Filed under: Convertibles, Safety, Ferrari
Oh the horror! Ferrari California post-crash test
We're fully aware that even supercars must undergo crash testing. But we like to think of the process the same way we do hamburgers. When we get hungry, we're able to totally banish any curiosity about what gruesome process transformed the cow into lunch.Photos from inside a slaughterhouse would evoke the same emotions as these shots of a Ferrari California after crash testing. The Italian Web site that posted them says they were taken at Ferrari supplier Webasto. The Germany-based company created the convertible top for Ferrari's Superamerica, and are apparently testing their product on the California.
But, thanks to Google's interesting Italian translation we're not exactly sure what's going on. Can you make any sense of, "According to recent information, however, Webasto has yet to make up because their folding roof is still suffering from a children's diseases." We sure hope it's not contagious and that not too many more Californias are sacrificed in the search for a cure.
[Source: CzechFerrari via Autogespot]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Pete 11:03AM (7/16/2008)
I think it actually looks better crashed!
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xpolarx 1:00PM (7/16/2008)
Ha...agreed. I'm not at all impressed with the Ferrari S2000. Did you watch the first video? It sounds awful.
CORVETTE ZR1 7:05PM (7/16/2008)
Yeah... is look's way better this way still Ugly though...
Torrent 9:21PM (7/16/2008)
One less fugly Ferrari California. Now like 100 Million to go. It looks like someone got a 599 GTB's front, and shoved it onto a Ford Focus's body. It looks at least 90 percent better after the crash. Definitley agreed.
Cary 10:17PM (7/16/2008)
+2
ML 11:04AM (7/16/2008)
I like it. The first custom-touch that actually improves the look of the ugly car!
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RG 11:11AM (7/16/2008)
Eh, can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs.
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ML 11:15AM (7/16/2008)
You wrote: "Photos from inside a slaughterhouse would evoke the same emotions as these shots of a Ferrari California after crash testing." Not so. We'd all feel sorry for the cow!
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pmiddle5 11:23AM (7/16/2008)
Well, atleast they arent pictures of a destroyed pretty car
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ehisforadam 11:33AM (7/16/2008)
At least its out of its misery.
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gotsmart 11:36AM (7/16/2008)
I wonder what speed that was crashed at. Lots of deformation, but the front wheels don't even look like they've moved.
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Colin Smith 11:41AM (7/16/2008)
I suppose teething pains are "children's diseases".
I bet that if this car turns out to be a great drive people might begin to like it.
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ML 11:49AM (7/16/2008)
I doubt it. You just can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear, even if you paint it red and slap a Ferrari shield on the front fenders.
garlinski 11:47AM (7/16/2008)
What's the over/under on how long it takes for a pretty red one to show up on wreckedexotics.com?
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Dude 11:50AM (7/16/2008)
OMG! A wrecked car. Thank you Autoblog for alerting me on this.
/sarcasm off
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John Johnson 12:00PM (7/16/2008)
" Attention! Debut is a series of close!"
I think the actual translation would be "series of fail".
It looks to me like they ran it in to a light post. Notice that the impact point is very small and in the center of the car. I want to see one where they crush the whole front end of the car. And then crush the entire car.
Good riddance.
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sunnycyclist 12:09PM (7/16/2008)
I love the answers to the poll, especially "Do me a rear part".
I hate to point it out, but that site was never in Italian. It was translated from Czech. It did take some detective work to figure that fact out, but perhaps the page's title "CzechFerrari.cz" provided a clue?
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Jake 12:52PM (7/16/2008)
I think by "childrens disease", they may have meant infant mortality, which is a common term in manufacturing refering to products that fail manufacturing tests.
Just my guess.
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Benfolio 1:10PM (7/16/2008)
None of you can afford it, so don't hate all over it, sheesh.
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Alex 2:28PM (7/16/2008)
yeah, lots of hate going on today. She may not be the prettier younger sister to the F430 but she can certainly hold her own.