Excerpts
from Ferrari-For-Sale
Ferrari
Testarossa
The
Ferrari Testarossa leaped to center stage of
the automotive world in 1984 and retained the
spotlight even after production of its final
variant ceased in 1996. Through those 11 years,
the Testarossa sat atop Ferrari's road car line,
and for most of that time it was the fastest
regular production car in the world. It was
the definition of "supercar" in its
era, the benchmark against which all contemporary
sports cars were measured. Styled and designed
with innovation, all subsequent Ferraris can
trace some important development to the Testarossa.
The
car even became an international television
star, upstaging other both human and automotive
players on Miami Vice, a series whose peak of
influence and popularity coincided with the
adoption of a Testarossa as primary transportation
by its main characters. And yet it was equally
at home and appreciated at the opera or the
race track. Few cars exert such power both on
the road and off. In any context or location,
the Testarossa makes a bold statement and sets
an exciting tone.
