it costs much more than its £ 155,000 asking price. As long as you with options not get carried away, this is - in our test car more than £ 0,000 cost
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However, the running costs by a free Ferrari Genuine maintenance program, the maintenance for the first seven years of the car defused covers planned life, regardless of mileage. Ferrari claims that in addition to the strong values on the used market, the service plan, the California T makes cheaper in the first three years to run as many of its competitors.
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motors, drive & Performance
- [1945081Power] is abundant and it is remarkably comfortable
in the heart of the Ferrari California T is a turbocharged 3.9-liter V8 engine - something that make the Ferrari purists might wince. But the fact is, adding a turbocharger has done nothing to this car to subdue nature and there is great joy to be derived from hard work of the engine. It sounds great, and make the optional LEDs on the steering wheel - for the full Ferrari F1 effect - endlessly entertaining
The California takes only 3.6 seconds to cover 0-62mph and its top speed is staggering. 196 hours miles. Reply by accelerator moment, but not so much that you will be rolling in traffic. This has much to do with the paddle-shift transmission. You can use it in automatic mode and leave waft along, or you can change gears themselves. There is no shift knob, but a series of buttons, so you need to manually select whether you. In automatic or manual mode
There are also famous "Manettino" switch Ferrari, which you can switch between Normal, Sport and Race modes. To configure these different suspension and traction control settings. In normal or sport mode, is driving more than acceptable for the UK roads, but you can choose a "bumpy road" mode in the sports setting that you are the best of everything.
Finally, Ferrari offers a 'Handling Speciale "package for the bigger thrill seekers. This £ 5,500 option package features a stiffer suspension, a loud exhaust and a transmission capable of rapid shifts. It does not turn on, the California-T in a bona fide supercar, but it feels gloriously on the right track and is well worth the money if you have enough to buy the car in the first plaec.
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Interieur & comfort
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not quite as elegant as a Bentley or Aston, but still has a sense of occasion
There is no doubt, you are but a Ferrari in something if you do not last sitting in a California T, because of the abundance of prancing horses. The dials look like they have just come out of a race car, with a huge tachometer, speedometer and a smaller one screen displaying all kinds of performance or driving data. What it is not displayed, the navigation system, which is relegated to a rather inconspicuous unit
The gear selection keys in the center console, are in the vicinity of the ventilation controls -. The labels of which are quite hard to read. The strange thing is that it's hard to be to be exact on the Californian interior because so many parts are optional -. And expensive
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practicality & trunk
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spacious for two, and enough space for a weekend
first things first: while the CA-T has four seats, it is described as a 2 + 2 - so the rear seats for children are the most appropriate. There are even two ISOFIX mounts, but you will fit a child seat still struggling. Space front is excellent, although there are no cup holders - or any real memory at all for that matter -. Should that be a deal-breaker for you
This out of the way, and the realization that the rear seats, which are for extra storage, the California T relatively easy to live. With the roof the boat measures 340 liters, which is what you would find in a Ford Fiesta on the. Fold the roof and the available space is reduced predictable to be sufficient only for a few squashy bags.
wind buffeting with the roof down is not so bad, although a wind deflector folds and stores in the roof will keep all but the most unruly hair in check.
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reliability and safety
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Much Security Kit and it feels well built
not surprisingly, Ferrari does not have satisfaction survey in our driver performance property, so that it is hard to be objective, which will be the California to drive every day. It is certainly not feel like a fragile supercar, although few Californias cover the kind of big mileages you would a BMW M6 and Porsche 911. expect
There is a usual range of safety kit also including a number of airbags and a pop-up roll bars. There are still a number of incredibly powerful carbon-ceramic brakes to stop you hit something in the first place.
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price, price-performance ratio and options
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Many standard equipment, but also more expensive options
We are would be thrilled if Ferrari has sold a California T, fitted without any options. There are many of them, and they are all very expensive. Highlights include special paint that anything up to £ 7100, Ferrari badge on the front wings (£ 1,000) and countless interior trim costs, the wallet-wilting add amounts.
Nevertheless, the optional audio upgrade fitted to our test car impressed (as it should for £ 3,500). The sound is balanced and bassy tracks sound great. Best of all is that the interior does not rattle when you increase the volume -. Although anyone who wants to listen to music when you have a big V8 engine under the hood
Even if you avoid these options, there is still much to enjoy. A vehicle tracking system is standard, as is a set of 19-inch wheels, power-operated heated seats and a 6.5-inch touch screen, the powers of the DAB radio, nav and Bluetooth connectivity sat. It's a shame that it's pretty tricky to work very slow to respond to inputs and is rather old fashioned looking - especially compared to the rest of the interior of California
Apple carplay is a special highlight .. This allows it to operate the touch screen when your iPhone. It's a clever design and the California-T was one of the first cars to offer. The system works very well, provides a level of operational familiarity iPhone users not just in a regular "native" would find system. If you organize your life with your iPhone - and many of us do -. Then the California T the perfect extension of this is
There is also a cruise control function which is certainly one of the most impressive looking for a fitted car. It is operated by a control of the name 'Pit Speed'. Who does not want that?
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