Ferrari 149M Project for Geneva Motor Show – looks like a California update

Ferrari are teasing the ‘149M Project’ for a reveal on 12th February – and a debut at the Geneva Motor Show – which looks likely to be a revised Ferrari California.

It’s was 2012 when Ferrari updated their entry-level car – the Ferrari California – with less weight, more power and a handling package, and it looks like they’re about to do the same again.

Ferrari are trailing a reveal of ‘Project 149M’ for the 12th February – and a reveal at the Geneva Motor Show next month – which, although slightly cryptic sounding, does point firmly to a Ferrari California ‘Modificato’.

The California has the internal product code ‘F149’ and Ferrari has a history of producing ‘Modificato’ or ‘M’ versions of their road cars to move the game on – think Ferrari 575M.

What seems most likely – apart perhaps from a few cosmetic tweaks – is that a revised California will get a new engine, and the likelihood is that it will be a modified version of the 3.8 litre V8 Ferrari produces for Maserati, which will mean a healthy boost from the California’s current 483bhp to something above 525bhp – and a turbo engine once again for a production Ferrari.

We’ll find out more in the next couple of weeks as Project 149M will be revealed on 12th February.