Black Ferrari California T, three-quarter front view

Ferrari California T

2014–2017 · 3.9L twin-turbo V8, 552 hp · DCT · retractable hardtop
4.3 / 10
Involvement 6.0 / 10
Miles actually driven6.0
Bought to drive, not to flip5.0
Track-day sightingscontext · not scored2.0

Reference — shown, never scored

Handling · Retractable-hardtop weight; soft GT tune, easy speed7.0
Power-to-weight · commitment zone319 hp/t
552 hp · 1,730 kg

Why 4.3: A turbocharged V8, a folding hardtop and a mission statement aimed squarely at Bentley and Porsche cross-shoppers — everything the traditionalist Ferrari buyer resented on principle. It is also, not coincidentally, the easiest Ferrari on this site to drive to dinner, which is exactly the trade its critics never forgave.

DougScore 67 / 100Weekend 39/50 · Daily 28/502017 California T · dougdemuro.com

Market value

Median asking price, good condition · $199k (2014) → $105k (2026), trending down · illustrative data

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The long version

This was the car that reintroduced turbocharging to the Ferrari road-car lineup, a technical shift the marketing team spent real effort softening for a customer base raised on naturally aspirated shrieks. Purists treated the California nameplate as a punchline even before the T arrived, and the turbo engine gave them a second reason to keep the car at arm's length, regardless of how effortlessly it actually drove. That stigma shows up in the resale numbers: steady, unglamorous depreciation, the fate of an entry Ferrari bought by people who wanted the badge and the comfort more than the bloodline argument.

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