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M-N (Mazda | Nissan) | O-R (Pontiac | Porsche) | S-Z (Toyota)
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Prestige, legacy and pride. That is what makes a Ferrari, a brand with a pedigree and distinction.
It's the dream car a character in fiction can ever get. These pinnacle Italian prancing horses from Maranello and Modena race across big and small screens, and would be the cultural icon all over the world, best representing someone with wealth, style and elegance, usually seen in the hands of the prestigious, the rich and the selected few.
Characters take pride and joy driving one, whether one takes a Ferrari with a girlfriend on scenic roads with her hair flowing by the speed of the wind, or one just keeps its timeless masterpiece as its prized possession, stored in either a museum or garage and bring its admirers. Typically, characters would like their cars in either its traditional Rosso Corsa or Giallo Modena color.
These Ferraris in fiction makes one character who owns one think they are better than everyone else.
The Ferrari 250 is a series of sports cars and grand tourers built by Ferrari from 1952 to 1964, considered the most successful line of the company's early history.
Throughout its production timeline, there have been numerous 250 variants, intended for both road use or sports car racing. All of them are characterized by their use of a 3.0 L Colombo V12 engine, named after its designer Gioacchino Colombo.
The car is also known for its role in unwittingly leading to the birth of one of Ferrari's rivals. A tractor manufacturer who bought a Ferrari 250 expressed his frustration about frequent clutch problems in it, and his dissatisfaction with Enzo Ferrari's response to his complaints was key to his decision to make his own cars. That tractor manufacturer was Ferruccio Lamborghini, who would go on found the Italian manufacturer of luxury sports cars that bears his name, even hiring ex-Ferrari engineers to design and develop them.
Films — Live-Action
- This Ferrari is Jack Gable's Cool Car where he goes Blind Driving with Laura in Delirious.
- A 1961 Ferrari 250 GT Spyder California is prominently featured in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. It is the prized posession of the father of Ferris's friend Cameron, and the titular character is pleased to take the car for a little spin around Chicago, much to Cameron's dismay. The car featured in the film is actually a fiberglass replica built on a custom chassis, though a real one was used for extreme closeups at the beginning. Today, a real version would cost upwards of $10 million, almost the entire budget in 1986 dollars.
- A 1960 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet is The Phantom's car in The Pink Panther (1963).
- Arthur Shaw's prized 250 GT Lusso in Tower Heist plays a major role in the movie. Concealed in this Cool Car is its body panels made of gold, which is worth a hefty fortune. Josh and his henchmen attempt to break into Shaw's apartment and steal the car for profit as payback for the Ponzi scheme. Considering that the film features Ferris Bueller himself, Matthew Broderick, this may have been an intentional Shout-Out.
- Remember the part where Tom Cruise's character in Vanilla Sky drove the Ferrari 250 GTO in the movie? Except it's not. It's essentially a Datsun 260Z disguised as one.
- One of Elvis Presley's magnum opuses Viva Las Vegas!, has him play the Crazy Jealous Guy Lucky, battling against a suave rival racer, Count Elmo Mancini, in his Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta during the climactic Epic Race.
- The Wrong Arm of the Law has this 250 GTE briefely seen for a moment where Peter Sellers's character pulls up at the fairground.
- In The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Solo drives a 1960 Ferrari 250 GT Cabriolet in the episode "The When in Roma Affair".
- Gran Turismo introduces the 250 GTO and the 250 GT Berlinetta passo corto in 6 onwards.
- The Stinger, Stinger GT, and GT500 in Grand Theft Auto Online are based on the 250 GT California Spyder, 250 GTO, and 250 GT Berlinetta, respectively.
- Mafia II added something exclusively special for Joe Barbaro in his own storyline. Based on the Ferrari 250 GT Lusso, the DLC-exclusive Joe's Adventures included this beautiful looking super sports car, the "Delizia Grandeamerica", the first and only Italian car that when fully-tuned, can blast at nearly 300 km/h. Though achieving the top speed maybe impossible, even when trying to do that on the Grand Upper Bridge (Brooklyn Bridge) with no traffic.
- The Definitive Edition instead uses the beta version car, which was based on the 410 Superamerica.
- Thomas Burke in one of the "I.R.A. Don't Ask" assignments in Mafia III asks Lincoln Clay to steal the impounded De'Leo Capulets, which that car is based on the 250 GTO.
- The 250 GTO in OutRun 2 is one of the few closed-cockpit coupes in the game, and can go 12 mph faster than in Real Life.
- This old but gold rare supercar has this 250 GTO playable in Project Gotham Racing 2 which is considered to be one of the best (and fastest) cars in the Classic category. It later returns in 4 as one of the Difficult, but Awesome to use E-class car.
- The 250 GTO appears in both Test Drive Unlimited games. And with a $5,000,000 price tag, it's the most expensive car in the game. Ever.
The Ferrari 308 is a Pininfarina-designed V8 mid-engined two-seater sports car that was produced between 1975 to 1985, serving as the direct replacement to the Dino 246.
Like the Dino, there are two types of the 308; the berlinetta coupe as the 308 GTB and the targa top as the 308 GTS. The car is powered by an F106 AB V8 engine, producing 252 hp, with its bodywork built by Carrozzeria Scaglietti. To comply with emission regulation when The '80s began, Ferrari introduced a fuel injected-variant called the 308 GTBi/GTSi, though its power is dropped to 211 hp. Two years later, in 1982, Ferrari announced the 308 GTB/GTS Quattrovalvole, which indicated the engine has four valves per cylinder. Its power was brought up back to 240 hp, restoring the performance lost from emission control.
Ferrari also launched the 2-litre 208 GTB/GTS, intended for the local Italian market, which is regarded to be the slowest Ferrari ever made to some. To compensate it, in 1982, a turbocharged variant was introduced as the 208 GTB/GTS. It was the very first ever Ferrari production car to be ever turbocharged.
An exotic homologation of the 308 was introduced in 1984, as the Ferrari 288 GTO, succeeding the 250 GTO. Following the success of turbocharging in Formula One, it has prompted Ferrari to build a 3-litre road car, following the 208 Turbo. Using the same engine as from the 308 GTB, the 288 GTO features IHI twin-turbochargers, an intercooler and a power producing 395 hp. With top speeds of 189 mph (304 km/h), the 288 GTO was one of the fastest street-legal production cars of that time.
In 1985, the 308 GTB/GTS was replaced by the 328 GTB/GTS, an updated version that was based on the said 308 chassis, with one of the differences is that it's uprated to a 3.2 L engine and like the 208, it was also offered a turbocharged variant.
