This 1,000HP Testarossa is INSANE! - TheSmokingTire
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In the 1980's, if a car had over 400 horsepower, that was a LOT. Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Porsche all made cars that could go fast, but not by today's standards. Then Willy Koenig went nuts on a Ferrari Testarossa, reinforcing the engine, adding turbochargers, intercoolers, and the widest of body kits (designed by Vittorio Strosek). Only 21 Koenig Competition Evo Twin-Turbos were built, but even driving one today, 35 years later, you can understand the appeal. At four times the price of a standard Testarossa, this is the wildest Ferrari tuner car of all time!
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All Comments (21)
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This is the car you see in old vhs tapes and magazines but never expect it to be reviewed on YouTube.
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I have never seen Zack so terrified to ride shotgun before XD
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I’ve never clicked on a smoking tyre video so quick. Loved these as a child. It seemed so much cooler than an f40😂
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TR owners: Car slow, need more fast. Keonig: Understood.
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It is kind of great that this experience was filmed. This vehicle being older and rare it might be years or decades again before an owner lets a journalist fully test drive a car like this. Not just talked about and walked around in a collection or museum.
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This was the poster car on my bedroom wall as a kid. It NEEDS to be on the same track as a RUF, and a Calloway Sledgehammer! Make that happen!
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God I'm amazed that this car has survived this long. Must've just been sitting in a collection. 1000HP is 1987 is fucking bananas but that v12 with the quintessential 80s turbo noises.. chefs kiss
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Matt trying to keep it together for the sponsor! “It sucks it blows” lolololol😂
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What an odd looking car. If you don't know what you're looking at - I feel like you might confuse this with a replica.
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3:25 when you're hitting 40, and your body 'does something' but then the issue goes away "well, it's gone now, I'm sure it'll be fine!"
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What an absolute unit of an 80s Exotic.
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For those who don't know, one of these, a RUF, and the Callaway Sledgehammer were top speed tested in a magazine back then, I believe it was a special exotic magazine run by Road and Track(not sure but I believe I still own it, lol). The RUF was the slowest at 211mph, then one of these did in fact do about 232mph, and of course the Sledgehammer did 254.7mph.
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As an 80s teen living life during Miami Vice being the coolest TV show ever, I remember going every month to the grocery store to buy the latest monthly Robb Report magazine so I could read about cool places, cool people, cool cars, and the classifieds in the back with brand new or newish 80s super cars...Countach, 288 GTO, Testarossa, Esprit, Mercedes SEC, and tuners like Strosek, Koenig, RUF, Gemballa that made the 80s one of a kind perfection....
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Köenig, Gemballa, Strosek, Braubus, owned the 80's! 🙌🏽
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I remember Koenig did a black testarossa quad turbo that was awesome. He also did a Jaguar and Mercedes with wide body kits that looked amazing.
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That B pillar trim on Zack’s side is disintegrating and that just about says it all 😂 But Matt’s ballsy for the drive-by shots, that thing’s MOVING
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This is infinitely cooler and more terrifying than any hypercar. I’m glad it still exists and can be driven as intended.
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There is a warning light that says "FIRE", that is the greatest Ferrari feature I have ever seen. Should be standard on all models forever.
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In my childhood when you saw a Ferrari Testarossa you knew the owner was rich. But when you saw a Koenig Special you knew the owner was really rich. As far as I remember the Headquarter of Koenig Special was in the outskirts of Munich (Germany) so for me as a Munich resident it was always nice to see cars of Koenig Special. Thank you very much for this opportunity to remember.
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Off all the cars youve ever recorded and driven, hypercars included, this felt the fastest even on video. I cant imagine what it mustve felt like in the late 80s putting the foot down in 3rd at max boost in this, ballistic, love it
