The long-awaited day! Actually on May 2, 2018Ferrari is PortofinoI was planning to test drive, but for some reason suddenly at this time, the Portofino test drive itself was canceled.
I've been looking forward to the reschedule test drive today! I got the first frame in the morning, so it's the first test drive!
It's Cornes Shiba's event (?), So I went to Cornes and first signed the test drive agreement in this red file.
The Ferrari salesman said to Ferrari's older sister, "Well, even a drink for your wife." "No, no, wait a minute! Portofino is a four-seater, isn't it? I'm going to go !! ", when I was about to be left behind, I insisted and boarded (laughs). Because! I can't stand waiting for a cup of tea at Cornes because it's so small that I have a chance to ride Portofino! It will ride already! !!
That's why the bright red Portofino who came out in front of Cornes! The tension rises ~.
The design under this side is characteristic (lower), is it like 488? splendid. The design around the front wheels is also nice.
It's the first test drive, so the sales staff is also fluffy. No, I can ride the real (I don't have any fake ones (laughs)) Portofino-san from now on! !! I'm looking forward to it too much.
Compared to the California T, the design is still cooler and crisper. but…Impressions when I first saw the actual car beforeIt's the same as that, but I didn't say "It's completely different from Cali T!", So I wasn't really impressed with "Wow, it's completely different!". But after all, everywhere was cool.
When I got into the car, the first thing I thought was different from the Cali T was the position of the button (?) That controls the window. In Portofino, the yellow circle in the photo below was the button for operating the window. Cali T has a button a little higher.
In addition, this Portofino had an optional passenger display. Since the running speed etc. are displayed even in this yellow circle, can people in the passenger seat also enjoy it?
After that, the speed display displayed when running became insanely large, so it was easy to see (by the driver), and there were differences such as the navigation became larger.
It was a really nice day today, the sun was very warm but the wind was cool and it was a great day to drive in a convertible!
Husband: It was a little chilly because it was about 17 degrees in the morning, but when the salesman turned on the heater, it became quite warm up to the neck. This must be done in California T! I thought.
However, the back seats had a lot of wind involved, and I was sitting behind, and my hair was messed up at the end (laughs). In addition, I could hardly hear the conversation that my husband and salesman were talking about in front of me (laughs). Well, I still enjoyed the ride with a great feeling!
White clouds in a really beautiful blue sky. The test drive took me from Cornes Shiba to Odaiba, so it was a really great drive beyond the Rainbow Bridge!
↑ After all, around the navigation that looks like a frog (laughs).
Husband: The mouth is wider than the California T, and the air conditioner outlet is facing down, so it looks a lot dull.
During the test drive, Caterham Super Seven also appeared before (and so on), and it was a very meaningful time for the test drive while watching everyone enjoying the drive.
It was a nice weekend, so everyone probably went out for a drive ~.
The Portofino test drive was very entertaining in this way, but in conclusion, "Portofino is a very good car, but I can enjoy it enough with the California T I am riding now, so I wonder if my house will still wait for two years for a new car ... "It was that kind of feeling. ← I can't wait because I want it as soon as I think "I want it!" ... The vessel is still small ... (laughs).
From the husband who was actually driving, the big difference compared to Mr. Cali T is that it is easy to see the back right, and when the turn signal is pushed all the way, it stays on, and when it is lightly pushed, it can be understood only by operation. It's easy (husband: California T keeps sticking with a click and long presses 3 times, so you can't tell what the turn signal is like unless you look at the meter. If you open it, you can't hear the sound of the turn signal. ), And I thought it would be nice to be able to close the roof even if it was moving a little.
After the test drive, there were people who made the next reservation again, so Portofino was used, but our sales staff had some time, so from there we had a cup of tea and talked about various things. It was a lot of fun!
I go to various car dealers, but I feel that CORNES Shiba is the place where you can drop in and talk leisurely. After talking for a while, when I returned, I regretfully looked at Mr. Portofino in the rear-view mirror ...
I was happy to have the best test drive experience on the best weather day! Thank you, CORNES!
I'm Rika, the author of this article. Ever since Porsche 911 became my favorite car, I've become totally addicted to Porsche, and I can't stop loving Porsche, so I started this blog. My favorite cars are 911 Carrera (991.2), 911 Carrera Cabriolet (992.1), and 911 Carrera T (992.1).
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