Testarossa (Italy, 1984)

Ferrari unveiled the popular Testarossa model at the 1984 Paris Motor Show. This car would become an actual symbol of the 1980’s culture, being especially linked with the yuppies. The word ‘testarossa’ is Italian for ‘red head’ and it was picked because of the engine’s red-painted cam covers.

Produced at Ferrari’s plant in Maranello, Italy, the first of all Testarossa versions benefitted from a weight distribution of 40% at the front and 60% at the back. The original car would experience its first revision in 1991 and was taken off the markets to be replaced by the second generation model.

The Ferrari Testarossa has a rear mid-engine that works on a rear-wheel drive system. This is a 4.9-liter Ferrari Colombo engine with 390 hp that allows the Testarossa a top speed of 180 mi/h (290 km/h) and a 0–60 mi/h performance in 5.2 seconds.
The Testarossa has a rear-mounted, five-speed manual transmission.

(no data)   Platform (no data)   Suspension Double wishbone front and rear suspension.   Steering Rack and pinion.   Brakes Front and rear vacuum-assisted vented discs.

The Ferrari Testarossa is a 2-door coupe, or as Ferrari classifies it, a ‘Berlinetta’ type of car. The bodywork was styled the Pininfarina design studios and is mostly recognized for its side strakes, also often called “cheese graters”, that grow from the doors to the rear fenders and were created to avoid cabin heating.

Testarossa has made appearance in numerous video games, most notably the arcade games Out Run, OutRun 2, and Hard Drivin', and also in the TV series Miami Vice. It still frequently makes appearances in video games.