At $160,000, Can This 655 HP Twin-Turbo ’88 Ferrari Testarossa Blow Your Sensibilities Away?

The Ferrari Testarossa is one of the most iconic cars from the ’80s, but in today’s day and age, there are family sedans that are just as potent. To remedy that, there’s a shop that was able to bolt two turbochargers to the car’s mid-mounted flat-12 engine to give it some extra oomph.

Listed for sale on eBay for $160,000, the 1988 Testarossa only has 8,438 miles (13,579 km) on it, which is quite impressive given that it’s 34 years old. The car was purchased from the original owner back in 2003, and after four years of driving it, the new owner took it to Bob Norwood’s team to get the twin turbos installed along with a handful of supporting upgrades.

Running at 7 psi of boost, the Stage One twin-turbo kit raises the output of the 4.9-liter flat-12 (technically a 180-degree V12 since its pistons aren’t horizontally opposed) to a whopping 655 hp (664 PS / 488 kW) and 585 lb-ft (793 Nm) of torque, and that’s said to be a “conservative” tune.

For reference, a stock Testarossa makes just 380 hp (385 PS / 283 kW) and 354 lb-ft (480 Nm) of torque, which means the upgrade increased the car’s power and torque over 1.5 times the original amount. Other upgrades to keep that power under control include a triple-disc clutch, Brembo brakes, and new 18-inch wheels mounted on Pirelli P Zero tires.

Other than that, this car is just a regular Testarossa, or at least as regular as a wedge-shaped, strake-sided ’80s supercar can be. And in Rosso Corsa with a manual transmission, it’s the embodiment of a classic Ferrari.

Question is, how comfortable would your pocket be with a 40-year old, tuned, turbocharged Ferrari?