{"id":72115,"date":"2021-06-14T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=72115"},"modified":"2021-06-23T07:38:06","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T07:38:06","slug":"ferrari-testarossa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/ferrari-testarossa\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferrari Testarossa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When Ferrari wanted to present a successor to the 512 BBi in 1984, it remembered a model name that had already caused a furor in the late 1950s. Based on the cylinder head painted in red shrink varnish, a racing version of the 250 had been called the ‘Testa Rossa’ (red head). For the new road-going sports car, the two words were combined into one in the mid-1980s to create the Testarossa. Fittingly, the cylinder heads were again painted red. Otherwise, however, the two cars have littel more in common than the number of wheels, rear-wheel drive and logos. Incidentally, in 2017 Ferrari lost the name rights to the word “Testarossa” to a toy manufacturer, as it was felt that it hadn’t been used for too long. So there will be no new Ferrari Testarossa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No boxer, but a 180-degree V-engine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

While the 250 Testa Rossa carried a classic three-liter V12 engine under the front hood, the new Testarossa did everything differently. As with the previously built 365 GT\/4 Berlinetta Boxer, which over the years evolved first into the 512 BB and then the 512 BBi, the mid-engine V12 here featured a cylinder bank angle of 180 degrees. Compared to a boxer engine familiar from the Volkswagen Beetle or Porsche 911, the 180-degree V-engine’s two opposing connecting rods share the same crankpin. The low design keeps the center of gravity low in the car. At the same time, however, the overall width is significantly greater than with a classic V-engine. Thanks to two overhead camshafts on each side and a Bosch K-Jetronic system, Ferrari extracted 287 kW\/390 hp and 490 Nm of torque from 4.9 liters of displacement. Enough for a topspeed of over 290 kph (180 mph).<\/p>\n\n\n

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