Anime and Manga
- Toshiyuki Aoshima in Ah! My Goddess drives supercars alongside Sayoko. In his case, a Ferrari 288 GTO, at least in the manga.
- Against All Odds has one Deleted Scene; James Woods's character tearing through L.A. traffic in his QV.
- Beverly Hills Cop II sure has a lot going with the Cool Car that made it look like an Obvious Stunt Double... the film begins with Axel Foley driving a Ferrari 328 GTS with the targa top removed, but when he stops into an alley, it magically became a 308 GTS... and then morphs back into a 328 GTS again when he drives to a bar.
- There is some Vehicle-Based Characterization going on here in The Cannonball Run, as Formula One icon Jamie Blake and his teammate Morris Fenderbaum, also charmingly devious, dress as Catholic priests while driving a 1979 Ferrari 308 GTS, on the theory that law enforcement won't ticket or arrest the clergy.
- The Foot Fist Way has renowned black-belt instructor Fred Simmons, big shot in his Cool Car, a red 328 QV, which he later sold it to Chuck Wallace as payment for appearance fee.
- Paolo's Ferrari 308 certainly counts as a Cool Car, which shows up as the movie poster's featured car
◊. - The opening of The Hidden start off with Jack DeVries robbing a Wells Fargo bank in Los Angeles, while he escapes in his Ferrari 308 whilst in a Hot Pursuit with the cops and has no remorse to the public when he runs over civilians as well.
- This is one of the most memorable examples in National Lampoon's Vacation, as Chris Griswold was tantalized on numerous occasions by Christie Brinkley's character, the Girl in the Red Ferrari who is seen driving a flashy red Ferrari 308 GTS. Be prepared to hear "Little Boy Sweet" playing whenever she shows up.
- Ted in One Crazy Summer owns this classic red Ferrari, complete with Vanity License Plate, in which The Precious, Precious Car gets torn to pieces by the heroes to create a makeshift super-outboard motor for their boat.
- Gus Gorman in Superman III shows up in a Ferrari 308, much to Ross's surprise. While the 308 was fairly expensive and new at the time being, it's a sign his Cool Car scream The '80s where every other car are from The '70s.
- Willem Dafoe's character in To Live and Die in L.A. drives a Black European 308 with a right-hand drive.
- The episode "Something Unforgivable" from Better Call Saul features Don Eladio's Ferrari 308 QV GTSi, a gift from Lalo Salamanca.
- Magnum, P.I. speaks for itself; the legendary signature Cool Car of the protagonist Thomas Magnum is none other than a red Ferrari 308 GTS with a "ROBIN 1" Vanity License Plate, which he drove around Hawaii for eight straight seasons. Fans sometimes would say the Ferrari was the real star of the show.
- The 2018 remake, on the other hand, briefly showed the same Ferrari, only for it to later get destroyed.
- An episode of The Fall Guy has Colt Seavers driving a Ferrari 308, chasing down a suspect holing a child hostage in a 928.
- Sonny Crockett in Miami Vice drives a black 328 GTS while on his way to meet his wife in time for her L.A. concert.
- The Cool Car of Tom Norris in one episode of NCIS: Los Angeles gets entangled in an explosion, which also kills him. That car was a 308.
- Billy Idol's rendition of "L.A. Woman" shows him taking his 308 for a drive on his way to a nightclub.
- Kygo (and DNCE) in "Dancing Feet" is something that was inspired by Miami Vice as Kygo and Joe Jonas are seen running errands around Miami in their red 308.
- One of the criminals of Chase H.Q. has the kidnapper from L.A. in a blue two-seater speeding towards the town's outskirts; a blue Ferrari 288 GTO that is to be exact.
- Getting the Year 1 Rewards Pass of The Crew Motorfest allows you to drive that car from Magnum, P. I., though it's excessive only for a week.
- Introduced in Gran Turismo 6, has the 288 GTO (or simply, the GTO), which is one of the Sierra Time Rally prize cars. 7 adds the 308 GTB, and with that alongside the 288 GTO, both can be used for Rallying. note
- The 288 GTO is one of Ferrari's mid-engined V8 supercars that appeared in every single Forza game. In Horizon 2, it's a Barn Find car.
- OutRun 2 had two different intermediate-level variants; a targa-top 328 GTS and the almighty powerful 288 GTO. 2006: Coast to Coast would also both classify them as part of the Intermediate B category.
- The Paris Booster Pack of Project Gotham Racing 2 allows you to get your hands on the 288 GTO supercar. 3 and 4 on the other hand gives you something even rarer; a 288 GTO Evoluzione. And how does this aggressive tack toy perform? Insane.
- In South Park Rally, Stan would grab something out of Magnum, P.I. as his Cool Car of his own. Which would be his Ferrari 308 GTS.
- Both the 288 GTO and the 308 GTS Quattrovalvole show up as one of the few Ferrari classics in Test Drive Unlimited. The latter car returned in the sequel and was a frequent Driving Test car during the C3 Classic Racing School tests.
Bottom: Ferrari F355 Berlinetta
Following the end of the 328 comes a new V8-powered sports car released before The '90s began.
The Ferrari 348 is a two-seater mid-engined sports car first produced in 1989, the last ever Ferrari model developed under the consent of the founder, Enzo Ferrari before his passing, where production commenced posthumously. This Pininfarina designed caar featues a naturally-aspirated 3.4 litre quad cam, 4-valve Tipo F119 V8 engine with it power output of 296 horsepower. It was the first ever Ferrari to feature a transeverse gearbox design, originally developed for the Ferrari 312T, a Formula One car from The '70s. The 348 is either offered in a coupé as the 348 TB (Trasversale Berlinetta) or the targa top as the 348 TS (Trasversale Spider), or hell, even a soft-top Spider. Distinguished with this car is its streaked side air intakes and rectangular taillights, which bears resemblance to the Testarossa.
Production ended in 1995, just to make way for the heavily revised Ferrari F355, with a smoother exterior body and uprated performance, as emphasized by the design. Its engine was increased to 3.5 litre, powering at 375 horsepower. Like the 348, the F355 was offered either as a berlinetta, a spider or a GTS targa-top. In 1997, Ferrari introduced an automated manual paddle-shift transmission. Any model with said transmission is now called the Ferrari F355 F1.
