Ferrari has "cracked under pressure" and turned to the "dark side" of forced induction.
Throttle response perfection and free-revving purity will give way for lower emissions and fuel consumption. It's more "common sense" and less "irrational emotion" for Ferrari's new entry level V8 convertible.
At least it's still a V8.
This brand new Ferrari engine will join a host of successful twin turbo V8 implementations from BMW, Mercedes, Audi and others.
These companies have been very successful with V8 TT engines, so Ferrari isn't risking much here - it's a formula that is known to work and produce very little, if any, loss of driving pleasure in exchange for superior dynamics, especially under low RPM.
California is not only a revolutionary engine under the hood, it is also a pretty redesign of the first generation California, with much of the lines derived from the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta.
