The Story of Ferrari’s FAKE Supercar

The Ferrari Testarossa Video You NEED To Watch.
The Ferrari Testarossa, a 1980's supercar from the late great Enzo Ferrari, like all Ferrari's, the Testarossa packed extreme power into a beautiful body that landed it on our TV screens like nothing else before it. But there was one BIG problem... The Testarossa was a FAKE Supercar, Let us explain...
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Chapters:
0:00 - 0:32 - Intro
0:32 - 3:13 - Origins
3:13 - 3:38 - The Drawbacks
3:38 - 4:40 - The Solution
4:40 - 5:59 - The Fake
5:59 - 7:20 - The Success(ish)
7:20 - 9:51 - Not all Doom
9:51 - 10:28 - What's Next?
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#testarossa #ferrari #supercar

[@quattrocam]

If you could only choose one? Testarossa or F40 (kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppbGhnqBp8R_o6s)

[@DS2CV]

I'd absolutely take the F40 if I am choosing an investment or if I am trying to win a race, but if I am just choosing a car to drive on city streets and highways (and if resale values aren't an issue), I'd prefer to have a Testarossa. Maybe I've become a middle aged fuddy duddy, but to me, a comfortable and gorgeous Pinin penned GT sounds like a dream come true.

[@tedyshor]

Testarossa of course

[@HigginsHobbies]

@@quattrocam I've always dreamed of driving an F40. I've only driven 6 Ferrari s and the last one was 488. They say don't meet your heros, but I have enjoyed every nsx ( r and l) hand drive r32, R34 bunches of Porschees, some lambos , but never had the chance to drive an F40. I pick, obviously, the F40.

[@user-hl1dq7nh4d]

i ve seen the bad craftsmanship on the inside of the engine ..bbrrrrrr......

[@adonian]

Honestly I'd do the Testarossa just for the pure cruzing. For super car, I'd actually want the 288GTO

[@tedyshor]

It is a gradtourer, not a "supercar"...so it is as fake as this video 😉

[@zeenakal1382]

Grand tourer is cruising cross countries in luxury and enough power

[@kratomujbrno242]

Mid engined grandtourer?? Whaaa

[@user-pd3mx9uc5y]

I had owned Testarossa. Despite the size, high center gravity and other critics, it was nimble on mountain road.

[@damianlindsey6177]

Well when its barely fast enough to outrun an air cooled bug it should handle the curves. I mean, its literally too slow to kick the rear sideways coming out of a curve 😂😂😂

[@lagonda77]

And they are amazingly spacious, comfortable and easy to drive GT's. I love driving them. Also they are quite reliable and not that expensive to maintain.

[@s0m3cunt91]

@@damianlindsey6177 Have you been in one? they don't feel under-powered at all.

[@misterpacha1]

The 1st iteration or the 512 tr. I hear the 1st one is easy to drive, but the 512 tr the clutch is super hard. This true. I really want a 512 tr just because it's my childhood dream car.

[@f1jones544]

​​@@damianlindsey6177 didn't matter, chassis and tires weren't really sophisticated enough to do that anyway. It has all the power it could handle. It also wasn't intended for that kind of driving; high end GTs are made for comfortably covering as much distance as possible, not driving like an idiot. It was the fastest car around at the time though There's been a lot of progress since then.

[@woongah]

The BB-Testarossa lineage was not conceived as a supercar. It is the rest of the planet that thought it was.

[@FirssenSimracing]

Not exactly. 365BB was made to be competition for Miura but then they made 512BB with bigger engine, less power and that was GT car.

[@poisonedsugar2012]

@@FirssenSimracing This is not exactly true either. Ferrari already had some rear-mid engine race cars at the time of the Miura, but he didn't want to put rear-mid engine layouts in the hands of the public because he didn't think the average Ferrari owner would be able to handle it. It wasn't until the Miura's runaway success that he started developing the mid-engine BB, but it was always supposed to be a direct successor to other Ferrari gran turismo models like the 275 GTB, rather than a race car for the road like the 250 GTO, and later 288 GTO and F40

[@l5e2n9]

Enzo was an Old Man by this time and wanted a comfortable car. The TT was a GT car

[@rpd6116]

I have never heard that it's supposed to be a supercar...

[@skykid4000]

It wasn’t meant to be, it’s just content for a video in an attempt to be informative and controversial For the sake of likes and subs.

[@rudimerm7686]

"Fraud" is a bit harsh. It had 385hp, 181mph top speed, and 0-60 in the low 5s. On top of that, the Testarossa is absolutely stunning; one of the best looking cars ever.

[@quattrocam]

It sure is a beautiful machine 🙏

[@sennedegroof4728]

Fun fact Michael Jackson had a testarossa spider in black!

