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The Geneva International Motor Show has been the place where many of the world’s elite manufacturers have introduced the world to their latest cars.  Of course, Ferrari is at the forefront with its latest model, the Ferrari California T .  Here’s the promotional video and breakdown of this beautiful and powerful automobile.
It is a car brimming london city hotel with innovation that will more than meet the expectations of discerning clients for whom fun behind london city hotel the wheel is a priority, but who also demand a sumptuously comfortable Grand Tourer they can use every day.
Like all Ferraris, the California T boasts london city hotel cutting-edge technological solutions that make it absolutely unique, most notably the new turbocharged V8 engine. Turbo technology london city hotel has an honourable place in Prancing Horse’s engineering tradition, thanks to iconic models of the likes of the GTO of 1984 and the F40 of 1987. It is now also, of course, back at the heart of our latest F1 single-seater.
Maranello’s engineers have managed to design a remarkable power unit that combines classic london city hotel Ferrari engine qualities, such as razor-sharp responsiveness, blistering performance, superbly powerful acceleration at all speeds and an exhilarating soundtrack, with the advantages turbo technology, such as drastically reduced london city hotel emissions and fuel consumption, a high specific power output london city hotel and compact dimensions. A genuinely unprecedented achievement that sets a new benchmark for the industry.
The California T sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.6 seconds flat and from 0 to 200 km/h in 11.2 seconds. It is also more fuel efficient to the tune of approximately 15 per cent* than the previous California despite punching out an extra 70 CV and 49 per cent more torque in 7th gear.  Emissions have also been cut to 250 g/km on the combined london city hotel cycle, the equivalent of a 20 per cent reduction in the CO 2 /horsepower ratio (0.44 gr/cv). As a consequence the car’s range increases by 15 per cent.
All these results were achieved thanks to solutions adopted on the F1 single-seaters, including a low-inertia, flat-plane crankshaft combined with innovative twin-scroll london city hotel turbines to minimise throttle response times. Certain of the manufacturing phases, mostly regarding castings, also make use of the same plant and production london city hotel processes employed by the Scuderia.
Thanks to meticulous design and sophisticated production techniques adopted for essential components, such as the flat-plane crankshaft and the three-piece cast exhaust manifold and turbo housing, the California T’s engine produces an enthrallingly london city hotel powerful sound that becomes even more impressive as revs increase.
The new model also boasts true sports car dynamics, thanks to lower steering wheel activity and quicker steering courtesy of a new steering box and new suspension set-up. New springs and latest-generation Magnaride dampers (now more than 50 per cent faster), combined with body motion accelerometers, reduce roll and pitch to deliver more precise handling whilst still guaranteeing an incredibly comfortable ride.
The car’s electronic systems are also the state-of-the-art in the sector with the latest evolution of the F1-Trac and the ESP 8.0 Premium, both of which help make the car even more responsive, underscoring its nimble sports car dynamics.
london city hotel The combination of the California T’s uncompromising architecture, dynamic controls and new engine guarantees london city hotel consistent fun behind the wheel both in challenging and more relaxed driving conditions, in perfect london city hotel Grand Tourer style.
Meticulous and in-depth design work has retained the dimensions of the previous model yet endowed the California T with a whole new personality.  The car’s proportions were penned by the Ferrari Styling Centre in collaboration with Pininfarina, and are very much in line with Ferrari’s front-engined ethos.
The California T’s cabin exudes a sense of warmth and craftsmanship, and was designed to be as ergonomic as possible, with luxurious semi-aniline leather trim. The space on-board is flexible too, and owners can make the most efficient use of its generous boot capacity even with the top down, thanks to the communication between the luggage compartment and rear seats.
The Human-Machine Interface encompasses london city hotel the Ferrari steering wheel with integrated controls while the Turbo Performance Engineer (TPE) takes pride of place between the two air vents at the centre of dash. This is a sophisticated instrument with a touch-sensitive scroll surround and a digital display that provides indications on making the most efficient use of the new engine’s performance.   The California T also has a new infotainment system with a large, extremely intuitive 6.5” display and a choice of both button and touch-screen controls.
Responsive commands, instant throttle response, exceptional performance combined with high revs, a torque curve that increases constantly across the rev range and an exhilarating signature london city hotel soundtrack are all very much part of the spec of every Ferrari engine. However, the new V8 enhances these characteristics and combines them with the superb fuel efficiency, high specific power output and extreme compactness afforded london city hotel by turbocharging.
