Widebodying a Ferrari Testarossa is enough to cause a stir, even as we live in the age of aftermaket overfenders. But since this already takes place in the real world, the digital realm has to up the ante. So here we are, feasting our eyes on a Testarossa that goes for a baby F40 look.
Nowadays, you can mostly tell what’s what in the Ferrari range by counting cylinders. However, things were different in the 1980s. For one, the Testarossa, with its flat-twelve engine, might’ve topped the era’s V8 models, but it was no match for the Prancing Horse’s halo model, the F40, which packed a twin-turbo V8.
The two were also extremely different in terms of the driving experience. The Testarossa brought a surprisingly civilized take on the 80s excess, while the F40, which was born out of the ashes of a Group B rallying project, was as intense as they got.
The Testarossa, which had been introduced back in 1984, was succeeded by the heavily revised 512TR in 1991, so the Italians took their time with this hero and we mean that as a compliment. However, the digital artist known as Avante Design took this to the next level, coming up with a modern-day treatment for the OG.
The F40 wing is not the only polarizing addition to the Prancing Horse
Since we discussed the Testarossa and the F40 above, we’ll lead by mentioning that the latter’s iconic wing has made its way to the posterior of the former in this rendering. And that’s an even bigger deal when considering that the Testarossa never came with a wing, even though tuners did address that back in the day.
At the other end of the digitally remastered Fezza we find a small change that’s just as radical. You see, while both the Testarossa and the 512TR came with pop-up headlights, a du jour solution of their time, this example doesn’t. In lieu of the moving light clusters, the machine packs fixed hardware, with powerful LEDs getting the job done via a small opening in what appears to be a set of covers.
And, to return to the widebody point made in the intro (here’s a real one courtesy of Liberty Walk), the front overfenders of the Italian exotic, together with the modern front grille, seem to remind us of the first-gen Honda NSX. For the record, the mid-engined JDM machine was born with a pretty specific target in mind, namely to one-up the 328, which was the “base” V8 model of the Testarossa and F40 era.
There are no tech details accompanying the visual treatment. However, the air intakes replacing the rear side windows hint at a serious treatment for that flat-twelve, perhaps a twin-turbo kit. After all, this poster car could use some extra muscle if it is to directly take on modern supercars. Besides, twin-turbo Testarossa builds already exist, with names like Koenig being responsible for such heretic proposals.