[@skykid4000]

I don’t care whether it’s a “super car” or not it is and always will be my favourite Ferrari.

[@glitchingbee]

People say the F40 is peak Ferrari, but I think it’s the 512 TR. No others quite captures the emotion and beauty that is Ferrari like the Testarossa does. I personally think the F40 doesn’t look too good (don’t get me wrong, it’s still a Ferrari, but it’s just my opinion), but the Testarossa certainly does. The wide rear end with those beautiful tail lights, and the sound of that massive engine sitting behind your head. If I was given the choice, I would always pick Testarossa.

[@HigginsHobbies]

I was in a yellow on yellow with white wheels in 2002. Ya there slow, but so damn cool.

[@1483TBird]

Sonny Crockett.made Ferrari cool I say

[@jpbsv]

I repaired the frame on a testarossa... I was appalled to see it was built using 1x2 rectangular steel tubing.

[@joshuawrighton-briggs7120]

It was Billy Gates and some other bloke that created that legislation, the show and tell import and the 25 year import because of Bill's Porsche 959, nice video though.

[@quattrocam]

Really? That’s very interesting, we definitely need to look into that 👍

[@DS2CV]

@@quattrocam The 'Show or Display' rule (the SoD) is because of lobbying that began when Bill Gates and his fellow Microsoft founder Paul Allen bought a pair of brand new 959s that were both confiscated and held prisoner in impound for over a decade. The only legal alternative to this limbo was mandatory destruction of the cars as illegal contraband. However, unlike the SoD rule, the 25-year rule to exempt historical cars was written into the original bill that became the IVSCA (ie, the Imported Vehicle Safety Compliance Act of 1988). It wouldn't have made sense to prohibit Americans from buying prewar collector's cars because they hadn't been crash-tested. It's important to remember what the intent was behind getting the law passed. The IVSCA was not a popular law and was itself the result of special interest lobbying. American dealers who were authorized to sell European sportscars that had been factory built to U.S. spec were losing business. In the 1980s you could save around $10k if you imported a Euro-spec car via the gray market and privately converted the car yourself (aka 'federalized' it) to make it street legal. That'd be a savings of nearly $30k in today's money. The IVSCA was mainly intended protect the profits of U.S. Mercedes dealerships. The very first use of the SoD import exception was an XJ220 bought in 1999 by a friend of a friend who lives in my hometown. He's also got an XKSS.

[@Sedici-Competizione]

I remember reading about that a long time ago, wasn’t bill gates 959 stuck in a shipping container for a long time because of import laws?

[@DS2CV]

@@Sedici-Competizione I don't think it was *_literally_* in a shipping container for years. That was merely a bit of hyperbole to make a story slightly more dramatic. However, it did remain in long term storage at a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) for 13 years. An FTZ is a secured area near a designated customs port of entry which is physically located within the U.S. but is legally considered to be outside the U.S. - rather like how the land occupied by an embassy is officially considered to be foreign territory.

[@quattrocam]

@@Sedici-Competizione according to an article on rennlist he spent 13 years fighting to get it out of customs on a special exception to the 25 year rule 🤯

[@seanmiller7889]

0-60mph in 6sec... It's amazing how far we've come. My Tesla Model Y Performance a 'commuter' vehicle does it in 3.5.

[@quattrocam]

It is daft to think that even early 2000 supercars are now being beaten by even mid level hot hatch let alone high performance EV’s, thank god they sound amazing 😂🙏

[@jkotsovolos]

Excellent video. Objective and on the point. I like both testarossa (all variations) and the F40, although I find testarossa more classy. Thank you and godspeed.

[@quattrocam]

Thank you, appreciate you taking the time to watch and the nice comment 🙏☺️

[@ernesto_longhi]

The Bb/Testarossa was not born as a supercar. They were born as GT cars. If you look at the industry at the time, the Porsche 959, the Ferrari F40, the Bugatti EB 110 and later the McLaren F1 were the first supercars in history.

[@wildhogOW]

"Testarossa" and "Easy to drive" don't really belong in the same sentence. The car didn't even have power steering... At low, city speeds, it's a nightmare to operate.

[@ianalderton6683]

the only Ferrari that I have been in- a low slung Mercedes

[@VcArena]

Watch the silverstate classics with i believe 1989 with the big red camaro. Those testarossas were hitting 197mph and several other over 190mph. Didnt have much off the line but once rolling with mot so much hp, they were fast.

[@SmashingBangers]

Still my ultimate car, sublime

[@uptownsamcv]

great video, lots of good info. I didn't learn about the M version until 2 years ago.

[@DJModsChannel]

Damn! Great channel and content!! For once I got in early-ish!! Thanks!

