Ferrari TestarossaThe F40 was fast, but it wasn't the only fast Ferrari in the 1980s. The wedge-shaped Ferrari Testarossa (Italian for Red Head) was launched in 1984 at the Paris Motor Show with an evocative 4.9-liter flat-12-cylinder engine, and since then it's been featured in movies, TV shows, and video games all looking to capitalize on '80s nostalgia. The long strakes along the side made it stand out in any crowd, and under the hood there were several innovations that helped it stand out amongst Ferraris. It was the first Ferrari to use four valves per cylinder and the first with 12 cylinders (in a road car anyway).In the United States the Testarossa made 380 horsepower and 354 lb-ft of torque (it had more power in Europe), which was enough to launch it from zero to 60 mph in 5.0 seconds, all the way to a top speed of 180 mph (290 kph according to Ferrari). It might not have the same swagger or Group-B provenance as the F40, but the Testarossa is much less expensive. The priciest one to sell at auction on Bring a Trailer went for $731,000 back in 2022. More recently, several models have sold between $100,000 and $600,000. That's still a lot of money, but considerably less than an F40 will run you.