Both the 348 and the F355 were the forefathers of the one-make racing series, the Ferrari Challenge, initiated in 1993. The cars were equipped with new body kit, spoiler, roll-bar, racing slick tires and racing brakes.
The F355 stopped production in 1999 before it was succeeded by the Ferrari 360.
Anime and Manga
- Reimi Jahana of Variable Geo drives this in the OVA.
- Chi wishes for a Ferrari when he called 999-9999 (a 2002 Thai horror movie). ...and it came true. He finally gets his dream Cool Car, a yellow Ferrari F355 Berlinetta and he's not afraid to ding his car in blazing speeds at midnight, and doesn't give a fuck if his peers wants to go home.Rajit: Riding with you is suicide.
- And that is when Chi gets his Cruel and Unusual Death when he drops his F355 in a malfunctioning car wash where he meets his doom.
- Greg Weinstein, the rich socialite of Boiler Room fancies a yellow Ferrari F355 Spider and takes Seth Davis for a little night spin.
- Bulletproof begins with Archie Moses and Rock Keats stealing a red Ferrar F355 GTS. Hot Pursuit ensues.
- While test driving a refurbished and modified Toyota Supra, Brian O'Connor and Dominic Toretto of The Fast and the Furious (2001) were challenged by an unnamed man in a Ferrari F355 to a little drag race. Brian is touched with that flashy but pricey looks.Brian: Nice car. What's the retail on one of those?
Ferrari Driver: More than you can afford, pal. Ferrari. - Todd Gaines rides on Marcus's red Ferrari 348 spider in Go, just for a little cruising pleasure.
- Perhaps the most popular usage of the Ferrari F355 is the one in GoldenEye, driven by Xenia Onatopp, who challenges James Bond (in is Aston Martin DB5, as usual) to a race across Monte Carlo. Bond figures out the red F355 GTS he raced with is actually a stolen one, given the counterfeit license plate.
- Nicolas Cage digs expensive fast rides when his character, Stanley Goodspeed of The Rock in his yellow Ferrari F355 Spider chases down Mason in his Hummer H1.
- A 1993 Ferrari 348 GTS cabrio is owned by Douglas "Little Boy" Klump and Burt "Fat Man" Schlubb in the live-action Sin City film.
- The infamous sexploitation film Showgirls features a pimp named Zack Carey who owns a red 348 Spider and takes Nomi Malone around Las Vegas.
- The live-action Wangan Midnight film has Yoshiaki Ishida use a yellow unmodified 1994 Ferrari F355 GTS instead of his 512 TR from the manga.
- It's supposedly a black Ferrari F355 as the K.R.O. (Knight Reformulation One), the original replacement for K.I.T.T. of Team Knight Rider when it's actually a Pontiac Fiero that looks very obvious.
- A thief named Duncan Hammer from Lilyhammer owns a yellow 1993 348 GTB and. tries to "sell" it. Too bad Torgeir, Roar and Roy take it for a "test drive" and wrecked it when they crash into a moose while speeding on a bridge. Now they have to report it a stolen, much to Duncan's horror.
- Lex Luthor has a red 1993 Ferrari 348 Spider as one of his cars in his arsenal in Smallville. During "Red", he lent his Cool Car to Clark Kent so that the latter can impress Lana Lang for their date.
- The Cool Car of Tony Mokbel from the Australian drama Underbelly is this red F355 Spider with a "RUDARE" Vanity License Plate. He still continues to drive this in the spinout Fat Tony & Co, albeit in a different plate.
- Being a "Celebrity" must be a dream for Brad Paisley, who rolls around Hollywood in his F355 Spider throughout this American Idol-spoofed music video.
- The music video "Cosmic Girl" by Jamiroquai is perhaps one of the most recognisable depiction where the Ferrari F355 plays a major part, as in the video, it races the other two supercars note down the highways and mountainous roads.
- It would be that one game that fully centralized the car, and that is Sega's arcade Racing Game, Ferrari F355 Challenge.
- The F355 Berlinetta has been fully present since Forza Motorsport 2, all from the launch lineup.
- You can have a Ferrari partake in illegal street racing, without the Ferrari name in Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition REMIX: the Gemballa F355. Yep, it's essentially a pre-tuned Ferrari F355, where you can win this for free by completing the "By Invitation Only Tournament".
- Grab the Special Edition of Need for Speed II and you can get this beautiful Ferrari 355 F1 Berlinetta. It even returned in Need for Speed III: Hot Pursuit alongside its spider counterpart.
- Other than the Testarossa, you have the F355 Spider as one of the intermediate-level cars in OutRun 2. Its modded version in 2006: Coast 2 Coast has essentialy its pop-up headlights replaced with fixes ones. Plus racing seats.
- The 355 appears in every single Project Gotham Racing game. Whether if it's the 355 F1, the F355 GTS or the F355 Spider.
- The Red 348 is what's Exactly What It Says on the Tin! The premise is about the protagonist Jermaine receiving a red Red Ferrari 348 on his 18th birthday, which would set up the whole story and learn how to care for what symbolizes his being to grow up a man.
Succeeding the F355 comes a modern V8 midship released within the Turn of the Millennium.
The Ferrari 360 is a two-seater mid-engined sports car first produced in 1999. Designed by Pininfarina, the 360 comes with a lightweight frame and fixed headlights, last seen from the 550 Maranello, F50 and the F512M. Its brand 3.6 L F131 V8 engine comes with a flat-plane crankshaft, and titanium connecting rods, producing 395 hp. The 360 was designated in three different body types; the 360 Modena, the 360 Spider and the special edition track-spec Challenge Stradale.
The 360 would stop production in 2004, when that same year announces the successor; the F430. Unveiled in the 2004 Paris Motor Show, the F430 is an updated, tweaked version of the 360, with improved aerodynamic efficiency and enhanced downforce. One of the notable differences is it uses the similar taillight designs from the Ferrari Enzo and its front bumper akin to the Formula One race cars of The '60s. It's new 4.3 L F136 V8 now produces about 100 hp more than the 360. A powerful variant called the 430 Scuderia was unveiled by seven-time Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher 3 years later, serving as the 360 Challenge Stradale's direct successor.
Both have been part of Ferrari's one-make racing series called the Ferrari Challenge, where both the 360 Modena and F430 were used extensively for track-oriented comeptition racing.
The F430 stopped production on May 2009 before it was succeeded by the Ferrari 458 Italia.