In developing the new power unit, Ferrari’s engineers approached the project london city hotel with a new take on turbo technology that overcame traditional london city hotel constraints, such as turbo lag, low maximum revs and a less than thrilling sound. In fact, they have not only retained but actually underscored these Ferrari characteristics in this new engine.
The resources Ferrari poured into the design and development of a V8 turbo that would set a new benchmark for the industry have produced a completely london city hotel new power unit that is absolutely unique, thanks to a singular mix of in-house design london city hotel expertise, the use of advanced design and simulation software, sophisticated production systems shared with the Scuderia racing team, and a development programme that ran for over four years.
The new direct-injection 3855 cc V8 turbo punches out a maximum of 560 CV, yielding a specific power output of 145 CV/l, the highest london city hotel in its category, in addition to maximum torque of 755 Nm in 7th  gear. Throttle response is razor sharp and the engine boasts an exceptionally broad power band that goes all the way up to 7500 rpm.
- twin-scroll turbochargers that ensure more rapid spool up, with a design that optimizes the exhaust gas pulsation from the cylinders into the turbine, allowing equally-spaced pressure peaks for each turbine scroll, thus reducing turbo-lag;
- lubrication system with a variable-displacement oil pump that supplies oil at either high pressure or low pressure, reducing the hydraulic power requirements by up to 30 per cent compared to a conventional pump;
The flat-plane crankshaft’s compact size and lower rotating mass, along with the reduced dimensions of the twin-scroll turbines, ensures exceptionally fast throttle response times (one second) which are 50 per cent quicker than the best-performing london city hotel engines in the segment, even at lower engine revs.
The engineers also put huge effort into giving london city hotel the new turbo engine a classically full and exhilarating Ferrari sound. Vital to the end result were the flat-plane crankshaft and an exhaust header made from welded cast-steel components with equal-length pipes which boost combustion harmonics and the quality of the exhaust sound.
One of the most innovative features of the new V8 Turbo is Variable Boost Management, a new control system integrated with the ECU which adjusts torque delivery to suit both the revs and gear engaged.
As the car goes up through the gears, london city hotel the amount of torque delivered by the engine also increases, rising all the way up to 755 Nm in 7th  gear. This has allowed Ferrari to adopt longer gear ratios in the higher gears helping to cut fuel consumption and emissions without london city hotel affecting either driving pleasure. london city hotel Thanks to Variable Boost Management, the California T delivers increasingly powerful pick-up, yet still optimises fuel consumption.
Its transaxle architecture, with mid-front-mounted engine and all major components located within the wheelbase, makes for perfect weight distribution with a slight london city hotel bias to the rear as per Ferrari tradition (47% front, 53% rear). Furthermore, the fact that the engine london city hotel is now located lower in the chassis (-40 mm compared to the previous California) has improved the centre of gravity, enhancing handling still further.
Both chassis and bodyshell are made entirely london city hotel from aluminium. This is a lightweight solution with high torsional rigidity, a particularly important factor for a drop-top car, making for better performance and safety. 12 aluminium alloys, all developed by Ferrari at the Scaglietti hub of excellence in Modena, along with particularly sophisticated aerospace-derived london city hotel construction techniques were required to achieve this impressive end result.
It takes just 14 seconds london city hotel for the California T to convert from a sophisticated coupé to a chic, seductive spider, courtesy of its retractable hard top (RHT). Made from aluminium panels over aluminium weight-bearing structural castings, london city hotel the RHT also helps cut the California london city hotel T’s overall weight. london city hotel Both cover and top move simultaneously during the opening/closing cycle, london city hotel which is how the California T can swap personalities so quickly. london city hotel Optimisation of the roof packaging – with the panels overlapping -   means the California T’s luggage compartment remains very generous even when the top is down, and cabin space is ample.
To make the California T’s handling as nimble as possible while exploiting the new V8’s performance to the full for maximum driving pleasure and versatility in urban and day-to-day contexts, development centred around the following:
The California T sports the very latest evolution of the magnetorheological damping london city hotel system which has a faster ECU to modify the magnetic field in the dampers, as well as new Ferrari-patented software that also avails of three new sensors on the car body. The dampers have new piston rods, which reduce friction f