Dorkiphus.net

Dorkiphus.net (https://dorkiphus.net/porsche/index.php)
-   Miscellaneous Discussions (https://dorkiphus.net/porsche/forumdisplay.php?f=53)
-   -   Ferrari California T (https://dorkiphus.net/porsche/showthread.php?t=33326)

BobNovas 10-02-2014 12:47 PM

Ferrari California T
 
2 Attachment(s)
Angela and I both got to drive California T's. She drove a red one top up and I drove a blue one top down. 3.85L twin turbocharged 570HP, 570lbft. Really nice. Great right seat pro along for the ride, very professional, and I didn't take the walk of shame. Thank you Ferrari of Washington! It was great. The new auto shifters just can't be beat. I think I'm coming around to preferring them over a manual.

The first picture is Angela with a normally aspirated 4.8L 2014 model. We drove the 2015 Twin turbos that you can see in the background of the second picture.

N0tt0N 10-02-2014 01:04 PM

Wow! I like your house, too! ;)

BobNovas 10-02-2014 01:24 PM

yeah, the summer cottage in Ashburn. :)

rs911t 10-02-2014 01:30 PM

Seriously! Where's the new place?

BobNovas 10-02-2014 01:37 PM

oh puhlease, Greg. That's Belmont Manor, at the Belmont Country Club. We showed up in a Honda CRV, to valet parking.

rs911t 10-02-2014 01:56 PM

:) I've lived in Leesburg 8 years - didn't know about that house. Very cool.

jbailey930 10-02-2014 02:53 PM

Yeah, Bob, you bogarted those rides to us locals! Looks like so much fun!
Greg, its the big manor house across from Lansdowne where they used to have summer concert series. Now its part of the country club.

Robert in Potomac 10-03-2014 12:59 PM

Also drove one of the new California T's. It is a very powerful car, much more so than the previous non turbos. They are pushing this model as an every day driver and I think it may be the least expensive Ferrari. Many "normal" features on car, like front and rear camera's, power steering wheel adjustment, power rear deck lid, etc.

One thing that I found interesting is that with Ferrari's 7 speed dual clutch you cannot select what was race mode and is now ESC (or something) off and drive efficiently in automatic. It reverts to normal street driving with up shifts at relatively low rpm's. This is a significant difference from Porsche's PDK, which permits driving in automatic at the track. However, in manual (paddle shifters) the shifts are lightening fast.


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 12:54 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.