Advertising
- This hilariously iconic Filipino commercial for Fita, a local brand of biscuits similar to Ritz. After the man splits the last piece and gives it to the elderly woman, who then turns into a young fairy, she then asks him to grant one wish and the rest speaks for it;Fairy: Dahil sa busilak ang iyong puso, isang kahilingan. Translation
Guy: Sports car, yung red! Translation
[cue the front half of the red Ferrari 360 Modena falling from the sky, much to his horror]
Anime and Manga
- Major Motoko Kusanagi's Cool Car of choice in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society has what seems to be a Bland-Name Product version of a Ferrari F430.
- Natsuo Ichinomiya of Sekirei has his Cool Car that strongly resembles a Ferrari F430 Spider. He likes to take rides in it with Karasuba.
- The Ferrari note that appeared in the epilogue of Cars is modeled after an F430. Luigi and Guido were speechless by his appearance...Luigi: Aah! Guido! There is a real Michael Schumacher Ferrari in my store! A real Ferrari! Punch me, Guido! Punch me in the face! This is the most glorious day of my life!
- Cameron Diaz's character can be seen driving a 360 Modena in Charlie's Angels (2000).
- The 2006 film adaptation of Miami Vice replaces Sonny Crockett's iconic Ferrari Daytona/Testarossa for a red F430.
- Following the Knights Templar Treasure, Riley Poole at the end of National Treasure buys himself a Ferrari 360 Spider. Though the Taxman Takes the Winnings in the sequel as his Ferrari was repossessed by the IRS, note but was returned back to him, tax-free.
- Johnny Marco at the beginning of Somewhere drives a black 360 Modena around the Los Angeles, through Mulholland Drive and across California's Route 101.
- During a Car Chase scene in The Sorcerer's Apprentice Maxim Horvath uses his sorcery to transform a New York taxi into a sleek black Ferrari F430... then into a garbage truck.
- The honeymoon car in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn is a red Ferrari F430, after her Mercedes Guardian broke down.
- One of Bobby "Axe" Axlerod's cars he owns in Billions is a yellow Ferrari Scuderia Spider 16M, a flashy sports car for a guy with the money and the love for a fast car.
- Covert Affairs episode "South Bound Suarez" has a crook named Victor who drives a Ferrari 360 Modena, used for his scheme.
- "I Need A Doctor" features Dr. Dre in a Flashback crashing this poor Ferrari 360 Modena down the Pacific Coast Highway.
- "Show Me What You Got" by Jay-Z features him and NASCAR driver Dale Earndhart, Jr. in their Ferrari F430 racing against IndyCar driver Danica Patrick (in her Zonda Roadster), around the country roads of Monaco.
- Watch Rick Ross and R. Kelly tear the late-night streets in a Ferrari 360 in "Speedin'". In fact there are 2 different 360s, a Modena and a Spider.
- Driving Emotion Type-S feature this rare Ferrari (alongside the F40) in a game full of Japanese cars.
- There are F430s aplenty in the Simulation Game Ferrari Challenge: Trofeo Pirelli. But what emphasized it is the F430 Challenge (with three different national variants) which is the game's cover car. Plus another noteworthy example is the Ferrari GB Dealer Team F430 Challenge with Brazilian flag decals around the car, which was once driven by Bruno Senna, the nephew of the late Ayrton Senna.
- The first 4 Forza Motorsport games once featured. the 360 Modena, but what became prominent is its 360 Challenge Stradale which was ubiquitous in every single Forza game. Same goes for the F430 which popped up in Motorsport 2 up to 4, before being replaced by the 430 Scuderia which show up in every game to date.
- The Ferrari F430 was first seen in Gran Turismo 5: Prologue. In the actual 5, joining the F430 has 2 other variants, the limited one-off SP1 and the sportier 430 Scuderia, which was seen in the second part of the Grand Tour in Monza.
- Darren Thurrock's car in Midnight Club: Street Racing is the Amata Fiorenza, a Ferrari 360 Modena Expy.
- The downloadable 360 Modena first off appeared in Need for Speed: High Stakes as a Jack of All Stats AA-Class car. It later returned in Hot Pursuit 2 including its spider counterpart, where both have a special race set in Autumn Crossing.
- The Xbox 360-exclusive Ferrari Racing Series Downloadable Content for Need for Speed: Shift Shift features 5 different types for F430s. That's right, you ger 5 Ferrari F430 variants, like the F430 Challenge, F430 GTC, F430 Spider, F430 Scuderia, and the Scuderia Spider 16M.
- One of the Intermediate-level cars in OutRun 2 is the beloved Ferrari 360 Spider. Added in 2006: Coast to Coast has this second-best car, the F430. Its tuned Outrun variant is just essentially an F430 Spider.
- Project Gotham Racing has perhaps a story for each of Ferrari's flagship V8 sports cars of that time;
- The first two games feature both the 360 Modena and the 360 Spider, both of which are high-end supercars. But added in the second game includes the track special Challenge Stradale, so that is a total of 3 different 360s.
- The cover car of 3 is none other than the Ferrari F430, which was shown at the London segment of the game's intro. Plus, you also have the race-spec F430 Challenge, too. In 4, joining the F430 is the then-new 430 Scuderia.
- The Soldat Meltfire, the cover car of the Xbox 360-exclusive Ridge Racer 6 is heavily influenced by the Ferrari 360 and F430.
- ...then you have this sporty, simple and curvy Cobretti 455 GT in Split Second also taking cues from the 360 Modena and F430.
- Test Drive Unlimited featured both the F430 and the F430 Spider at the same time, with the 360 Challenge Stradale being available as a Downloadable Content car. The sequel replaces the F430 Spider with a powerful Scuderia Spider 16M.
- Because Codemasters didn't had a Ferrari license at the time-being, a Suspiciously Similar Substitute to the Ferrari 360 in ToCA Race Driver 3 is the Koenig GT.
- Yuria Harudera (former name Julia) in The Fruit of Grisaia has a Giallo Modena Ferrari F430.
- Roger and Steve Smith in American Dad! recreates a Scent of a Woman, whey they dress up as Al Pacino and Chris O'Donnell respectively and even gets to test drive around Las Vegas in their swanky Ferrari F430 Spider.
The Ferrari 458 Italia is a V8 powered mid-engined supercar first unveiled in 2009 as the successor to the F430. With its brand new design, it incorporated technologies developed from its Formula One cars. One notable distinction of the model is its 3 exhaust pipes, partly as a tribute/nod to the original F40. Alongside the California, it is one of the first Ferrari models to incorporate a 7-speed dual-clutch gearbox and the first not to offer a manual transmission.
