Interesting facts
- The word Testarossa is Italian for "redhead".
- The Ferrari Testarossa is a 12-cylinder mid-engine sports car manufactured by Ferrari, which went into production in 1984 as the successor to the Ferrari Berlinetta Boxer.
- In 1995, the F512 M retailed for $220,000.
- The Ferrari Testarossa can accelerate from 0–100 kilometres per hour (62 mph) in 5.8 seconds.
- The Testarossa should not be confused with the Ferrari TR "Testa Rossa" of the late 1950s and early 1960s, which were GT sports cars that ran in the World Sportscar Championship, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
- Ferrari and Pininfarina regularly use descriptive terms related to a female's body when describing the style of their automobiles.
- The Testarossa has 16-inch (406 mm) wheels with a width of 8-inch (200 mm) at the front and 10-inch (250 mm) at the rear for both U.S. and International versions.
- The Testarossa Spider, serial number 62897, is the sole official convertible variant of the Testarossa commissioned by Ferrari and designed by Pininfarina to be built.
- Designed by Luigi Colani in 1989, the Testa d'Oro was designed to break land speed records. It was based on a Testarossa with a twin-turbo on its flat-12, outputting 750 hp (559 kW) at 400 rpm and 900 N·m (660 lb·ft) at 5000 rpm.
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