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.