The 458 was replaced by the 488 GTB in 2015, which is essentially an overhauled turbocharged version of the 458. That being said, it was the first V-8 mid-engined Ferrari since the F40 to come with a turbocharged engine. Its track-focused variant the 488 Pista (track in Italian) has modified mechanicals and exteriors, such as its signature front where air passes through the duct through the hood.
In 2019, the F8 Tributo succeeded the 488, utilizing the same engine as the 488 Pista. The F8 also uses the same body as the 488 albeit with minor exterior tweaks and its use of quad headlamps. The F8 would be discontinued in 2023 with no direct successor, marking the end of Ferrari's main mid-engine V8 line (Though the SF90 Stradale continues, this is a higher end model with all wheel drive and a hybrid powertrain unlike their main V8 models). The V8 line would be indirectly succeeded by the 296, which is a hybrid with a turbocharged V6 rather than a V8.
The 458 and 488 made an impression in the motorsports world, such as competitions in Ferrari Challenge, IMSA, GT3 and FIA WEC, with notable entrants like AF Corse and Risi Competizione saw lasting success, with numerous titles on their belt.
Anime and Manga
- The Number Two driver of the Godly Fifteen in MF Ghost, Kaito Akaba inherits both his Passione Rossa and his Scuderian spirit, as his choice of car is a Rosso Corsa 488 GTB. It has a crapton of horsepower, enough to take him to finish third place in the Odawara Pikes Peak, beating Shun and Yuudai in a three-wide battle.
- The San Marino-raised Italian Rebecca Rossellini in Lupin III: The Italian Adventure channels her spirit of Scuderia as she owns a custom painted rosso Ferrari 458 Expy.
- 6 Underground. Three. Hitman. Badass Driver behind the 488 Pista.
- The beginning of the Abu Dhabi scene of Furious 7 has this Giallo Modena 458 convoying with the other hypercars.
- Dino (or Mirage as the merchandise calls it) in Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the spy and new member of the Autobots speaks with an Italian accent, and to befit his Italian spirit, his alt-mode is a red Ferrari 458 Italia.
- 308 aside. The rebooted Magnum, P.I. (2018) exchanges the Hero's Classic Car of Tom Selleck in favor for the brand new Ferrari 488 Spider. Needless to say, Thomas Magnum is high drip of Ferraris and he's not afraid to ding his car against the suspect(s) he catches.
- By brief chance before you even blink, you will quickly see a white 458 Italia against a red California in a drag race during "Wild Ones" by Flo Rida (feat. Sia).
- The Crew gives you two track specials with two racing counterparts; a 458 Speciale/Italia GT2 and a 488 Pista/GT3 available via Rewards Pass.
- The 458 serves as the cover art of Forza Motorsport 4.note It also includes the race-ready 458 Italia GTE (go figure). Anything past this game, and you get the 458 Speciale, 488 GTB, 488 Pista, F8, the Japan-only J50 and the 488 Challenge in the Horizon series.
- The 458 made its debut in Gran Turismo 5 as one of the premium cars of the brand. In Sport it serves as the basis for the Gr. 4 & Gr. 3 cars, with the 458 Italia GT3 being part of the latter. 7 included the F8 Tributo.
- The 458 alongside its fellow Ferraris appear in Need for Speed Rivals. The racers use the Spider variant, while the RCPD uses the vanilla coupe instead.
- In the 2015 reboot, you can modify the 458 Italia and turn it into a GT3 race car.
- With the 458 Italia and its spyder returning in Heat, also adds the 488 GTB and the 488 Pista. Said 488 GTB had kits can be customized to resemble the 488 Challenge of the 488 GT3 and GTE. In Unbound, the 488 Pista gained infamy online for being overused as a broken B-class car.
- The 458 appears as console-exclusive Downloadable Content car in Test Drive Unlimited 2 that isn't the Xbox 360. The 458 would also be available in the Ferrari-only Ferrari Racing Legends.
Smith: She's a-fulla gas, she's-a wait for you!
Franco: Hey, you make a good Italian!
The Ferrari 365 GTB/4 and GTS/4 is a two-seater sports tourer that was introduced at the 1968 Paris Auto Salon, intended to replace the 275 GTB/4.
It was originally named the 365, but due to media reports of Ferrari's recent 1-2-3 finish at the 24 Hours of Daytona on Februady 1967, it is unofficially referred to as the "Daytona". The car comes in two different variants; the berlinetta coupe as the 365 GTB/4 which 1,284 units were produced and the open top spider as the 365 GTS/4, which only had 122 units.
Like the 275, the Daytona uses a Colombo V12 engine, bored-out to 4.4 L producing 347 hp and 413 Nm of maximum torque. With a top speed of 280 km/h (174 mph), it was considered to be one of the fastest cars of The '60s, akin to compete with The Rival Lamborghini Miura. The bodyword was designed by Leonardo Fioravanti of Pininfarina, the same designer who previously did the Dino 246, reflecting its transition from traditional round designs to Breaking Old Trends of having a more contemporary, sharp-edged look. The Daytona is also one of the first Ferraris to ever use pop-up headlamps.
The Daytona stopped production in 1973 and was succeeded by the mid-engined 365 Berlinetta Boxer (BB). Though the Daytona name would later be used 40 years later for the limited edition Ferrari Daytona SP3 in 2023, a modernized Retraux to the Le Mans winning 330 P4.
Film — Live Action
- The Gumball Rally has the Ferrari Team consisting of Steve Smith (not the American Dad! character, though) and Franco Bertollini driving this "bambina"; the Ferrari Daytona. and both cars and the team finished the Epic Race in second place.
- Terry Lennox drives this classic Giallo Dino Ferrari Daytona in The Long Goodbye.
- A Star Is Born (1976) had put Kris Kristofferson's character tearing off recklessly and drunk in a Daytona Spyder after being spurned by Esther. In the end, he wrecks the car, killing him in the process.
- There are Kids Driving Cars in 9-1-1 episode "Kids Today", which would be the premise where a 15-year old minor took a 70's Ferrari Daytona Spyder for a little joyride and loses control on the freeway, which would set up the episode's story.
- The black Daytona was a prominent Cool Car of James "Sonny" Crockett, featured on the first two seasons of Miami Vice. Fan-Work Ban ensued as it's not an actual Daytona, but a replica kit car built on a Corvette C3 chassis. Season 3 onwards replaces the controversial "Daytona" for the iconic white Testarossa.
