The Ferrari California is a convertible/cabriolet with 2 doors and a front mounted engine which supplies the power through the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a dry sumped naturally aspirated engine of 4.3 litre capacity. This unit features double overhead camshaft valve gear, a 90 degree V 8 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It produces 454 bhp (460 PS/339 kW) of power at 7750 rpm, and maximum torque of 485 N·m (358 lb·ft/49.5 kgm) at 5000 rpm. Lubrication is of the dry sump-type.
The engine powers the wheels through a 6 speed manual gearbox.
Its stated kerb weight is 1630 kg.
Top claimed speed is 310 km/h (193 mph), officially stated fuel consumption figures are 19.4/9.4/13.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 299.0 g/km.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Number of doors | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2670 mm | 105.1 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1630 mm | 64.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1605 mm | 63.2 inches | |
| Length | 4563 mm | 179.6 inches | |
| Width | 1902 mm | 74.9 inches | |
| Height | 1308 mm | 51.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1630 kg | 3594 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 78 litres | 17.2 [20.6] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | 0.32 | ||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ferrari | ||
| Engine code | F 136 IB | ||
| Cylinders | V 8 in 90° vee | ||
| Capacity | 4.3 litre 4297 cc (262.219 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 94 × 77.37 mm
3.7 × 3.05 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.21 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 32 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 460 PS (454 bhp) (339 kW) at 7750 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 485 Nm (358 ft·lb) (49.5 kgm) at 5000 rpm |
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| Specific output | 78.8 kW/litre 107.1 ps/litre 105.7 bhp/litre 1.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
112.87 Nm/litre
1.36 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | dry sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 12.2:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1418.4 kPa (205.7 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 537.13 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | 22.1 s | ||
| Maximum speed | 310 km/h (193 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 282.4 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 PS/kg 207.7 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.21 kW/kg 278.53 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.28 bhp/kg 0.12 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 4.81 kg/kW 8.04 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 19.4/9.4/13.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 19.4/9.4/13.1 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| km/litre | 5.2/10.6/7.6 km/l urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 14.6/30.1/21.6 UK MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| US MPG | 12.1/25.0/18.0 US MPG urban/extra-urban/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | 299.0 g/km NEDC | ||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | M | ||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.DW. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 245/40 ZR 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | 285/40 ZR 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/VeDi-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 390 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 360 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.82 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.44 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 270105 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 43.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2008 Ferrari California added 2012-05-15. Last modified 2022-11-27. |
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