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Ferrari releases more photos of the California, now with the top up!

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Click above for a high-res gallery of the Ferrari California

var digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/autos/New_Ferrari_California_Pics’; The gang in Maranello is continuing to dribble out more imagery of the new Ferrari California roadster, now with the car now making its first appearance with its tough top up. that blue GT can be seen in the gallery below with the top up, down and halfway in amidst. Thankfully, in spite of the 2+ designation (whatever that means) the car still maintains two-seater proportions, so it doesn’t have a ridiculously towering rear deck. There has been plenty of discussion in the comments about the virtues of the California’s design details, but the overall proportions are definitely classic GT the folding tough top manages not to screw that up.

Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo recently had his first crack at driving the new car at the company’s Fiorano pop quiz track and unsurprisingly

came absent feeling fairly effusive about the newcomer. In the bosses words, “The California is, like all of our models, the epitome of cutting-edge innovation.” The new tough top can apparently change state in a mere 14 seconds. Hopefully it will plus prove to be more dependable than some other such examples. It’s going to be a lengthy summer of teasing from Ferrari before the California makes its debut at the Paris Motor Show in October. In the meanwhile, Ferrari’s latest press release is after the jump.

Gallery: 2009 Ferrari California