This is a 1987 Ferrari Testarossa. Designed by Emanuele Nicosia, Diego Ottina, Ian Cameron and Guido Campoli under Leonardo Fioravanti at Pininfarina, the Testarossa is a mid-engined sports car produced by Ferrari from 1984 to 1991.
Unveiled at the 1984 Paris Auto Show, the Testarossa acted as the successor to the Berlinetta Boxer family. The Testarossa was intended to fix a number of problems the Berlinetta Boxer had, such as a lack of baggage space and fixing a cabin which got increasingly hot due to the mounting of the cooling plumbing; as a result the car was designed to be larger than the Berlinetta Boxer. The car's styling was originated by Nicosia with Fioravanti's aerodynamic know-how also proving crucial in the car's design.
The Testarossa was powered by a 4.9L F113 flat-12 mated to a 5-speed manual; the engine produced 385 horsepower. Its name translated to "red head" in Italian, referencing the red-headed cam covers on the engine and harkening back to the successful 250 Testa Rossa. The car's styling, with its side-mounted air intakes leading to the radiator, was controversial; said air intakes were often nicknamed "cheese graters" and "egg slicers" but quickly became a styling element emblematic of the 1980s.
When introduced in the US market in 1985 the Testarossa cost about $94,000. By the mid-1980s, the Testarossa would become Ferrari's flagship car and one of Ferrari's sales leaders; notable owners of the Testarossa include Elton John, Rod Stewart, Michael Jordan, Gerhard Berger, M.C. Hammer, Dr. Dre and Don Johnson. The Testarossa would also be featured in numerous forms of media, such as in the TV series Miami Vice and the video game Out Run, and would spawn many replica body kits and inspire automotive design for years to come. 7,177 were produced.
Now this casting was designed by Ron Wong and introduced in 2026. This is currently its only release. It shares no parts and is unrelated to the previous few Testarossa castings sold by Hot Wheels in the 1980s and 1990s.