- One-Shot Character Attorney Laurence Thurmond has a fly yellow Ferrari 365 GTS, that was seen in Tommy's garage getting repaired. Unlike Crockett's Daytona, this is a genuine one and not some kit car replica.
- Harvey Reginald Specter of Suits owns a black Ferrari 365 GTS/4 Daytona as his personal Cool Car he drives around Manhattan.
- The Carpenters' 1973 album Now & Then has the Daytona featured as the cover car.
- "Fun" by Pitbull (feat. Chris Brown) influences its Miami Vice vibes as the music video opens with Pitbull arriving at a colorful house in his black Daytona.
- Since Forza Motorsport 4, the GTB/4 is a present V12 classic. While its subsequent games have this available normally, Motorsport 5 requires a Booster Pack to obtain it.
- Was introduced in Gran Turismo 6 and its later subsequent games. In 7, fitting a widebody, Type A front bumper, and a racing exhaust allows it to replicate into a 365 GTB/4 Daytona Competizione.
- As a Shout-Out to the aforementioned Miami Vice, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City has the Stinger, a clear replication of the 1968-1973 Ferrari Daytona Spyder. Tommy Vercetti was given this to go to the mall after leaving his estate in the "Shakedown" mission.
- The Stinger is also used by Bryan Forbes to escape after he was exposed as an undercover cop in 'Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories''.
- The 365 GTS/4 Daytona is one of the few novice-level starter cars in OutRun 2 (alongside the Dino 246 GTS).
- The Daytona is fully present in Project Gotham Racing since the second game. In 2, it's a Downloadable Content, but using the GTS/4 Spyder, while 3 and 4 uses the GTB/4 coupe instead.
The Ferrari Enzo or... Enzo Ferrari is a mid-engined sports car built from 2002-2004 and it's christened after the company's founder, Enzo Ferrari, serving as the successor of the Ferrari F50.
This Italian exotic was designed by Japanese designer, Ken Okuyama, who was the head of Pininfarina at that time. The Enzo uses a 6.0L F140 B V12 engine, boasting 650 horsepower. The Enzo is capable of reaching 360 km/h, making it the fastest Ferrari production car of that time. Being a limited-edition exotic, only 400 units were made throughout its 2 year run.
In 2005, Ferrari decided to use the Enzo in a small-scale program to get the most out of it for future car designs and racing programs. This is where the Enzo was made into a track-only car dubbed the Ferrari FXX. The FXX program continued until 2009, with it's newly improved FXX Evoluzione.
The Enzo was once populary owned by various Formula One drivers, especially those who drove for Ferrari at that time, such as Fernando Alonso, Kimi Räikkönen, Sebastian Vettel, and even seven time world champion Michael Schumacher, who used to not only own the Enzo, but even the non-street legal FXX.
Film — Live Action
- One of the first to ever feature the Enzo is in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, seen being driven on the beach by Demi Moore's character.
- This is one of Tej Parker's at the beginning of Fast & Furious 6, albeit an Enzo Ferrari, with a kit replicating the FXX.
- The 2007 racing film Redline prominently features one in it's release poster and is even seen in the final race, being driven by female lead Natasha. She stops the car an inch away from the finish line, giving Brecken and his Saleen S7 the win.
- Top Gear has featured both the Enzo and the FXX on several occassions:
- Jeremy Clarkson reviewed the car in Season 5 Episode 2, particularly the unit owned by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason. While he praised it for it's speed, savage handling, power and excitement, stating to be a focused driver's car, he admitted that he prefers it's grandfather the F40 for being more exciting. At the hands of The Stig, the car sets the fastest time at 1:19.0 beating the Carrera GT at the Test Track.
- James May used one in Season 6 Episode 11 to compose the Top Gear theme with actual engine noises. It went as expected.
- Later on in Season 13 Episode 1, the FXX graced the Test Track and set a record 1:10.7 lap time. Coincidentally, it was also the episode where Michael Schumacher was "revealed" as The Stig...Explanation Which was later dismissed in the following episode, along with the FXX's time being removed from the lap board for not being road-legal.
- Asphalt: Both the Enzo and FXX are commonly featured as one of the coolest of the cool cars of Ferrari.
- A Product Placement Rice Burner called the "Lenovo Asphalt Ultimate" in Injection takes inspiration from the said Enzo.
- In Burnout Dominator, the Euro Super bares a strong resemblance to the Enzo and FXX mashed up.
- FlatOut 3: Chaos & Destruction has the Pavenzo V12, an Enzo Ferrari Expy with touches from a Pagani Zonda. Despite claiming it's a "V12", it doesn't actually sound like one.
- The Enzo Ferrari is featured in all the Forza titles, with the FXX being in a selected few.
- The PSP version Gran Turismo, marks the debut of this beautiful exotic which would later appear in all of its subsequent games. The FXX on the other hand only appears in 6.
- The FXX in GRiD and Grid Legends appears as a Track Day class car.
- Need for Speed:
- The Xbox 360 exclusive Shift has the track-only FXX as one of the 10 Ferraris in the Downloadable Content.
- The Enzo made its only appearance in Rivals, only used for racers. In the story, Rabid Cop F-8 would later don the impounded Enzo when he poses as a racer.
- OutRun 2 features the Enzo Ferrari and is considered to be one of the best and competitive Ferraris ever offered, along with the F40 and the Testarossa. In 2006: Coast to Coast, the OutRun version becomes a roofless barchetta, something Ferrari in Real Life has never done and would never do to an Enzo. The developers of the game, Sumo Digital would lampshade this in an article.Darren Mills: Those were works of art, they were really nice. Ferrari were very strict: those rear lights had to be absolutely perfect. But we were allowed to create our own bespoke Ferraris on Coast 2 Coast. We’re the only company, still, that’s been allowed to do an Enzo Roadster. There isn’t an Enzo Roadster.
- Becomes prominent in Project Gotham Racing 2, serving as the game's cover car. It appears later in its subsequent games, alongside the FXX.
- The Soldat Raggio in Ridge Racer bears a strong resemblance to the Enzo.
- There is also the Zihua Archangel from the 2011 Play Station Vita exclusive game, which resembles the FXX.
- Appears in both Test Drive Unlimited games as one of the most powerful Ferraris ever offered. The sequel includes the FXX Evoluzione as well.
- The Crimson Fury in Twisted Metal: Head On resembles the Enzo Ferrari, a Weaponized Car fitted with carbon bumpers and miniguns. All speed, no armor.
