{"id":470776,"date":"2024-09-02T07:50:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T07:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=470776"},"modified":"2025-01-06T01:18:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T01:18:11","slug":"driving-a-modern-day-ferrari-250-testarossa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/driving-a-modern-day-ferrari-250-testarossa\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Driving a Modern-Day Ferrari 250 Testarossa"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Ferrari 250 Testarossa<\/a> is one of the most iconic and successful race cars Ferrari produced in the 1950s and 60s. Only 33 Testarossas were ever made, making them even rarer than the legendary 250 GTO<\/a>. Of those 33, just 18 featured the distinctive pontoon fenders, designed to improve brake cooling.<\/p>\n

Because of its rarity, these pontoon-fendered models now command astronomical prices, like the one that sold for nearly $40 million sale at an auction<\/a>. This makes getting a chance to drive one almost impossible. However, what if we told you there’s a recreation of this iconic Ferrari available at a fraction of the cost?<\/p>\n

Based on the Ferrari 250 GTE<\/a>, this car has been re-bodied and meticulously transformed to replicate the Testarossa in every detail. Now, the question remains: does this recreation capture the same driving essence as the original 250 Testarossa? Let’s find out, as the folks from Supercar Driver on YouTube<\/a> takes this beauty out for a spin!<\/p>\n