[@quattrocam]

Thank you, really appreciate it 🙏

[@DrewLSsix]

And thats the early models, the wing and additional body work of the later cars certainly added drag, the wing alone initially took 10mph off the cars top speed.

[@matheusbastos6429]

Incredible video as always, and also i'm pretty sure the testarossa had a Flat V12 engine, so what i've heard it's that the engine block was 180 degrees like a flat engine, but the cylinders ''move'' like on a V configuration, idk if that's true or not but awesome video either way, love the testarossa and always wished for more videos about it

[@quattrocam]

Thank you & it did 😁 the last Ferrari to have one, it came from the Daytona’s V12 but had the 180 degree banks like you said, it was a lot of fun to make, easy to see why the Testarossa and Countach are held in such high regard, trail blazers 🚀

[@amgguy4319]

Yep, correct.

[@joshuawrighton-briggs7120]

he literally said that in the video... plus its tecinically a 180 degreeV12

[@matheusbastos6429]

@@joshuawrighton-briggs7120 Yeah that's what being a Flat V12 means

[@adonian]

The Countach was 0.42cd DAMN, I thought it was in the high 0.3's

[@erik_cruz]

Not trying to start an argument, but I have to respectfully disagree. "Boxer" is a nickname for all flat engines because the pistons look like they are "punching" like a boxer. It has nothing to do with the crank. When was the last time you saw a boxer throw punches with both fists outward at the same time? The moment someone says "Its not a Boxer because technically speaking...", they are making a "technical" argument over something thats not technical at all. Because nicknames are informal by nature.

[@DrewLSsix]

Except the flat 12 pistons don't look like they are boxing.....

[@f1jones544]

The Porsche 959 was the first "supercar." This was an "exotic."

[@quattrocam]

We will be covering the first supercar (Lambo Miura) soon 👍

[@myMotoring]

1 of my favorite Ferrari. The other 2 are 288 GTO & F50. F40 is ugly

[@zacariasfangueiro4073]

Of course it got hot! Like BB 😉😜

[@SVoltage1]

great video, man!

[@DJModsChannel]

Thanks

[@javierrflores]

I love this car .

[@differdf]

I never liked Testarossa. For me 328 and especially 348 were superior in terms of looks. Square end of Testarossa even as a kid looked to me like out of place. Never understood its fame.

[@osamaink]

kisluxbag versace bag is so cute

[@GerowWemple]

All dat kislux bags sssssoooooooo gorgeous

[@jdub6909]

Good work!🎉

[@malcolmhowe5603]

Anybody who thinks the F40 is the peak of Ferrari hasn't heard a F50 go screaming past

[@quattrocam]

And if they haven’t they will in a little over 1 weeks time 🏎️ the V12 will roar

[@cheechdubinsky6709]

Jackson, Fox, Jordan, all the Michaels

[@setmalachor5000]

Is it really a fraud for being a luxury Sports car though?

[@skykid4000]

No

[@Thumper68]

And then it got smoked by a gmc syclone 6 cylinder truck lmao!

[@OCDRex11]

It was the 348 not the Testarossa. 348 was the worst Ferrari ever made.

[@Thumper68]

@@OCDRex11 oh my bad it would smoke them both anyways 🤣

[@HansBelphegor]

​@@Thumper68 cyclone was a 3.8l v6 tyvm

[@Thumper68]

@@HansBelphegor actually it’s a 4.3 liter and that was a typo i made I meant 6 not 4

[@kavinskysmith4094]

hmm so would your Camaro actually, its 4 wheel drive which offers a hell of a shove off the line, plus the turbo offers the power low down off the RPM line, so it gives an instant shove, mind you once its up to highway speed, its out of puff at 90 like all GM shitboxes of the era thanks to its 3 speed auto or the doug nash 4 plus 3 that holds gears for maxium fuel economy despite the protests of the owner hence why transmission swapping became a big thing and yours is probably aerodynamically limited to about a 120, a 130 with heavy front end lift, poor brakes, recirculating ball steering and polyglass tires while the ferrari's good for a 160 with stable aerodynamics, good brakes, rack and pinion steering, and highly rated pirelli tires that can actually take the heat, and hold the road, hence why the people who have them love them, and if its an updated model, one of the latter ones, you might loose in the 0 to 60 if the drivers fast enough too as sometimes, its not about what some idiot in a magazine says about it, its about how it drives

[@DjNikGnashers]

Not everyone had it as a poster car. I had a Countach on my wall, never liked any of the Ferrari's.

[@clutch3615]

What a loser

[@cx34r]

There is no such thing as supercar.

[@tossr4716]

ugly car. Crockett shouldve stayed with the Daytona.

[@tossr4716]

In black it is best. No discussion. Bear Beets Battlestar Galacktica.