erraris were manufactured with the F333 SP Michelotto being the most sought after Ferrari model of that year (“Productivity” np; “Competizione” np).Over time, several Ferraris have sparked imagination and desire of young and old alike. Two such cars are the Testarossa and the Dino. Alfredino, Ferrari’s son, born in 1931, died of a viral infection at the age of twenty-four. He had been involved with the initial project of a two-liter V-6 engine for Formula 2 racecars (“Words” np). The V-6 in the first Dinos, the 206 and 246, used his concept (np). The Testarossa, first designed in 1984, was still a big success even after the final variant was produced in 1996 (“Testarossa” np). During the eleven years of the Testarossa’s production, the Testarossa was the fastest regular production car in the world (np). All Ferraris created since then can trace some design or concept to the Testarossa. A citizen of the U.S. could literally see the Testarossa anywhere from television to the country road. Miami Vice adopted the Ferrari Testarossa as the main transportation for the main characters of their television series (np). The Testarossa was equally at home on and off the track with fast acceleration, high top-speed, and a sharp turning radius (np). Only two variations of the original Testarossa were ever designed. In 1991, the 512 TR held a top speed of 180+ miles per hour (np). The F 512 M in 1995 sported nothing different from the 512 TR but a lighter gross weight (“Testarossa” np). This enabled the F 512 M to sport a flashy 195-miles per hour plus top speed (np). The 512 TR translates as a twelve-cylinder Testarossa, and the F 512 M translates as a modified Ferrari five-liter, twelve-cylinder (np). The F 512 M could pull a 0.9 lateral G-force without any modifications (np). The F 512 M performances were extremely fast. From zero miles per hour to sixty mile...
