One of the worst-kept secrets in the automobile business - Ferrari's new-fangled baby grand tourer - has been the area under debate of forceful rumor throughout its development, even as Maranello with conviction denied its extinction. At the moment, the birth announcement has been completed. The car is named California, as well as the proud parent's cinema show a front-engine, two-plus-two convertible GT. The public will be able to get a look at the most recent adding together to the Ferrari relatives in October, at the Paris automobile show.
The California is mechanical by a 4.3-liter V-8, making it the aperture front-engine Ferrari road car to use a V-8 rather than a V-12. The engine breaks new floor used for Ferrari by using unswerving injection. It boasts 454 hp at a correctly exotic 7500 rpm as well as is mated completely by means of Ferrari's original dual-clutch automatic, a seven-speed. Ferrari claims that the combo will zip the California from 0 to 62 mph in less than 4.0 seconds. Backing up with the intention of performance are carbon-ceramic disc brakes (which are at the moment standard on all Ferraris) with a chassis that features a new-fangled multilink rear deferral.
11-23-2009, 09:33 AM
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