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THE FERRARI CALIFORNIA 30 is the entry level Ferrari. You know, the affordable one!
This 30 Edition sees a power increase of 30hp and weight savings of 30kg compared to the previous model – and it also comes with a Handling Speciale package, which adds stiffer springs and more responsive magnetorheological dampers.
A grand tourer with a retractable hard top, this motor has buckets of character and is perfect for sports driving but also suitable for long journeys and trips to town.
Ferrari turned to its partner Pininfarina for the design of the California and the result is a muscular, flowing shape with sculpted lines with great proportions – so it looks good whether the roof is up or down.
The car is finished in Grigio Silverstone and the front features the teardrop lighting cluster and slatted radiator grille that has become a Ferrari trademark.
The slender air intake vent on the bonnet and the side air vents both echo distinctive features of the legendary 1957 Ferrari California 250. This particular car rolls on 20-inch diamond sport wheels with ceramic brakes.
The cabin is a luxurious place to be and comes with a carbon-fibre center console arch, leather-upholstered dash in a two-tone black and tan, and a central 6.5-inch touch screen with satnav.
The seats are upholstered in diamond stitched tan leather and can be adjusted in every conceivable way for the perfect driving position. The backrest structure is built from magnesium – designed to achieve the maximum in comfort and ergonomics while reducing weight at the same time.
While this is not the most spacious of cars, there is a fold-down rear seat-back linking the cockpit with the 340-litre boot. (This becomes 240 litres with the roof down.)
As you would expect with such a high-end car there is a suite of safety features including ABS, stability control, front and side airbags and seatbelt pre-tensioners as well as much more.
This car is powered by a naturally aspirated 4.3litre V8 engine mated to an automatic dual clutch transmission with no fewer than seven forward gears, which sends power to the rear wheels.
That V8 punches out 490hp with maximum torque of 505Nm at 5000rpm. It does the 0-100km/h dash in about 3.8 seconds and goes on to a top speed of 312km/h or 194mph if you are keeping it old school.
This 2013 Ferrari California 30 Edition falls into tax band G, which is €2,350 a year. It comes with 20,921km on the clock and a €229,500 price tag.
If this Ferrari California 30 is your dream car, then contact DC Motor Co in Dublin to arrange a test drive.
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Or maybe parents can step up and actually monitor their kids phone usage.
An example is Google’s family link. I use that for my 12 year olds phone. I see exactly what apps are on the phone. No other apps can be downloaded unless I give permission. Web sites are restricted , even search queries are restricted. I see exactly what he’s doing, how much time is spent and so on. I can turn off any app or Internet access when I want.
The apps are out there for this.
What’s the problem is parents are just blindly giving kids phones and think that’s it, job done.
As for Tik Tok. Any parent who lets their kid use that needs their head examined.
@Shane Kinsella (Kinsey): any kid with either a friend, or themselfs being tech savvy will get around all those wonderful parental controls.
@Martin Mongan: nope, doesn’t work like that . It’s locked down , only I can remove the app.
@Shane Kinsella (Kinsey): I find that family link works a treat also
@Shane Kinsella (Kinsey): 100%. Just more lazy parenting leading to the creation of an industry. A government agency will be set up with large amounts of taxpayers money funding it. We are handing over control of every aspect of our lives to the state.
@Shane Kinsella (Kinsey): I applaud you, unfortunately though, as referenced in the article, the majority of parents just aren’t willing or able to monitor their kids internet usage. Therefore something must be done, as the danger of this issue is too great, big companies are taking advantage of our children and using them to make profit, I reckon that’s reason enough for government intervention, by way of enforcing what regulation is already in place.
I don’t need to wait 20 years to know that I’m already shocked at what kids look at online.
If you let a child go to bed with their phone and access to Google, you may as well let them go to bed with a bunch of strangers in the room.
Nobody under the age of 16 should be allowed own a smartphone and it should be made law, you have access to far too much information that impressionable minds just can’t or shouldn’t have to comprehend. You can say what you like about parental controls and all that mullarkey but kids will find a way around all of those. With the amount of predators on the internet and cases of online bullying that have led to child suicides it’s just proof that you need strong legislation around this to protect children
@Michael McGrath: Crime is committed almost exclusively by bad adults. Anything that endangers the formation of young minds is obviously harmful to adult minds also.
Please look after my kids, I can’t be bothered
When I was growing up, all I wanted to do was what the adults where doing, go to pubs and drink alcohol, and now all kids want to do is not only drink but use a smart device, why? Because that’s what most adult do, and use their phones, especially when in the company of their children. I have witnessed this every day, yet parents have no idea why their children want it so bad. Parents are obviously to how much time they spend on their devices. Open your eyes, and you shall see!
@AphroBeat: 100%
Big difference between
Being a Parent
and
Having Children
“Think of a smartphone like a loaded gun – would you allow your 6-year old to go to sleep with a smartphone under their pillow?”
Really!? The two are incomparable and that statement is a classic fear tactic to sell your trash article. I don’t let my kids near phones. You never know what manipulative predators are out there. As for their guns, they always sleep with the safety on.
@Rees: How is it a ‘trash’ article? You admit to not leaving your kids near phones for fear of the ‘manipulative predators are out there’.
So this lady, a highly qualified lady, writes an article to highlight these dangers in the hope of reaching/educating parents and its ‘trash’?
Why because you didn’t like an analogy she used? And you accuse her of using fear tactics to sell her article? Even though you fear for your own children’s safety with these devices.. so surely you know it’s not scaremongering or fear tactics.. and they do present very real dangers?
Confused much?
The government will set up a committee to look into it and report back in 10 years time.
Not just Smart Phones but Thick Tely are a threat to mental health of children and adults. Violent upsetting promotions of nastiest scenes from late night “Crime as Entertainment” programs shown from peak afternoon hours mixed in with family viewing viewings.
A public health expert no less. Who confers these titles on people?
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