- A Stewie and Brian Twinmaker in Family Guy episode "Road to Vegas" fancies themselves with a fresh new Ferrari Enzo, and goes on a rampage, wrecking it in the process.
- South Park episode "Hell on Earth 2006" has the "Ferrari cake", shaped like a life-size Enzo, which Satan is planning to do a party to celebrate his birthday, Sweet 16 style.Satan: Only it isn't a Ferrari... It's a cake. And everyone gets a piece.
In 1987, to celebrate Ferrari's 40th anniversary, note they announced a very special "street-legal racing sports car"; The Ferrari F40.
Designed by the late Nicola Materazzi (who also designed its predecessor, the 288 GTO), it was at its time the fastest, most powerful and the most expensive Ferrari for sale, with a six-figure price tag. The F40 a fully recognizable as the last Ferrari car to be ever personally approved by Enzo Ferrari himself before his passing in 1988.
The body was entirely designed by Pininfarina with components and panels made from Kevlar, carbon fibre and aluminum, ensuring the car's body rigidity, minimal weight and aerodynamics. Under the hood comes 417-hp twin-turbocharged Tipo F120A V-8, capable of reaching nearly 200 mph, the first ever production car to ever do so. All of the F40s were only offered in one color, which would be in Rosso Corsa.
While the F40 seized production in 1992 with over 1,300 units produced, its racing program continued its way until 1996, with the F40 LM saw competition in the IMSA, driven by former F1 driver Jean Alesi.
Anime and Manga
- In Girls und Panzer, Ami ran her Type 10 tank over headmaster's poor Ferrari F40. Twice.
Film — Live Action
- The Dolph Lundgren movie Army of One (aka Joshua Tree) features a lengthy chase between Santee's stolen Ferrari F40 and Severance's Lamborghini Countach. Of course both of the cars are crude fake ones since they are Pontiac Fieros kit cars disguised as its respective models. After all, who would destroy or wreck a beautiful car that costs over $400,000?!
Music
- The cover of the single "Chemical World◊" by Blur features a Ferrari F40 (and a horse) sitting on the Manhattan skyline with the view of the Brookyln Bridge.
- The music video "Cosmic Girl" by Jamiroquai is perhaps one of the most recognisable depiction where the Ferrari F40 plays a major part, as in the video, it races the other two supercars note down the highways and mountainous roads. And fact the driver behind the said F40 is the drummer Nick Mason.
Video Games
- Robert Garcia's Home Stage, the Garcia House in Art of Fighting 2 features a beautiful fountain that changes colors and Robert's beloved sports car in the background, a red Ferrari F40. This is for a man like Robert who is rich and who fights with more... elegance. And it even shows in one of its promotional art.◊
- Appears in every Forza game, be it whether Motorsport or Horizon. Not only you get just the F40, you also get the almighty powerhouse, the F40 Competizione. And it's so powerful, so extreme that it even got a LEGO toy car variant of the Competizione in Horizon 4.
- The F40 is one of the most notable Ferraris in Gran Turismo, especially its debut in 5: Prologue. In 5 it's obtainable as a prize car for completing La Festa Cavallino in B-Spec mode. In 7, you can fit a rear wing used by the F40 GTE/LM, and due to its value, it's seven time more expensive than previous installments.
- The Turismo in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is based on the Ferrari F40, as is the Turismo Classic in Grand Theft Auto Online.
- Initially made it first mark in Need for Speed Rivals via Ferrari Edizioni Speciali Pack, available to both racers and the RCPD.
- The 2015 reboot is one of the high end supercars offered and its customization parts are limited, and that only modification is the body kit allowing it to resemble the F40 LM. Alongside its return in Heat, everybody and their grandma are very happy to use this, as it is considered to be one of the best performing cars in both games when fully upgraded.
- Instead of a Testarossa, Turbo OutRun uses a turbocharged roofless F40 Expy, built to race coast-to-coast, Cannonball Run-style. Its overboost acts as your Nitro Boost and you plow through every major US city, whilst escaping the cops and beat your rival who is after your girlfriend. The F40 also made a comeback in OutRun Europa.
- OutRun 2 fully licensed the F40 and is considered to be everybody's everycar due to its high stats. In 2006: Coast 2 Coast the OutRun version recreated the roofless one from Turbo OutRun in the style of an F40 LM Barchetta one-off.
- The race-ready F40 GTE in both SCUD Race and Le Mans 24. The former being a balanced normal level car and the latter being an easy to drive car. Good luck trying to reach the Top 5 with that.
- The Ferrari F40 appears in The Duel: Test Drive II as one of the two playable vehicles of the game's initial release. The other being the Porsche 959.
- The F40 didn't make a return again until appeared full force again in Test Drive Unlimited and its sequel (as Downloadable Content).
The F50 is a mid-engine targa-top supercar introduced in 1995, intended to succeed the F40 in time for Ferrari's golden anniversary.
The development of this car was an evolution of the 1989 Ferrari Mythos concept car. Unlike previous previous predecessors, the F50 utilizes a naturally aspirated- Tipo F130B V12 engine used in the 1990 Ferrari 641 Formula One car, powering up to 512 horsepower. This idea was brought up by Piero Ferrari (Enzo Ferrari's second son). The F50 uses a 6-speed manual transmition, and with its tops speed of 325 km/h, it exceeded the performance of the F40, which was their earlier magnum opus back in 1987.
Its racing derivative, the F50 GT was intended to compete in the BPR Global GT Series in 1996, however the series was abruptly folded, resulting in Ferrari to abort the project.
Production only lasted for 2 years, with only 349 units produced.
Anime and Manga
- This is officer Keiichi Nakagawa's common choice of transport car in Kochikame, a red Ferrari F50. It's even highlighted during the second opening.
- The Eurobeat "Night of Fire" has this F50 spottable by chance.
- Driving Emotion Type-S feature this rare Ferrari (alongside the 360 Modena) in a game full of Japanese cars.
- Just like the F40, the F50 appears in every single Forza game, no matter if it's Horizon or Motorsport. Not impressed? Then say hello to the god almighty F50 GT.
- The car many players would see in the game cover, app, start screen in Horizon Chase is none other than the Cruiser, based on the Ferrari F50 with some ends of a Saleen S7. This red hot Cool Car is one of the starter cars available in the beginning, and it is indeed... a car for a nice ride at the beach.
- The first time the F50 showed up is in Need for Speed II. Featured as the game's cover art car. Already available at the start, it's notable for being the Jack of All Stats amongst other cars. For the remainder of the Classic Era, you'll be happy to spot this rare playable legend in High Stakes Hot Pursuit 2.
