Police in Western Australia have locked up a rare Ferrari California clocked at over twice the legal limit.
Police told that the driver - 57-year-old Perth freelance motoring writer Rod Easdown - was caught at 231km/h.
The car - doing media test rounds - has been impounded by WA police and Easdown will be charged with reckless driving.
The ultra-desirable California is powered by a new V8 engine, unusually mid-front mounted, generating 325kW at 7500rpm.
It packs the same high-tech F1-Trac traction control system that debuted on the 599 GTB Fiorano. New Zealand Herald
Driving a Ferrari California - one of just two in the country - is a “shattering” experience.
That’s what one motoring writer said after driving the $472,000 sports car.
Police have impounded the supercar for seven days.
And that could mean a number of his colleagues who were waiting to review the car this week will be forced to miss out.
But it is understood the review car is much in demand and it is unlikely test drives can be rescheduled. Brisbane Times
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