Back to the 80's

The Ferrari 512 - also known as Ferrari Testarossa. Testarossa means redhead in Italian. There are many different versions of this 512, but I'm going to talk about the 512 TR. It's a two-door coupe with a fixed roof, it premiered at the 1984 Paris Auto Show. All versions of the Testarossa had the power fed through the wheels from a rear-mounted, five-speed manual transmission. The mid-engine rear-wheel drive layout keeps the centre of gravity in the middle of the car, which increases stability and improves the car's cornering ability.The 512 TR was released in 1992 at the Paris Auto Show. It has a 4.9 litre flat-12 cylinder engine, which provide maxium power of 434HP(319kw) at 6750rpm and 491NM of torque at 5500rpm. It takes the car about 4.9 seconds to reach 100km/h and it can attain 314km/h. A serious recall was issued in 1995, regarding fuel hose fitting issues - over 400 models had this defect which was caused by variances in temperature and environment. This wasn't the only recall, as more were issued later on. On the other hand, this stallion's fuel consumption is about 21.7 litres per 100km. Nowadays it costs about 60 000-90 000 euros. I truly dream of driving this car one day, because all the heritage and history it provides...it's just magnificent. All of the pictures below are the property of bestautophoto.com and Michael Sheehan. I do not own any rights for these pictures.