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| 2009 Ferrari California @ 2008 Paris Auto Show |
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Pulled out of its secret workshop and
displayed on the grounds of the Ferrari
factory just for us, the 2009 Ferrari
California stops us all in our tracks. We all
just stand there. Mouths open. Like
high-schoolers in the presence of bare
breasts for the first time.
This is a gorgeous car. With Pininfarina
bodywork created under the direction of
Donato Coco, Ferrari's new design chief, the
California is a real stunner, particularly
with the roof up. Roof down it loses a trifle
of that extraordinary well-balanced beauty,
but only a trifle. Unlike other cars with a
retractable hardtop, the proportions remain
intact when the passengers expose themselves
to the sun.
For instance, the fender vents are a welcome
homage to the car from which the California
takes its inspiration, the powerfully
evocative Ferrari 250GT SWB Spyder California
introduced at the 1960 Geneva auto show. And
the long, hollow grooves in the sills have a
function, as they direct air to ducts that
cool the rear transaxle.
No question about it, the newest Ferrari is a
looker. Full-figured, but a looker still the
same.
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