- After an 11-year absence, it finally made a one-off return in Need for Speed Rivals via Ferrari Edizioni Speciali Pack, available to both racers and the RCPD.
- The F50 showed up in OutRun 2 a one of the most popularly used cars in the game. For some reason, the car in 2006: Coast 2 Coast is placed in Intermediate A class, and has inferior top speed than the F40.
- The F50 appears as the game's cover car of the first Project Gotham Racing game, and by far the best of the best car you'd dare to try on. If you though this car is the best of all cars in the lineup, then just you wait until you meet... the godlike F50 GT in 3. It's acceleration is unforgivingly lightning-quick, nimble enough to take corners like The Flash and it drifts well enough you get a shit-ton of Kudos, fast! It's ultimately extreme, that the game's main page references this extreme track toy... a lot.
- One Deleted Scene of "The Order of the Straight Arrow" in King of the Hill show Eustace Miller dropping his son off to Hank's home in his flashy red Ferrari F50. The actual scene though replaces it with a generic sedan.
No, we're not talking about that Testarossa.
Succeeding the 512 BB, the Testarossa is one of Pininfarina's penned masterpieces, thanks to its vivid design. Its typical flat-12 engine with components from F1 technology allowed this midship to produce 384 horsepower and 361.6 ft-lb of torque, allowing the Testarossa to reach 290 km/h.
Later iterations of the Testarossa were also included such as the revised 512 TR and the F512 M, which had its popup headlights replaced with fixed ones.
The popularity of the Testarossa led to many numerous features of that time, such as being the featured cover of car magazine, Road & Track nine times in just 5 years, as well as famous celebrities well-known to owning this car, such as Elton John, Mike Tyson and Dr. Dre.
Oh, and Testarossa means "Red head" in Italian, which can be a Call Back of the 250 Testa Rossa in 1957.
Anime and Manga
- When Principal Misuzu Daimonn first appears in Great Teacher Onizuka, she's seen driving a Ferrari Testarossa.
- The very first season of Sailor Moon features Nephrite seen driving a 512 TR.
- One of the illustrations◊ of Haruka shows her posing beside a white Ferrari Testarossa F512M.
- One of the illustrations
- Nathan Seymore in Tiger & Bunny (otherwise by the name Fire Emblem) a Ferrari Testarossa as his private Cool Car.
- Yoshiaki Ishida in Wangan Midnight owns a white Testarossa, with over 600 hp as he states and uses a Koenig Expy body kit. This would be an Author Avatar as Michiharu once-owned a Testarossa in Real Life. However in Maximum Tune, since Ferrari wouldn't allow their cars to appear in illegal street racing or having equipped aftermarket parts at that time, Ishida jumped into different vehicles, such as the Corvette C6 ZR1 or even the Lamborghini Aventador.
Film — Live Action
- The Cool Car of Terry Glass from The Glass House is this classic Testarossa. Though he never uses it, the bad guys took the Ferrari, which gets deliberately rammed by a loan shark in a Jaguar and it was totaled from an oncoming traffic.
- Being a rich and successful movie producer, Davis of Grand Canyon drives a bright red Ferrari Testarossa.
- The flashy Testarossa was uded during a Car Chase in Murder Mystery.
- Straight Outta Compton has Dr. Dre in his white Testarossa where he has a bad run with the local police engaged in a Hot Pursuit.
Live-Action TV
- Starting in season 3, the iconic "cocaine-white" Testarossa appears as the signature choice of James "Sonny" Crockett in Miami Vice.
- Done at the request as the founder Enzo was dissatisfied with the Daytona replica, and he decided to provide the studio two free Testarossas for filming driving scenes.
- The pilot episode of Quantum Leap has the Al's Cool Car; a 1987 Ferrari Testarossa with its flat 12 engine sounds overlaid with "futuristic" sounds.
Music
- Kavinsky, the Trope Codifier and Genre Popularizer for Synthwave loves to utilize the Ferrari Testarossa in his music videos, as it also his personal Cool Car in Real Life.
- "MotorSport" by Migos, Cardi B and Nicki Minaj gets the Ferrari 512 TR some screen time, where it's more focused on Lamborghini Countaches. In return, the said Ferrari serves as the car of the single's cover art◊.
- "Fun" by Pitbull (feat. Chris Brown) influences its Miami Vice vibes as the music video opens with Chris Brown sitting atop of his white Testarossa.
Video Games
- If you choose Robert Garcia in Art of Fighting, before every next fight, there's a cutscene showing Robert driving a beautiful red Koenig Testarossa. This is to highlight Robert's Millionaire Playboy status.
- The first Cruis'n game, Cruis'n USA, has the Ferrari 512 TR as the "Italia P69".
- The 512 TR would appear in every Forza title, except in Horizon 2.
- In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the Cheetah resembles a Testarossa. This design was brought back for the Cheetah Classic in Grand Theft Auto Online.
- In Grid's spiritual predecessor, TOCA Race Driver, the second game the Koenig Competition 2002, a 1000-horsepowered tuned car based on the Testarossa with a Ferrari F355 front end.
- The car you drive in Hard Drivin' looks suspiciously like a Ferrari Testarossa, but is referred to simply as a "sports car".
- Need for Speed had a few features of this Testarossa.
- The very first game features the 512 TR as one of the eight cars of the line up and it also featured on the game's cover.
- It came back in Heat as one of the Icon Cars in the lineup. That being said, the car doesn't have any body kits. Unbound on the other hand, has the resident Muslim driver, Younma, seen in a teal Testarossa.
- The convertible variant appears at the main car in OutRun, despite being a Fauxrrari. Starting OutRun 2, the Testarossa alongside it fellow Ferrari models are fully licensed. In After Burner II, as an Easter Egg, you can spot a Testarossa whenever you clear a stage.
- In OutRunners, a couple drives this red 512 TR Spider as the Speed Buster, and just like the rest of the cars, its top speed goes past Bugatti Veyron territory.
- A common and recurring appearance in Project Gotham Racing since its introduction in the second game.
- The Rivelta Solare in Ridge Racer is suppose to be the Testarossa or the 512 TR since it uses a flat-12 DOHC engine.
- The first Test Drive game has the Testarossa as one of the 5 cars in the lineup. It later returns in The Duel: Test Drive II.
- In Test Drive Unlimited, it uses the redesigned 512 TR, and is a Downloadable Content.
- The Testarossa would appear once more in Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends following a 23-year absence.
