Good News: There's A New Turbocharged Ferrari
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Jack Baruth
Published: February 15th, 2014
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Bad news: this is it.
To at least partially rectify this state of affairs, next year’s California will sport a twin-turbo 3.8L V8 producing 552 hp and 523 lb-ft of torque. A twin-clutch seven-speeder is the only transmission option, and the complex folding roof remains standard equipment.
Alternately, you could buy a used Z06 and keep your self-respect.
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So when does the $30K fake Ferrari come out in order to badge whore the brand?
Appears to be in line with the weight loss regimen the car's been subjected to since '12. Should provide an even lighter, better balanced result with increased power as a bonus. Also, between this and the FF, the grin that characterized the previous gen Mazda3 doesn't seem as absurd anymore.
The one thing I can't stand about Ferrari Californias are the fake exhaust tips. Might as well throw a No Fear sticker and some KC lights on it to go with the fake exhaust, because that's the bush league where such style gimmicks reside. Not on a Ferrari!
So there goes the last manual transmission Ferrari. The brandmeans less in its absence. Noisy cars for old men isn't the brand identity I idolized as a youth.